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SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1978
THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED
BELOW:
JAN.-NOV.
1976
JAN.-NOV.
INCREASE/
1977
DECREASE
(HK$MN)
(HK$MN)
(HK$MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
JAPAN
8,396
10,234
+1,838
+ 21.9%
CHINA
6,963
7,222
258
+ 3.7%
U.S.A.
4,865
5,543
678
+ 13.9%
TAIWAN
2,753
2,939
186
+ 6.8%
SINGAPORE
2,296
2,668
371
+ 16.2%
UNITED KINGDOM
1,678
1,964
285
+ 17.0%
SOUTH KOREA
1,484
1,503
19
+ 1.3%
F.R. OF GERMANY
1,197
1,309
112
9.4%
SWITZERLAND AND
1,021
1,147
126
+ 12.4%
LIECHTENSTEIN
AUSTRALIA
849
883
34
4.0%
IMPORTS FROM JAPAN ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY BY 21.9%. MAJOR INCREASES OCCURRED IN BOTH CAPITAL AND CONSUMER GOODS, OF WHICH PROMINENT ITEMS ARE TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+$351 MILLION OR +119.9%), WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+$332 MILLION OR +61.8%), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (+$196 MILLION OR +16.7%), MACHINERY, OTHER THAN ELECTRIC (+$195 MILLION OR +23.7%), AND IRON AND STEEL (+$120 MILLION OR +17.4%).
SUPPLIES FROM CHINA RECORDED A GAIN OF 3.7% WITH MAJOR INCREASES IN PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (+$158 MILLION OR +58.0%) AND CLOTHING (+$123 MILLION OR +41.5%).
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DECLINES WERE REGISTERED IN FOODSTUFFS CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS (-$48 MILLION), MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS (-$32 MILLION) AND FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS (-$25 MILLION).
INCREASES OF IMPORTS OF TEXTILE FIBRES (+$298 MILLION OR +103.1%) AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+$254 MILLION OR +800.6%) FROM THE UNITED STATES ACCOUNTED MAINLY FOR A MODERATE 13.9% INCREASE IN IMPORTS.
/THE FOLLOWING