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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1983

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 COMMODITY GROUP ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.

AS SEEN FROM TABLE 1, THE EXPORT PRICES OF ALL COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED, FROM THREE PER CENT FOR FOOTWEAR TO 23 PER CENT FOR METAL ORES AND SCRAP.

DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING METAL ORES AND SCRAP (+188 PER CENT), ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+60 PER CENT), DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+50 PER CENT), TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+40 PER CENT), AND TEXTILE FABRICS (+38 PER CENT).

HOWEVER MODERATE DECREASES IN EXPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-5 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (-14 PER CENT).

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.

AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORT PRICES OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED, FROM 13 PER CENT FOR FUELS TO 22 PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS.

MANY OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS DECREASED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING VEGETABLES, FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS, RICE AND ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES. HOWEVER, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEA AND COFFEE AND SUGAR INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.

IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR WATCHES, RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS, MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS AND CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS RECORDED FOR PASSENGER MOTORCARS.

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THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES

AMONG THEN, SILK FABRICS, WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR, BASE METALS EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL, LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS, THERMIONIC, CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS, COTTON YARN AND THREAD, PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS AND YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.

HOWEVER, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND BUILDING MATERIALS EXCEPT GLASS, FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES AND WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK, DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.

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