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Vodafone 115.25p -4.9% Microsoft $22.24 +1.4% Dell $24.33 -3.6% Tesco 331p -0.5% Diageo 903.5p -0.6% Pernod 148.7 -0.6% NAB A$34.45 +1.7% HBOS 938.5p -2.6% ECONOMIC OUTLOOK THE seasonally-adjusted trade "gures from the Central Statistics Of"ce published on Friday show that exports decreased from 7,551m to 6,825m (-10%) for April while imports decreased from 5,215m to 4,569m (-12%) relative to March. In March, exports increased from 7,121m to 7,551m (+6%) while imports increased from 5,083m to 5,215m (+3%) relative to February.
The data also showed that the value of unadjusted exports was 6,850m in April, down 879m (-11%) on April 2005, while the value of imports was 4,671m, down 430m (-8%).
Similarly, exports in March were 8,317m, up 540m (+7%) on March 2005 and the value of imports was 5,556m, up 707m (+15%). Imports were also 8% lower compared to April 2005. According to Davy Stockbrokers' Rossa White, the fall in exports may have been affected by the latest oil spike, which curbed global demand.
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