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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.

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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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/ 2.7 Analysed

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