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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1993

TAKING SEPTEMBER 1993 ALONE AND COMPARING WITH SEPTEMBER 1992, THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECREASED BY 8.2% WHILE THAT OF RE- EXPORTS INCREASED BY 18%. THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS INCREASED BY 11%. THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS GREW BY 11%.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 0.5% WHILE THOSE OF RE-EXPORTS DECREASED BY 0.9%. IMPORT PRICES REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY GROUP ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.

COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1993 WITH SEPTEMBER 1992, THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR ALL COMMODITY GROUPS DECREASED, PARTICULARLY RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-68%); AND FOOTWEAR (-56%).

AS REGARDS DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES, THE PRICES OF FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 7.2%.

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE RECORDED FOR TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-9.1%); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND., RELATED ARTICLES (-6.2%); AND TEXTILE FABRICS (-4.4%).

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

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THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 6.8% IN SEPTEMBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1992.

CONSIDERABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL, VEGETABLE OIL AND LARD; MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS; AND FRUIT. ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED. IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEA AND COFFEE; AND WHEAT AND FLOUR.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 12%.

COMMODITY ITEMS WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; FOOTWEAR; AND CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. . HOWEVER,♪ CONSIDERABLE DECREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS NOTED FOR TOBACCO., MANUFACTURES.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 8.9% IN SEPTEMBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1992.

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR WOOD LUMBER AND CORK; LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS; AND YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES.

HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF BASE METALS (OTHER THAN IRON AND STEEL); INEDIBLE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS; AND RAW COTTON.

IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 44% IN VOLUME IN SEPTEMBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1992.

/AS REGARDS