XN000022-1990-07-09 — Page 5

MONDAY, JULY 9, 1990

COMPARING THE MONTH OF APRIL 1990 WITH APRIL 1989, THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECREASED BY 7 PER CENT, WHILE THAT OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 6 PER CENT. AS SUCH, THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS INCREASED BY 1 PER CENT. THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS INCREASED BY 4 PER CENT. OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 1 PER CENT AND 4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. IMPORT PRICES INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY GROUP FOR APRIL 1990 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1989 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.

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THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS DECREASED IN APRIL 1990 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1989, INCLUDING RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-45 PER CENT); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (-37 PER CENT); METAL MANUFACTURES (-25 PER CENT); TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-23 PER CENT); TRAVEL GOODS HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (-22 PER CENT); FOOTWEAR (-22 PER CENT); WATCHES AND CLOCKS (-9 PER CENT); METAL AND SCRAP (-8 PER CENT); CLOTHING (-5 PER CENT); TEXTILE FABRICS PER CENT); AND TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (-4 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, AN INCREASE IN DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME WAS RECORDED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+11 PER CENT).

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THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED IN APRIL 1990 COMPARED WITH APRIL 1989. THESE INCLUDED METAL MANUFACTURES (+5 PER CENT); ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+5 PER CENT); TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (+4 PER CENT); TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+4 PER CENT); FOOTWEAR (+3 PER CENT); TEXTILE FABRICS (+3 PER CENT); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+2 PER CENT); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+2 PER CENT); CLOTHING (+1 PER CENT); AND RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+1 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE RECORDED METAL ORES AND SCRAP (-8 PER CENT) AS WELL AS WATCHES AND CLOCKS PER CENT).

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS END-USE CATEGORY FOR APRIL 1990 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1989 ARE IN TABLE 2.

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IMPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN

APRIL 1990 COMPARED WITH APRIL 1989. DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF WHEAT AND FLOUR; RICE; AND FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS; LIVE POULTRY; AND TEA AND COFFEE.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 13 PER CENT. COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; TOBACCO MANUFACTURES; FOOTWEAR AND WATCHES. A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN IMPORT VOLUME OF CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 1 PER CENT IN APRIL 1990 COMPARED WITH APRIL 1989.

/THE MAJOR