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ATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1987

IMPORTS OF FUELS ROSE BY 38 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS 1987 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986.

IN THE

CAPITAL

CATEGORY, GOODS

THE

IMPORT

IN MARCH

VOLUME OF

ALL

COMMODITIES INCREASED IN MARCH 1987 WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986,

BEING OFFICE THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES

MACHINES; ELECTRICAL MACHINERY; AS WELL. AS CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY;

MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC,

OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS.

RE-EXPORTS WITH MARCII 1986 ARE

OF THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MARCH 1987 AS COMPARED SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

VOLUME OF ALL

WITH CENT

AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT

WHEN COMPARED CATEGORIES INCREASED IN MARCH 1987 RANGING FROM 16 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 74 PER GOODS.

END-USE MARCH 1986, FOR CONSUMER

ISSUE OF THE THE GOVERNMENT

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