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exports of products other than textiles and clothing also
increased, by about 20%
20% on average in real
real terms. Among
the major product categories, domestic exports of watches and clocks and electronic components grew rapidly in real terms, but domestic exports of radios declined.
E
Imports
2.6
The value of imports, at $45,795 million in the
third quarter, grew by 28% compared with the same quarter
last year.
On the basis of trade indexes available up to August, this growth was made
made up of an increase of about
14% in prices and a growth rate
rate of roughly 12% in real
terms.
Growth rates of imports (%)
Imports
Retained imports
Year-on-year In money In real
comparison
terms
terms
1982/1981
3
-2
Rate of increase
in prices
6
In real terms
-2
1982/1981 H1
H2
52
- 4
2
04
92
-5
2
1
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
7223
-4
12
- 4
- 1
0
2622
-5
- 4
1
1
1983/1982 Hl
11
4
7
3
Q1
2
-1
4
-3
Q2
19
9
9
8
Q3
28
12*
14*
9*
Note: (*) Estimated by using trade indexes available up to
August 1983.
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