ceased in the second
quarter of this year.
At $76,07%
million, the value of imports in the first half of 1983 was
11% higher than in the corresponding period last year. On the
basis of trade indexes available up to May, this growth was
made up of an estimated increase of 6% in prices and a growth
rate of about 4% in real terms. This latter growth rate in
real terms, however, does not reflect developments in the last
few months. The year-on-year growth rate in real terms was
about 9% in the second quarter, compared with a decline of 1%
in the first quarter.
Growth rates of imports (%)
Imports
Retained imports
Year-on-year comparison
In money In real
terms
terms
Rate of increase in
prices
In real terms
1982/1981
3
1982/1981 Q1
aaaa
Q2
Q3
04
1982/1981 Hl
H2
2
1983/1982 Q1
Q2(*)
1983/1982 H1(*)
E EN
2
19
11
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7213
52
-2
6
622
-2
-4
12
-5
-4
6
-4
-1
2
1
0
2
1
92
-5
1
-1
49
-3
8
4
6
3
Note: (*) Estimated by using trade indexes available up to
May 1983.
2.11
Analysed by major end-use categories, imports of
foodstuffs, of consumer goods, and of raw materials and
semi-manufactures increased in real terms, while imports of
capital goods and of fuels declined in the first half of this
year compared with the same period last year.
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