Growth rates in real terms of imports by end-use categories (%)
Raw
materials
Consumer
and semi-
Foodstuffs
_goods
Fuels
manufactures
Capital goods
1981/1980
1981/1980 Q1
2
19
00
8
10
13
6
35
Q2
LO
5
26
Q3
-1
15
20 5
12
23
7
17
18
12
Q4
1
5
LO
30
3
1
1981/1980 H1
5
31
1
9
20
H2
0
9
16
10
6
1982/1981 Q1
3
Q2(*) 6
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-4
11
-9
-4
6
-6
-19
-2
9
-8
-12
1982/1981 H1(*) 5
Note: (*)
Estimated by using
by using trade indexes available up to
May 1982.
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Retained imports of
Retained imports showed similar trends. They were in the first half of this year 5% less in real terms compared
with the first half of 1981. Apart from foodstuffs and fuels
which increased by 5% and 8% respectively, retained
retained imports of all other product categories decreased.
consumer goods decreased by 1%, raw materials and semi-manufactures by 8%, and capital goods also by 19%. decreases indicate that both domestic weak in the first half of this year.
was still no sign of any recovery
retained imports of raw materials
domestic
exports are unlikely to improve in the third quarter. However, retained imports of consumer goods showed
an
increase of 2% in real terms in the
decline of 5% in the first quarter, demand had probably begun to recover
quarter.
These
and export demand were
In particular, as there
in the growth rate of
and
semi-manufactures,
second quarter after a
this suggests domestic
slightly in the second
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