FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1981
THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE MORE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTION 1-
JAN
JULY 81 (HK$ MN.)
-
JAN JULY 80 (HK$ MN.)
INCREASE
PERCENTAGE
(HK$ MN.) CHANGE
CHIEFLY BY
MANUFACTURED GOODS
CLASS IF IED
MATERIAL (MAINLY
TEXTILE PRODUCTS,
DIAMONDS, IRONS
AND STEEL, AND
PAPER)
22 732
18 371
+4 361
+24
MACHINERY AND
TRANSPORT
EQUIPMENT
18 330
13 779
+4 551
+33
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES (MAINLY
WATCHES AND CLOCKS,
ARTICLES OF
APPAREL)
12 801
9 039
+3 762
+42
FOOD AND LIVE
AMINALS CHIEFLY
FOR FOOD
7 434
6 033
+1 401
+23
MINERAL FUELS,
LUBRICANTS AND
RELATED MATERIALS
6 470
4 305
+2 615
+50
CHEMICALS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS 5 032
4 866
166
+ 3
SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA (BY $2 514 MILLION OR 123 PER CENT), USA (BY $1 107 MILLION OR 73 PER CENT), INDONESIA (BY $889 MILLION OR 62 PER CENT) SINGAPORE (BY $445 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT), MACAU (BY $227 MILLION OR 44 PER CENT), REPUBLIC OF KOREA (BY $223 MILLION OR 41 PER CENT), JAPAN (BY $202 MILLION OR 16 PER CENT), NIGER JA (BY $199 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT), PHILIPPINES (BY $180 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT) AND UK (BY $173 MILLJON OR 40 PER CENT), ON THE OTHER HAND, DECLINES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (BY $59 MILLION OR 16 PER CENT) AND SWITZERLAND (BY $145 MILLION OR 38 PER CENT).
MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BE ING TEXTILES (BY $1 805 MILLION OR 85 PER CENT), ROAD VEHICLES (BY $771 MILLION OR 138 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $579 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $514 MILLION OR 84 PER CENT), AND CLOTHING (BY $366 MILLION OR 46 PER CENT).
/THE JULY