Import Values On The Rise

by David Sexton - last modified Jun 22, 2012 11:13 AM

The figure was still slightly down on March, however, when $20.8bn was reported.

A significant contributor was the ‘food and live animals’ category which was valued at $774m in May, compared with $712m in April and $719m in March.

Machinery and transport equipment imports were valued at $8.18bn, up on the figure of $7.5bn in April, albeit still slightly down on the figure of $8.62bn recorded in March.

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials were up to $3.75bn compared with $3.25bn in April and $3.9bn in March.

Chemicals and related products were up to $2.09bn which was an increase on the April result of $1.9bn but a decrease when compared with $2.21bn in March.

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