FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1977
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THE CHANGES OF IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARIZED
BELOW :-
JAN.- SEPT. 76
JAN.- SEPT. 77
INCREASE/
DECREASE
(HK$ MN)
(HKG MN)
(HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE INCREASE/ DECREASE
JAPAN
6,781
8,221
+1,440
+21,2%
CHINA
5,469
5,702
+
234
+ 4.3%
U.S.A.
3,920
4,428
508
+13.0%
TA IWAN
2,229
2,375
146
+ 6.6%
SINGAPORE
1,852
2,172
320
+17.3%
UNITED KINGDOM
1,358
1,568
210
+15.4%
SOUTH KOREA
1,185
1,177
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- 0.7%
F.R. OF GERMANY
959
1,049
89
+ 9.3%
SWITZERLAND AND
LIECHTENSTE IN
827
922
95
+11.5%
AUSTRALIA
665
698
33
+ 4.9%
AMONG HONG KONG'S MAJOR SUPPLIER, JAPAN ACCOUNTED FOR A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE INCREASE IN TOTAL IMPORTS. THIS WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO INCREASE IN THE IMPORTS OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+ $312 MILLION CR 132.8%), MACHINERY, OTHER THAN
+ ELECTRIC (+ $188 MILLION OR + 28.9%), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (+ $149 MILLION OR + 15.8%), AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+ $252 MILLION OR + 59.5%).
THE INCREASE IN IMPORT FROM CHINA WAS MAINLY DUE TO GROWING IMPORTS OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (+ $114 MILLION OR + 56.6%), CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLES MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE STATED (N.E.S.) (+ $112 MILLION OR + 52.9%), AND CLOTHING (+ $105 MILLION OR + 54.6%).
INCREASES OF IMPORTS FROM U.S.A. WERE MAINLY ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE GROWTH IN IMPORTS OF TEXTILE FIBRES (+ $289 MILLION OR + 118.4%), A REMARKABLE 310.7% (+ $82 MILLION) INCREASE IN TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND A MODERATE GROWTH OF 10% (+ $75 MILLION) IN THE IMPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES.
/THE FOLLOWING