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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1983

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1982 PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE

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PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BOTH ROSE BY SIX PER CENT IN 1982 OVER 1981, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

AS A RESULT, THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (EXPRESSED AS A RATIO OF THE DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICE INDEX TO THE IMPORT PRICE INDEX) REMAINED AT THE LEVEL OF 100.

THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS DROPPED BY TWO PER CENT WHILE THAT OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECREASED BY THREE PER CENT. THE PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT, WITH VOLUME DOWN BY THREE PER CENT, SO THAT FOR TOTAL EXPORTS, PRICES ROSE BY SEVEN PER CENT AND VOLUME DROPPED BY THREE PER CENT.

PRICES ARE BASED ON UNIT VALUES WHICH DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OR QUALITY OF GOODS TRADED. CHANGES IN THE VOLUME OF TRADE ARE DERIVED FROM CHANGES IN TRADE VALUES, AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAIN COMMODITY GROUP ARE SHOWN BELOW:-

PERCENTAGE CHANGES COMPARING 1982 WITH 1981

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VALUE

EXPORT UNIT VALUE

EXPORT

VOLUME

CLOTHING (EXCEPT FUR)

+ 2

+10

7

TEXTILE FABRICS

5

+ 5

-10

TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD

ON

- 6

+12

TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND

RELATED ARTICLES

-10

+14

-21

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

-13

5

FOOTWEAR

-10

METAL MANUFACTURES

+ 2

+

+

(D

-17

6

METAL ORES AND SCRAP

-24

7

-18

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

-20

+26

ALL COMMODITIES

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THE EXPORT