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MONDAY, JULY 16, 1979
THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE MORE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTIONS:
MANUFACTURED GOODS
CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
BY MATERIAL
JAN-MAY 79 (HK$ MN)
JAN-MAY 78 (HK$ MN)
INCREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
(MAINLY TEXTILE
10,289
7,327
+ 2,962
+ 40
PRODUCTS AND
DIAMONDS)
MACHINERY AND
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
6,885
4,510
+ 2,375
+ 53
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
(MAINLY WATCHES AND
4,394
3,025
+ 1,369
+ 45
CLOCKS, ARTICLES OF
APPAREL)
FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS
CHIEFLY FOR FOOD
3,578
3,179
399
+ 13
CHEMICALS AND RELATED
PRODUCTS
2,392
1,680
712
+ 42
CRUDE MATERIALS,
INEDIBLE, EXCEPT
1,703
1,629
74
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FUELS
INCREASES WERE REGISTERED MAINLY IN IMPORTS OF TEXTILES ($ 4,584 MILLION, 44 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES ($ 2,111 MILLION, + 56 PER CENT), WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($ 1,534 MILLION, + 49 PER CENT), PETROLEUM AND RELATED MATERIALS ($ 1,527 MILLION,+ 35 PER CENT), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT ($1,182 MILLION, + 75 PER CENT) AS WELL AS IRON AND STEEL ($ 1,029 MILLION, + 49 PER CENT).
/RE-EXPORTS