Recent data suggest
import volumes increased further in the December quarter, with strong growth in both goods and services imports.
After rising modestly over the first half of 2003,
import volumes increased at an annualised rate of 16 per cent over the second half of the year, more than double the trend rate.
Not exact matches
Back when Uncle Sam thought it would have to
import increasing volumes of natural gas from abroad (which was only a few years ago), it built a number of LNG
import terminals on the Gulf Coast, including the Freeport facility and the only other one with the same export permit, the Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass Liquefaction project in Louisiana.
The robust rate of spending by US households and businesses has resulted in a sharp
increase in
imports into the US, with the
volume of
imports increasing by 9.2 per cent over the year to the December quarter.
However, an
increase in
import values of around 3 1/2 per cent in the March quarter, despite another decline in prices, points to a further rapid expansion in
import volumes.
Service
import volumes have
increased by 9 per cent over the past year.
Import volumes continue to grow rapidly, with broad - based increases underpinned by robust growth in domestic spending and falling import prices (refer Grap
Import volumes continue to grow rapidly, with broad - based
increases underpinned by robust growth in domestic spending and falling
import prices (refer Grap
import prices (refer Graph 46).
With
import prices lower in Australian - dollar terms, this implies that the
volume of
imports has
increased solidly, in line with robust growth in domestic demand (Graph 39).
The
volume of
imports rose by 2 1/4 per cent in the June quarter, which is a little above trend rates, and is likely to record a similar
increase in the September quarter.
In recent years Australia's balance of payments has been characterised by a lacklustre expansion in export
volumes, rapid growth in
import volumes, and a sharp
increase in the terms of trade.
Although according to the latest researches, the general level of prosperity was
increasing throughout the Roman empire during the first century, and although Palestine might have been expected to share this
increase along with a larger
volume of trade, both
import and export, and although this prosperity was apparently accompanied by a widespread
increase in population, nevertheless Palestine was still geared to the past.
However,
import value saw an impressive growth of 44 % to US$ 75.6 million while its
volume stayed relatively the same compared with last year, showing an
increase in premium wine exports.
Volume sales of
import offerings also grew 6.6 percent, while dollar sales
increased 8.4 percent through December 3.
Constellation Brands, which produces and distributes the popular Modelo and Corona Mexican
import labels, as well as beers from San Diego craft brewery Ballast Point, continued its rise as the only beer company among the top 5 vendors to post
increases in both dollar sales (14.1 percent) and
volume sales (12.5 percent).
Canada saw brand
volume increase by 0.8 % in the fourth quarter boosted by higher sales of
import and craft brands while revenue net sales per hectolitre were up 1 % in local currency.
In Germany for instance, our key market on the continent, German customs reported an
increase in California wine
imports of 7 % by
volume.
China
imported 601.3 million litres of wine worth about US$ 2.21 billion in the first 10 months of 2017, which is a 18.92 %
increase in
volume and 15.16 %
increase in value year - on - year.
Previously, growth in alien species numbers has been largely attributed to
increases in
import volumes, human mobility and land - degradation.
Overall, we expect production
volume to remain relatively flat due to
increased export output,
increased capacity for previously
imported vehicles and new vehicles and because the industry will not be cutting production as much just to get inventory in line with demand.
What has happened is that a nominal pressure reduction locally at height caused by contraction has
imported more molar material into the original
volume for an
increase in pressure at the surface below.
In reality,
increased energy taxes will shrink the trade deficit (by cutting both
volumes and pre-tax prices of
imported oil).
The
increasing reliance on foreign trade has steadily
increased the
volume of both
imports and exports, and is driving supply chain reconfiguration to encourage expanded activity in both existing and emerging port locations.