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OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 16%.

COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS; AND CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE NOTED IN IMPORT VOLUME OF TOBACCO MANUFACTURES: AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 20% IN APRIL 1992 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1991.

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR: BASE METALS (OTHER THEN IRON AND STEEL); YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES; THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS; AND SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE. HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MAN-MADE FIBRES: WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK; AND SILK FABRICS.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 6% IN VOLUME IN APRIL 1992 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1991.

AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 23% IN APRIL 1992 OVER APRIL 1991.

NOTABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; TEXTILE MACHINERY; AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY. HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS NOTED IN IMPORT VOLUME OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.

COMPARING APRIL 1992 WITH APRIL 1991, THE IMPORT PRICES OF CONSUMER GOODS; FOODSTUFFS; AND CAPITAL GOODS INCREASED BY 2%, 1% AND 1% RESPECTIVELY.

THE IMPORT PRICES OF FUELS; AND RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 7% AND 3% RESPECTIVELY.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR APRIL 1992 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

RE-EXPORTS 1991 ARE

COMPARING APRIL 1992 WITH APRIL 1991, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED: FUELS (+49%); CAPITAL GOODS (+44%); CONSUMER GOODS (+25%); RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES (+25%); AND FOODSTUFFS (+11%).

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS, FOODSTUFFS AND CAPITAL GOODS INCREASED BY 3%, 1% AND 1% RESPECTIVELY.

THE RE-EXPORT PRICES OF FUELS; AND RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 12% AND 3% RESPECTIVELY.

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