The overall export unit value index decreased by 0.9%
As compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year, the overall export unit value index decreased by 0.9% in March. In the same month, compared to March 2016, while the index for food, beverages and tobacco and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) decreased by 8.4% and 1.3%, respectively, the index for crude materials (except fuels) and fuels increased by 9.3% and 24.5%, respectively.
The overall export unit value index decreased by 0.3% in Quarter I 2017, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
The overall import unit value index increased by 6.7%
As compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year, the overall import unit value index increased by 6.7% in March. While the index for food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 1.9%, the index for crude materials (except fuels), fuels and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 17.4%, 25.1% and 0.8%, respectively.
The overall import unit value index increased by 6.7% in Quarter I 2017, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
Foreign trade indices, March 2017
[2010=100]
The overall export volume index increased by 14.6%
The overall export volume index compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year increased by 14.6% in March. Compared with March 2016, the index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels), fuels and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 14.4%, 39.9%, 61.4% and 17.7%, respectively.
The overall export volume index increased by 9.6% in Quarter I 2017, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
The overall import volume index increased by 0.2%
In March, the overall import volume index compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year increased by 0.2%. While the index for manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) decreased by 8.3%, the index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels) and fuels increased by 16.4%, 1.6% and 4.9%, respectively.
The overall import volume index increased by 0.9% in Quarter I 2017, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
Foreign trade volume indices, March 2017
[2010=100]
The calendar and seasonally adjusted export volume index increased by 5.9%
The calendar and seasonally adjusted export volume index which was 143.7 in February 2017, increased by 5.9%, to 152.1 in March 2017. The calendar adjusted export volume index which was 141.6 in March 2016, increased by 14.6%, to 162.3 in March 2017.
The calendar and seasonally adjusted import volume index increased by 4%
The calendar and seasonally adjusted import volume index which was 129.8 in February, increased by 4%, to 135 in March 2017. The calendar adjusted import volume index which was 139.1 in March 2016, increased by 0.2%, to 139.4 in March 2017.
Terms of trade was 105.8 in March 2017
Terms of trade is calculated by dividing the export unit value index by the import unit value index, then multiplying the result by 100. While terms of trade were 113.8 in March 2016, it decreased by 8 points to 105.8 in March 2017.
Terms of trade decreased by 7.5 points to 106.3 in Quarter I 2017, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
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