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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1988

HOWEVER, THESE DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME WERE MORE THAN OFFSET BY INCREASES RECORDED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+59 PER CENT); METAL ORES AND SCRAP (+36 PER CENT); WATCHES

CLOCKS (+31 PER CENT); METAL MANUFACTURES (+25 PER CENT); AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+7 PER CENT).

PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED IN JUNE 1988 COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987,

THESE INCLUDED TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+5 PBR CENT); METAL MANUFACTURES (+5 PER CENT); FOOTWEAR (+5 PER CENT); METAL ORES AND SCRAP (+3 PER CENT); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+3 PER CENT); CLOTHING (+2 PER CENT); TEXTILE FABRICS (+2 PER CENT); AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+1 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-1 PER CENT); AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-1 PER CENT).

PRICES OF RADIOS OF ALL KINDS; AND TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES REMAINED UNCHANGED.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR JUNE 1988 AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.

AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN JUNE 1988 COMPARED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN SUGAR; WHEAT AND AND MEAT PREPARATIONS.

INCREASED BY 23 WITH JUNE 1987. FLOUR: AND MEAT

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HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR POULTRY; AND CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 35 PER CENT. THE COMMODITY ITEMS WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES INCLUDED TOBACCO MANUFACTURES; PASSENGER MOTOR CARS: WATCHES; AND FOOTWEAR.

A DECREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS RECORDED IN MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES BY 27 PER CENT IN JUNE 1988 COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987.

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