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FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1994

METAL

COMPARING OCTOBER 1993 WITH OCTOBER 1992, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MANUFACTURES WHICH RECORDED AN INCREASE OF 8.3%, THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR OTHER COMMODITY GROUPS DECREASED, PARTICULARLY RADIOS OF ALL KINDS

FOOTWEAR (-55%); AND DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (-42%).

(-77%);

AS REGARDS DOMESTIC

INCREASED BY 8.6%.

EXPORT PRICES, THE PRICES OF FOOTWEAR

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERF RECORDED FOR TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-9.8%); TEXTILE FABRICS (-6.6%); AND TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (-4.6%).

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 2.9% IN OCTOBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1992.

CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF WHEAT AND FLOUR; SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL, VEGETABLE OIL AND LARD; AND TEA AND COFFEE. ON THE OTHER HAND, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS: MEAT AND MBAT PREPARATIONS; AND VEGETABLES.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 5,5%.

COMMODITY ITEMS WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY; WATCHES: AND CLOTHING.

HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND INCREASED BY 7% IN OCTOBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1992.

AND

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR IRON STEEL; AND THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS. HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES; AND BASE METALS (OTHER THAN IRON AND STEEL).

IMPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 16% IN VOLUME IN OCTOBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1992.

AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 1.7%. NOTABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY; SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; AND OFFICE MACHINERY. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT; AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY DECLINED.

COMPARING OCTOBER 1993 WITH OCTOBER 1992, THE IMPORT PRICES OF CAPITAL GOODS INCREASED BY 2.8%. THE IMPORT PRICES OF FUELS; RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES: FOODSTUFFS; AND CONSUMER GOODS DECREASED BY 10%, 1.8%, 1.2% AND 0.5% RESPECTIVELY.

/COMPARING OCTOBER