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of

an

increase of about

increase of roughly 65% in

7% in prices, there was an

real terms. Domestic exports

to Japan, at $1,089 million in the third quarter, showed

an increase of 11% in value terms over the corresponding

quarter of 1982. After discounting for the effect of an

estimated increase of 13% in prices, there was a decrease

of about 2% in real terms.

Growth rates in real terms of domestic exports to (%)

Year-on-year comparison

USA

UK

FR Germany

China

Japan

1982/1981

-1

-10

-3

20

-6

1982/1981 H1

H2

12

-1

-13

-7

N.A.

-7

- 1

-8

1

N.A.

- 5

01

1

-5

-10

N.A.

-3

Q2

- 2

-19

-5

N.A.

-10

Q3

-3

-8

0

N.A.

-2

Q4

0

-7

3

N.A.

-9

1983/1982 Hl

16

8

6

28

4

01

10

-5

2

8

1

Q2

20

20

9

50

7

Q3 (*)

30

17

13

65

-2

Notes

(*)

Estimated

by using trade indexes available

up to August 1983.

N.A.

not available.

2.4

The value of domestic exports to Canada and

Singapore continued to grow by 47% and 15% respectively in

the third quarter of 1983 compared with the third quarter

of 1982. There was, however, only a 38%/ increase in the

/

value

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