Export figures for the first II months of this year show a rise of eight percent over the same period in 1984, according to official statistics released this week. Industrial exports for the period January through November totalled $3.719 billion. Diamonds were up 21 percent, totalling $1.161 billion. Agricultural exports fell, however, by eight percent. Citrus sales were the chief cause: they dropped by 57 percent.
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