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SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1983

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DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN IMPORTS FROM SINGAPORE OF PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $285 MILLION OR 23%), AND IN IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN OF TEXTILES (BY $184 MILLION OR 28%). BUT, IMPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF FROM TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE INCREASED (BY $16 MILLION OR 7% AND BY $16 MILLION OR 17% RESPECTIVELY).

THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE MORE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTION:-

MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASS IF IED CHIEFLY

JAN-FEB

1983

($ MN)

JAN-FEB

1982 ($ MN)

INCREASE DECREASE ($ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

BY MATERIAL (MAINLY

TEXTILE PRODUCTS,

DIAMONDS, IRON AND

STEEL, AND PAPER)

5 424

6 072

-648

-11

MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT

EQUIPMENT

4 799

4 627

+172

+4

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

(MAINLY WATCHES AND

CLOCKS, ARTICLES

OF APPAREL)

3 820

3 351

+469

+14

FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS

CHIEFLY FOR FOOD

2 659

2 378

+282

+12

MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS

1 908

1 986

78

CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS

1 518

1 379

+139

+10

INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN RE-EXPORTS TO INDONESIA (BY $180 MILLION OR 27%), THE US (BY $132 MILLION OR 16%), SINGAPORE (BY $68 MILLION OR 12%), SAUDI ARABIA (BY $57 MILLION OR 57%), NIGERIA (BY $50 MILLION OR 32%), VIETNAM (BY $49 MILLION OR 111%), REPUBLIC OF KOREA (SOUTH KOREA) (BY $35 MILLION OR 14%), AND MALAYSIA, WEST (BY $29 MILLION OR 32%). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECLINES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA (BY $261 MILLION OR 19%) AND JAPAN (BY $106 MILLION OR 23%).

MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING CLOTHING (BY $175 MILLION OR 44%), MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES AND BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS) (BY $75 MILLION OR 22 %), OIL SEEDS AND CLEAGINOUS FRUIT (BY $56 MILLION OR 137%) AND GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND MACHINE PARTS (BY $55 MILLION OR 77%).

/DECREASES WERE