YUGOSLAV TRADE FALLS SHARPLY  STATISTICS SHOW

  Yugoslav trade is declining rapidly
  this year in hard currency terms, according to the latest
  Federal Statistics Office (FSO) figures.
      The FSO figures showed total exports from January 1 to
  March 23 valued at 875.59 billion dinars, compared with 667.18
  billion dinars in the same period last year.
      These figures were down by 12.5 pct on last year in dollar
  terms due to exchange rate fluctuations and changes in how the
  figures were calculated, FSO sources said.
      This year current exchange rates were used for the first
  time instead of a fixed rate of 24.53 dinars to the dollar.
      BELGRADE, March 30 - Yugoslav trade is declining rapidly
  this year in hard currency terms, according to the latest
  Federal Statistics Office (FSO) figures.
      The FSO figures showed total exports from January 1 to
  March 23 valued at 875.59 billion dinars, compared with 667.18
  billion dinars in the same period last year.
      These figures were down by 12.5 pct on last year in dollar
  terms due to exchange rate fluctuations and changes in how the
  figures were calculated, FSO sources said.
      This year current exchange rates were used for the first
  time instead of a fixed rate of 24.53 dinars to the dollar.
  

