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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1984

TABLE 3 : IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SOURCES

JAN.-SEPT. 1984

JAN.-SEPT. 1983

MAJOR SOURCES

($ MN)

($ MN)

INCREASE ($ MN)

PERCENTAGE

CHANGE

CHINA

41 256

29 013

+12 242

+ 42

JAPAN

37 928

27 798

+10 130

+ 36

U.S.A.

17 489

13 725

+ 3 764

+ 27

TAIWAN

12 513

8 670

+ 3 843

+ 44

SINGAPORE

9 092

7 236

+ 1 855

+ 26

U.K.

6 522

5 393

+ 1 129

+ 21

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

5 219

3 438

+1 781

+ 52

(SOUTH KOREA)

F.R. OF GERMANY

3 930

3 267

663

+ 20

AUSTRALIA

2 567

1 942

625

+ 32

SWITZERLAND

2 443

2 253

+

190

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TABLE 4: IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY SECTIONS

JAN.-SEPT.

COMMODITY

1984

JAN.-SEPT. 1983

SECTIONS

($ MN)

($ MN)

INCREASE ($ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

MANUFACTURED

47 758

34 057

+13 702

+ 40

GOODS

CLASSIFIED

CHIEFLY BY

MATERIAL

(MAINLY

TEXTILE

PRODUCTS,

DIAMONDS,

IRON AND

STEEL. AND

PAPER)

MACHINERY AND

40 540

27 507

+13 033

+ 47

TRANSPORT

EQUIPMENT

/MISCELLANELUS