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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1979
MARKED INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $1 142 MILLION OR 65%), RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS (BY $314 MILLION OR 29%), MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND NON- ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD TYPE EQUIPMENT (BY $294 MILLION OR 53%), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $237 MILLION OR 30%), TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS (BY $227 MILLION OR 35%), AND TRANSISTORS AND DIODES (BY $128 MILLION OR 42%).
HOWEVER, DECLINES WERE REGISTERED IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS (BỶ $25 MILLION OR 27%).
THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:-
JAN-SEPT 79
(HK$ MN)
JAN-SEPT 78
(HK$ MN)
INCREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
JAPAN
13 873
10 117
+ 3 756
+ 37
CHINA
10 345
7 312
+ 3 033
41
US A
7 482
5 460
+ 2 022
+ 37
TA IWAN
4 218
2 919
+ 1 299
+ 45
SINGAPORE
3 467
2 317
+ 1 150
+ 50
UK
3 192
2 002
+ 1 190
+ 59
FR OF GERMANY
2 019
1 457
562
+ 39
SWITZERLAND
1 845
1 388
457
+ 33
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
AUSTRALIA
1 807
1 251
556
+44
1 133
917
216
+ 24
INCREASES IN IMPORTS FROM JAPAN WERE MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE RISE IN DEMAND FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $525 MILLION OR 61%), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $447 MILLION OR 60%), WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $362 MILLION OR 41%), TEXTILES (BY $356 MILLION OR 21%), İRON AND STEEL (BY $219 MILLION OR 34%), AND ROAD VEHICLES (BY $217 MILLION OR 35%).
THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS OF PETROLEUM AND RELATED PRODUCTS (BY $511 MILLION OR 97%) FROM CHINA WAS REMARKABLE. INCREASES IN OTHER MAJOR CHINESE IMPORTS WERE TEXTILES (BY $641 MILLION OR 45%), CLOTHING (BY $260 MILLION OR 64%), AND VEGETABLES AND FRUITS (BY $125 MILLION OR 24%).
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