11.  Dr Sulaiman said the agricultural sector depended on imported foreign components.

12.  He added that the devaluation of the Thai baht was making imported components very expensive.

13.  He said with the depreciation of the ringgit, the Armed Forces had to pay more for imported components.

14.  He said the depreciation of the ringgit, while increasing the cost of certain imported components, made the products more competitive in the global market.

15.  It is a wise move to study in-depth price hikes, for example, whether the prices of imported components are too high.

16.  Japanese manufacturers have turned to imported components and shifted production overseas as means of coping with the high yen, which increases the costs of doing business in Japan.

17.  Many Philippine export products are assembled from imported components, diluting the export price advantage reaped from the weaker peso.

18.  Meanwhile, economic observer Faisal Basri attributed the bad condition of the automotive industry to the high use of imported components in the domestic industries.

19.  Many Philippine export products are assembled from imported components, diluting any export price advantage reaped from the weaker peso.

20.  Most cars sold in Indonesia are assembled locally from imported components.