-
3
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1983
DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN THE RE-EXPORTS OF TEXTILES (BY $417 MILLION OR 17 PER CENT), NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $145 MILLION OR 17 PER CENT) AND MACHINERY SPECIALISED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES (BY $69 MILLION OR 18 PER CENT). THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 6.
THE APRIL 1983 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY WILL BE AVAILABLE AROUND JUNE 16 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$5 PER COPY.
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN APRIL, 1983 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY JULY 1983 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$10 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-214375),
TABLE 1 : DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY TEN MAJOR MARKETS
MAJOR MARKETS
JAN.-APRIL 1983
($ MN)
JAN.-APRIL 1982
($ MN)
INCREASE/ DECREASE ($ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
(9%)
U.S.A.
10 232
8 469
+1 763
+21
F.R. OF GERMANY 2 068
1 953
115
+ 6
U.K.
2 050
2 113
63
3
CHINA
1. 494
1 237
257
+21
JAPAN
1 006
870
137
+16
CANADA
917
682
235
+34
AUSTRALIA
697
878
181
-21
SINGAPORE
632
586
46
+ 8
NETHERLANDS
556
531
25
+5
SWITZERLAND
449
403
46
+11
/TABLE 2