SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1978
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THE CHANGE IN IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED
BELOW:-
1976
1977
INCREASE/
HK$ MN) (HK$ MN)
DECREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
JAPAN
9,348
11,547
+ 2,199
+ 23.5%
CHINA
7,761
8,082
321
+ 4.1%
U.S.A.
5,309
6,093
784
+ 14.8%
TAIWAN
3,057
3,254
197
6.4%
SINGAPORE
2,517
2,888
372
+ 14.8%
UNITED KINGDOM
1,833
2,192
359
+ 19.6%
SOUTH KOREA
1,636
1,682
46
2.8%
F.R. OF GERMANY
1,309
1,463
154
+ 11.7%
SWITZERLAND AND
1,140
1,292
152
+ 13.3%
LIECHTENSTEIN
AUSTRALIA
929
956
27
3.0%
IMPORTS FROM JAPAN CONTINUE TO CLIMB WITH MAJOR INCREASES IN CONSUMER AND CAPITAL GOODS.
SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLES WERE PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS- PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES ANC CLOCKS (INCREASING BY 54.5 PER CENT TO $1,441 MILLIÓN) TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (INCREASING BY 113.4 PER CENT TO $711 MILLION), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLICANCES (INCREASING BY 20.1 PER CENT TO $1,579 MILLION) AND MACHINERY, OTHER THAN ELECTRIC (INCREASING BY 24.5 PER CENT TO $1,140 MILLION).
A MODERATE RISE IN IMPORTS FROM CHINA WAS DUE MAINLY TO INCREASES IN PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, AND CLOTHING, VALUED AT $487 MILLION AND $480 MILLION RESPECTIVELY.
IMPORTS FROM U.S.A. ALSO SHOWED SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES WITH IMPORTS OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND TEXTILE FIBRES INCREASING BY 722.7 PER CENT TO $293 MILLION AND 112.7 PER CENT TO $653 MILLION RESPECTIVELY.
/THE FOLLOWING