Foreign Trade Indices, November 2013


The overall export unit value index decreased by 0.6%

As compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year, the overall export unit value index decreased by 0.6%. In the same month, compared to November 2012, while the index for "food, beverages and tobacco", "crude materials (except fuels)" and "manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco)" increased by 5.2%, 0.7% and 0.4%, respectively, the index for "fuels" decreased by 2.9.

The overall import unit value index decreased by 2.6%

From November 2012 to November 2013, the overall import unit value index decreased by 2.6%. While the index for "manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco)" increased by 0.1%, the index for "food, beverages and tobacco", "crude materials (except fuels)" and "fuels" decreased by 6.9%, 1% and 7.2%, respectively, as compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year.

The overall export volume index increased by 4.1%

The overall export volume index compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year increased by 4.1%. Compared with November 2012, while the index for "food, beverages and tobacco" and "manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco)" increased by 9.9% and 10.2%, respectively, the index for "crude materials (except fuels)" and "fuels" decreased by 2.3% and 15%, respectively.

The overall import volume index increased by 4.9%

In November 2013, the overall import volume index compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year increased by 4.9%. While the index for "food, beverages and tobacco", "manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco)" increased by 10% and 4.7% respectively, the index for "crude materials (except fuels)" and "fuels" decreased by 7.1% and 3.5%, respectively.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted export volume index increased by 2.6%

The calendar and seasonally adjusted export volume index which was 126.1 in October 2013, increased by 2.6%, to 129.3 in November 2013. The calendar adjusted export volume index which was 129 in November 2012, increased by 4.1%, to 134.2 in November 2013.

The calendar and seasonally adjusted import volume index increased by 0.9%

The calendar and seasonally adjusted import volume index which was 124.8 in October 2013, increased by 0.9%, to 126 in November 2013. The calendar adjusted import volume index which was 118.1 in November 2012, increased by 7.3%, to 126.7 in November 2013.

Terms of trade was 98.9 in November 2013

Terms of trade is calculated by dividing the export unit value index by import unit value index, then multiplying result by 100. While terms of trade was 96.9 in November 2012, it was 98.9 in November 2013.

Foreign Trade Indices (2010=100), November 2013

The next release on this subject will be on February 12, 2014.

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