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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1982

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THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN BELOW (IN PERCENTAGES) :-

CHANGES COMPARING MARCH 1982 WITH MARCH 1981

IMPORT

VALUE

IMPORT UNIT VALUE

+ 9

IMPORT VOLUME

+10

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FOODSTUFFS

+21

CONSUMER GOODS

+ 6

FUELS

-10

INSIGNIFICANT

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

+ 5

+12

CAPITAL GOODS

+20

+19

ALL COMMODITIES

+11

-10

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WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FUELS, THE PRICES OF WHICH ROSE ONLY MARGINALLY, THE PRICES OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY INCREASED MODERATELY, RANGING FROM EIGHT PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS TO 19 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS.

MOST OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS ROSE IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING LIVE POULTRY, MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS AS WELL AS CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RICE, CATTLE AS WELL AS TEA AND COFFEE DECLINED.

IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR FOOTWEAR AND CLOTHING. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF PASSENGER MOTOR CAPS, TOBACCO MANUFACTURES, CAMERAS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AS WELL AS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FELL CONSIDERABLY.

IMPORTS CF FUELS FELL BY 10 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECLINED AMONG WHICH YARN OF MAN-MADE FIERES, MAN-MADE FIBRES AS WELL AS WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF BASE METALS, AND CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS ROSE CONSIDERABLY.

AS FOR CAPITAL GOODS, MAJOR INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR OFFICE MACHINES AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, WHEREAS SUBSTANTIAL DECREASES WERE REISTERED IN THE IMPORT VOLLYE A ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS.