THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1984
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MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING TEXTILES (BY $1 245 MILLION OR 86 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF
(BY $931 MILLION OR 113 PER CENT), CLOTHING (BY $598 MILLION OR 69 PER CENT) AND TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS) AND THEIR WASTES (NOT MANUFACTURED INTO YARN OF FABRIC)(BY $297 MILLION OR 176 PER CENT). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN THE RE-EXPORTS OF OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUIT (BY $65 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT), METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $9 MILLION OR 20 PER CENT) AND EXPLOSIVES AND PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS (BY $7 MILLION OR EIGHT PER CENT).
THE MARCH 1984 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+ WILL BE ON SALE LATER THIS MONTH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5 A COPY.
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+ WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN MARCH 1984 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY JUNE AT $12 A COPY.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-214375). ENQUIRIES CONCERNING TRADE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.: 5-444436).
NOTE TO EDITORS,
FOUR PAGES CONTAINING SIX STATISTICAL TABLES ARE ATTACHED.
/HK'S EXTERNAL