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ON THE OTHER HAND, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES IN THE VOLUME DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE RECORDED FOR TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (-47%); FOOTWEAR (-46%); AND RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-34%).

AS REGARDS DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES, THE PRICE OF FOOTWEAR RECORDED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF 4.8%.

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE RECORDED FOR RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-8.5%); AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-6.7%).

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 24% IN APRIL AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1992.

CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME WHEAT AND FLOUR; ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES; AND SWINE.

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ON THE OTHER HAND, CONSIDERABLE INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL, VEGETABLE OIL AND LARD.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 28%.

COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; AND FOOTWEAR. HOWEVER, DECREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS NOTED FOR TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 10% IN APRIL 1993 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1992.

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR IRON AND STEEL; WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK; AND WOVEN FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES.

HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW COTTON; AND INEDIBLE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS.

IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 84% IN VOLUME IN APRIL 1993 AS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1992. AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 32%.

NOTABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY; AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.

COMPARING APRIL 1993 WITH APRIL 1992, THE FUELS AND CAPITAL GOODS INCREASED BY 11% AND 4.5%

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THE IMPORT PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 3.2%. THOSE OF CONSUMER GOODS AND FOODSTUFFS SHOWED LITTLE CHANGES.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

/COMPARING APRIL