The overall export unit value index increased by 4.9%
As compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year, the overall export unit value index increased by 4.9% in May. In the same month, compared to May 2017, while the index for food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 3.4%, the index for crude materials (except fuels), fuels and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 2.2%, 38.5% and 5.4%, respectively.
The overall import unit value index increased by 7.7%
As compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year, the overall import unit value index increased by 7.7% in May. The index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels), fuels and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 0.5%, 10.5%, 32.6% and 2.4%, respectively.
Foreign trade indices, May 2018
[2010=100]
The overall export volume index increased by 0.4%
The overall export volume index compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year increased by 0.4% in May. Compared with May 2017, while the index for fuels decreased by 39.4%, the index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels) and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 19.1%, 5.8% and 4.2%, respectively.
The overall import volume index decreased by 2%
In May, the overall import volume index compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year decreased by 2%. While the index for manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 4.6%, the index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels) and fuels decreased by 4.1%, 9.2% and 5%, respectively.
Foreign trade volume indices, May 2018
[2010=100]
The calendar and seasonally adjusted export volume index increased by 1.3%
The calendar and seasonally adjusted export volume index which was 147.6 in April 2018, increased by 1.3%, to 149.4 in May 2018. The calendar adjusted export volume index which was 149.8 in May 2017, increased by 0.4%, to 150.4 in May 2018.
The calendar and seasonally adjusted import volume index decreased by 1.9%
The calendar and seasonally adjusted import volume index which was 144.6 in April 2018, decreased by 1.9%, to 141.9 in May 2018. The calendar adjusted import volume index which was 152.9 in May 2017, decreased by 3.8%, to 147.1 in May 2018.
Terms of trade was 102.9 in May 2018
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 was 105.6 in May 2017, it decreased by 2.7 points to 102.9 in May 2018.
The next release on this subject will be on August 10, 2018.
