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Large increases were also recorded in value of imports by ocean for plastics in primary forms (by $9.3 billion or 76%); and textiles (by $7.1 billion or 18%).

However, a decrease was recorded in the value of domestic exports by ocean for textiles (by $96 million or 2.5%).

Changes in value of external trade by air between the first half of 1995 and the same period in 1994 analysed by principal commodity division are shown in Table 5.

Comparing the first half of 1995 with the same period in 1994, significant increases were recorded in the value of imports by air for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $15.1 billion or 45%); telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (by $5.8 billion or 64%); and office machines and automatic data processing machines (by $4.5 billion or 47%).

As regards exports by air, increases were recorded for re-exports of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $7.5 billion or 58%); office machines and automatic data processing machines (by $5 billion or 96%); photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks (by $2.1 billion or 25%); and for domestic exports of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $2.3 billion or 30%).

However, a decrease was recorded in value of re-exports by air for clothing (by $615 million or 6.7%).

Changes in value of external trade by land between the first half of 1995 and the same period in 1994 analysed by principal commodity division are shown in Table 6.

Comparing the first half of 1995 with the same period in 1994, significant increases were recorded in value of imports by land for miscellaneous manufactured articles consisting mainly of baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods (by $4.6 billion or 19%); footwear (by $2.9 billion or 16%); and telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (by $2.6 billion or 13%).

As regards exports by land, increases were recorded for re-exports of textiles (by $6.1 billion or 26%); plastics in primary forms (by $3.8 billion or 50%); and electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $2.4 billion or 35%); and for domestic exports of clothing (by $684 million or 39%).