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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1994

COMPARING FEBRUARY 1994 WITH FEBRUARY 1993, COMMODITY GROUPS WHICH RECORDED INCREASES IN THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCLUDED TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+7.8%) AND CLOTHING (+4.5%).

ON THE OTHER HAND, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES IN THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORT'S WERE RECORDED FOR RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-56%), FOOTWEAR (-53%) AND DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (-42%).

AS REGARDS DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES, COMMODITY GROUPS WHICH RECORDED INCREASES INCLUDED TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (+6.8%); AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+2.5%).

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE RECORDED FOR TEXTILE FABRICS (-7.6%), AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-3.8%).

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 INCREASED BY 21% IN FEBRUARY 1994 AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1993.

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL, VEGETABLE OIL, AND LARD; MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATION: AND FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS. HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME 01 TEA AND COFFEE, ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES, AND WHEAT AND FLOUR.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON,

CONSUMER GOODS DECREASED SLIGHTLY BY 1.0%.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF

{'OMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED TOBACCO MANUFACTURES; PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; AND CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES

FOR PHOTOGRAPHY,

HOWEVER, INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED OF MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS; RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS; AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND DECREASED BY 9.9% IN FEBRUARY 1994 AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1993.

SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED OF BASE METALS (OTHER THAN IRON AND STEEL) AND YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES. HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW COTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRES.

IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 12% IN VOLUME IN FEBRUARY 1994 AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1993.

AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME DECREASED BY 16% IN FEBRUARY 1994 OVER FEBRUARY 1993.

/NOTABLE DECREASES

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