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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1985

A COMPARISON OF THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1984 WITH THE SAME PERIOD OF 1983 SHOWS THAT DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES ROSE BY 44 PER CENT IN VALUE. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY $7 122 MILLION OR 43 PER CENT), PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (BY $2 118 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF

(BY $1 777 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN TRANSISTORS AND DIODES (BY 321 MILLION OR 21 PER CENT) AND FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCA, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $9 MILLION OR EIGHT PER CENT).

MOST COMMODITIES EXPORTED TO CHINA INCREASED IN VALUE INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $1 081 MILLION OR 162 PER CENT), TEXTILES (BY $422 MILLION OR 29 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THERE'S (BY $331 MILLION OR 128 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS (BY $94 MILLION OF 58 PER CENT), AND OFFICE AND STATIONERY SUPPLIES (BY $22 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT).

INCREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE REGISTERED FOR CLOTHING (BY $957 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $801 MILLION OR 313 PER CENT), AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $101 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $334 MILLION OR 49 PER CENT) AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (BY 38 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT).

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE REGISTERED IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY OF CLOTHING (BY $926 MILLION OR 24 PER CENT) AND OFF ICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $249 MILLION OR 111 PER CENT) = AND IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO JAPAN OF CLOTHING (BY $726 MILLION OR 59 PER CENT).

THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS ARE PRESENTED IN TABLE 2.

THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM THE 10 MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISEU IN TABLE 3.

DEMAND FOR IMPORTED GOODS FROM CHINA REMAINED STRONG. INCREASES WERE RECORDED MAINLY IN TEXTILES (BY $4 269 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT), CLOTHING (BY $2 783 MILLION OR 49 PER CENT) TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS) AND THE IR WASTES (BY $1 141 MILLION OR 172 PER CENT), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $713 MILLION OR 115 PER CENT) AND BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $645 MILLION OR 176 PER CENT),

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