FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1982
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HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE FOR JANUARY
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TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FOR JANUARY 1982, VALUED AT $19 581 MILLION, DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1981, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT REPORTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECLINED BY 2 PER CENT TO $6 239 MILLION IMPORTS DECLINED BY 6 PER CENT TO $10 023 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS DECLINED MARGINALLY TO $3 319 MILLION, DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER SHOWED A DECREASE OF 1 PER CENT,
HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TWO PERIODS ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE. THIS YEAR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FELL IN JANUARY, WHEREAS LAST YEAR THEY FELL IN FEBRUARY, THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT.
THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE TEN MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS WERE AS FOLLOWS :-
JAN. 1982 (HK$ MN.)
JAN. 1981
(HK$ MN.)
INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN.)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
USA
2 206
2 222
16
UK
566
555
+11
N
FR OF GERMANY
545
668
-123
-18
CHINA
293
202
+ 91
+45
AUSTRALIA
284
213
+ 71
+33
JAPAN
229
198
+ 31
+16
CANADA
166
163
3
2
SINGAPORE
142
147
5
3
NETHERLANDS
140
150
-
10
7
SWITZERLAND
118
116
2
+ 2
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO USA DROPPED SLIGHTLY BY 1 PER CENT, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MAJOR COMMODITIES SUCH AS ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND PARTS FOR COMPUTERS (BY $61 MILLION OR 37 PER CENT) AND CLOTHING (BY $106 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (BY $86 MILLION OR 83 PER CENT).
/INCREASES WERK