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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1985

THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL COMMODITY GROUPS DECREASED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1985 AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1984, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-38 PER CENT); TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (-26 PER CENT); RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-24 PER CENT); ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-16 PER CENT) TEXTILE FABRICS (-16 PER CENT); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (-12 PER CENT) AS WELL AS CLOTHING (-12 PER CENT). HOWEVER, INCREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR METAL ORES AND SCRAP (+21 PER CENT) AS WELL AS WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+10 PER CENT).

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR JUNE AND FOR JANUARY-JUNE OF 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.

AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2 IMPORT PRICES OF NEARLY ALL END- USE CATEGORIES DECREASED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1985 AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1984, RANGING FROM TWO PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES AS WELL AS CAPITAL GOODS TO FIVE PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS AND FUELS. THE PRICES OF CONSUMER GOODS, HOWEVER, REMAINED AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THOSE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1984.

SOME OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS DECLINED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING SWINE: WHEAT AND FLOUR ; VEGETABLES; CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS, OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR; FRUIT AS WELL AS SUGAR. HOWEVER, INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR LIVE POULTRY; SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD; FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS AS WELL AS ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MANY CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDS. AND AMPLIFIERS; HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AS WELL AS TOBACCO MANUFACTURES. HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOME RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACT ROSE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1985 AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIO IN 1984, AMONG WHICH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR AS WELL AS BASE METALS, EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL.

“MODERATE INCREASED