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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1983

TABLE 3 IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SOURCES

JAN.-OCT.

1983

MAJOR SOURCES

($ MN)

JAN.-OCT.

1982 ($ MN)

INCREASE/ DECREASE ($ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

CHINA

33 198

26 581

+6 618

+25

JAPAN

32 034

25 719

+6 314

+25

U.S.A.

15 542

12 675

+2 867

+23

TAIWAN

9 869

8 397

+1 471

+18

SINGAPORE

8 432

8 548

-

116

1

U.K.

6 051

5 627

+ 425

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(SOUTH KOREA)

3 991

3 703

+ 289

+ 3

F.R. OF GERMANY

3 726

2 833

+ 893

+32

SWITZERLAND

2 571

2 149

+ 422

+20

AUSTRALIA

2 197

1 911

+ 287

+15

TABLE 41 IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTIONS

COMMODITY

JAN.-OCT.

1983

JAN.-OCT.

1982

SECTIONS

($ MN)

($ MN)

INCREASE/ DECREASE ($ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

MANUFACTURED GOODS

CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY

BY MATERIAL (MAINLY

TEXTILE PRODUCTS, DIAMONDS, IRON AND STEEL, AND PAPER)

38 992

32 563

+6 429

+20

MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT

EQUIPMENT

31 534

26 394

+5 139

+19

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

(MAINLY WATCHES AND

CLOCKS, ARTICLES OF

APPAREL)

25 247

20 013

+5 234

+26

FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS

CHIEFLY FOR FOOD

14 958

13 090

+1 867

+14

/CHEMICALS AND