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2.4

The values of domestic exports to Canada and to

Singapore continued to

grow, by 8% and 11% respectively compared with the third quarter of 1981. However, there were

decreases of 1% and 7% respectively in

in the values of domestic

exports to Australia and to the rest of the world. No

estimates are yet available for the growth rate of domestic

exports to these markets in real terms.

Domestic exports (in value terms)

Third quarter

Third quarter

Jan

-

Growth

1981

1982

rate

Sep 1981

Jan

Sep 1982

Growth

rate

($Mn)

($Mn)

( 8 )

($Mn)

($ Mn)

( 8 )

All countries 22,485

22,597

1

58,089

60,424

4

USA

8,434

8,691

3

20,988

22,657

8

FR Germany

1,910

1,968

3

5,133

5,043

-2

UK

2,099

1,960

-7

5,493

5,140

-6

Japan

868

979

13

2,114

2,339

11

China

760

939

24

1,937

2,758

42

Australia

802

791

-1

1,878

2,095

12

Canada

713

770

8

1,705

1,904

12

Singapore

456

505

11

1,259 1,411

12

Rest of the

6,443

5,995

-7 17,582 17,077

-3

world

Growth rates in real terms of domestic exports to (%)

Year-on-year

comparison

USA

FR Germany

UK

Japan

1981/1980

14

-11

LO

5

17

1981/1980 H1

8

-11

1

15

H2

19

-10

8

20

Q1

12

-8

3

7

Q2

6

-15

- 1

22

Q3

12

-15

10

28

24

27

-6

7

12

1982/1981 Hl

-1

-7

-13

-7

Q1

1

-10

-5

-3

Q2

-2

-5

-19

-10

Q3*

-3

0

-9

-2

Notes: (*) Estimated by using trade indexes

available up to August 1982.

/ Domestic

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