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Growth rates in real terms of imports by end-use categories (%)

Raw

materials

Year-on-

year

and semi-

comparison

Food- stuffs

Consumer

manufac-

goods Fuels

tures

Capital goods

1981/1980

1981/1980 H1

25

2

19

8

10

13

5

31

1

9

20

H2

о

9

16

10

6

21

6

35

2

12

23

Q2

5

26

о

7

17

Q3

-1

15

5

18

12

24

1

5

30

3

1

1982/1981 H1

5

-2

9

-7

- 12

21

3

-4

11

-9

-4

22

7

1

7

-5

-18

Q3*

13

0

3

-8

о

2.7

Notes: (*) Estimated by using trade indexes

available up to August 1982.

end-use

First,

In respect of retained imports by major

categories, the following developments can be noted.

the year-on-year growth rates in real terms of retained

imports of capital goods and of raw materials and semi-manufactures have remained negative

four consecutive

quarters, i.e. since the fourth quarter of 1981. Second, the

growth rate in real terms of retained imports of consumer

goods has stopped decelerating since the second quarter, probably indicating some pick-up in domestic consumption.

Growth rates in real terms of retained imports by end-use categories (%)

Raw materials

Year-on-

year

Food-

Consumer

comparison

stuffs

goods

Fuels

and semi-

manufac-

tures

Capital

goods

1981/1980

-2

10

1981/1980 H1

0

25

H2

-3

-1

15

Q1

2

26

0252

4

3

6

5

ANGO

2

15

Q2

-1

25

1

1

16

Q3

-5

5

3

15

12

24

-1

-6

1982/1981 Hl

-1

21

22

Q3*

14

284

2

-5

8

2

~ 5 GHO

30

-2

-7

9

-8

-17

10

-11

-6

7

-4

-26

7

3

-6

-1

Notes: (*) Estimated by using trade indexes available

up to August 1982.

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