WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1982
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IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR. THE IMPORT VOLUMES OF TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DECLINED CONSIDERABLY.
IMPORTS OF FUELS ROSE BY 26 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECLINED, AMONG WHICH LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS, YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES AS WELL AS WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE IMPORT VOLUMES OF COTTON YARN AND THREAD AS WELL AS CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS ROSE CONSIDERABLY.
MOST OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED CAPITAL GOODS DECLINED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND TEXTILE MACHINERY. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF OFFICE MACHINES.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN BELOW -
PERCENTAGE CHANGES COMPARING AUGUST 1982 WITH AUGUST 1981
RE-EXPORT RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE VOLUME
FOODSTUFFS
CONSUMER GOODS
FUELS
RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES
CAPITAL GOODS
ALL COMMODITIES
RE-EXPORT
VALUE
+26
+17
8
+12
+9
+3
-14
+3
-17
7
-14
+9
+16
6
+10
EGY
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THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORT VOLUME VARIED, RANGING FROM A 17 PER CENT DECREASE FOR FUELS TO AN EIGHT PER CENT INCREASE FOR FOODSTUFFS.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE AUGUST 1982 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$2 PER COPY.
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