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THESE INCLUDED FOOTWEAR (+6%); TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+5%); METAL MANUFACTURES (+4%); CLOTHING FABRICS (+3%); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES TEXTILE AND TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (+2%).

(+5%);

(+3%); (+3%);

HOWEVER, THE DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES OF ELECTRONIC AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS BOTH DECLINED BY 1%.

COMPONENTS;

BY

SHOWN

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUR, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS END-USE CATEGORY FOR MARCH 1991 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1990 ARE IN TABLE 2.

THE

VOLUME OF IMPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 17% IN 1991 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1990.

MARCH

FLOUR:

IN PARTICULAR, SIGNIFICANT IMPORT VOLUME OF FRUIT; CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS,

CHEESE BUTTER, MILK, RICE,

AND WHEAT VEGETABLES; LIVE POULTRY; AND WHEAT AND FLOUR,

INCREASES WERE

IN RECORDED

THE OTHER THAN AND EGGS; RICE;

DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOYA BEAN PEANUT OIL AND LARD; AND SUGAR.

OIL,

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 7%.

THE

IMPORT VOLUME

OF

COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN FLASHLIGHT INCLUDED PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; CAMERAS, SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY; AND FOOTWEAR.

IMPORT VOLUME AND APPARATUS

HOWEVER,

DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR

TOBACCO

MANUFACTURES; AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES BY 13% IN MARCH 1991 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1990.

ROSE

MAN-MADE

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR FIBRES; WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR; COTTON YARN AND THREAD; ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS; WATCH AND CLOCK MOVEMENTS, CASES PARTS; AND WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK.

CRUDE

AND

AND

CLAY HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF

MATERIALS, ETC.. BUILDING MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION REFRACTORY EXCEPT GLASS; AND SILK FABRICS.

IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 37% IN VOLUME IN MARCH COMPARED WITH MARCH 1990.

1991 AS

AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME DECREASED BY 9% MARCH 1991 OVER MARCH 1990.

IN

SIGNIFICANT

DECREASES

IN THE IMPORT VOLUME WERE TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT; AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY.

RECORDED IN

HOWEVER,

AN INCREASE

IMPORT IN

INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY.

VOLUME WAS RECORDED

FOR

/COMPARING MARCH