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10.
(d)
Retained imports of capital goods
other than for manufacturing use
In view of the heterogeneous nature of
retained imports of capital goods other than those
for use by manufacturing industry, the changes in
real terms shown in the data on them are not
sufficiently reliable to be quoted. The series is
included in this report only as a rough indication
of the overall trend. Retained imports of capital goods other than for use in manufacturing increased
by 1% in real terms in 1986, after a decline of 3%
in 1985. There was, however, a rapid growth of
about 28% in real terms in the fourth quarter of
1986 and of about 18% in the first quarter of 1987
(Table 2).
11.
Within this category of investment, all
major items, except office machinery (reflecting
some consolidation from its high levels in 1984 and
in the first half of 1985), recorded increases in
money terms in the first quarter of 1987 compared
with the same quarter in 1986. The increases were
most rapid for a number of items like electrical line telephone apparatus, air conditioners and air conditioning machines, and transport equipment.
Only small growth in money terms was recorded for
scientific and optical instruments and apparatus
(1%) and for electronic components and parts for
computers (4%).
Investment in property
12.
(a) General situation
There was sustained interest in the
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