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THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF ALL COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+86%), FOOTWEAR (+42%), DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+38%), TEXTILE FÁBRICS (+25%), RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+22%), CLOTHING (+20%) AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+16%).
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORT PRICES OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED, RANGING FROM 10 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO 21 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES.
MANY OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS DECLINED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING WHEAT AND FLOUR, SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD, CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR, LIVE POULTRY AND ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES. HOWEVER, SLIGHT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS AND SWINE.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF ALL CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING TOBACCO MANUFACTURES, PASSENGER MOTOR CARS, MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS, RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS, CLOTHING AND WATCHES,
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST OF THE RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES ROSE, AMONG WHICH MAN-MADE FIBRES, THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS, YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES, SILK FABRICS, LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS, CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS, WOVEN COTTON FABRICS, SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL" PURPOSE, FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES AS WELL AS WATCH AND CLOCK MOVEMENTS, CASES AND PARTS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. HOWEVER, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK AS WELL AS YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IMPORTS OF FUELS ROSE BY 10 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.
IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL COMMODITIES INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, THE MORE REMARKABLE ONES
HOWEVER, THE BEING OFFICE MACHINES AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY. IMPORT VOLUME OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED RANGING FROM SIX PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 65 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MAY 1984 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$2 PER COPY LATER THIS MONTH.
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