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TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1978
THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:-
JAN.-MAR.
1977
(HK$ MN.)
JAN,-MAR.
1978
(HKO MN.)
INCREASE/
DECREASE
PERCENTAGE
(HK MN.)
CHANGE
JAPAN
2,445
2,905
+460
+18.8.
CHINA
1,829
2,136
+307
+16.8%
U.S.A.
1,469
1,617
+148
+10.1%
TAIWAN
799
822
+ 23
+ 2.89
SINGAPORE
636
716
80
+12.69
UNITED KINGDOM
493
573
+ 80
+16.3
SOUTH KOREA
372
416
+ 44
+11.7%
F.R. OF GERMANY
325
445
+119
+36.7%
SWITZERLAND AND
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LIECHENSTE IN
290
382
+ 98
+33.99%
AUSTRALIA
198
248
+ 50
+25.3%
THERE WAS AN ACTIVE DEMAND FOR IMPORTS FROM OUR 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS IN MARCH.
THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS FROM JAPAN COMPRISED MAINLY CONSUMER GOODS AND RAW MATERIALS.
SHARP INCREASES OCCURRED IN TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE- UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS (513 MILLION, +21.6 PER CENT) AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, OPTICAL GOODS AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (0354 MILLION, +40.3 PER CENT).
IN ADDITION IMPORTS OF LIVE ANIMALS (0272 MILLION, +19.2 PER CENT), VEGETABLES AND FRUITS (160 KILLION, +17.8 PER CENT), TEXTILE FABRICS (207 MILLION, +53.8 PER CENT) AND PETROLEUT. AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (159 MILLION, +85.4 PER CENT) FROM CHINA ALSO ADVANCED REMARKABLY.
THE FOLLOWING