THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1985
MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $482 MILLION OR 210 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $413" MILLION OR 309 PER CENT), TEXTILES (BY $334 MILLION OR 38 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $251 MILLION OR 44 PER CENT). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (BY $45 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT), PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $39 MILLION OR 41 PER CENT) AND FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS (NOT INCLUDING UNMILLED CEREALS) (BY $21 MILLION OR 67 PER CENT).
THE JANUARY 1985 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+ WILL BE ON SALE LATER THIS MONTH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5 PER COPY.
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN JANUARY 1985 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY APRIL 1985 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $12 PER COPY, ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-214375).
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING TRADE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. : 5-444436).
FOLLOWING ARE STATISTICAL TABLES:
MAJOR MARKETS
TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY TEN MAJOR MARKETS
DECREASE) PERCENTAGE
JANUARY
1985 ($ MN)
JANUARY
1984 ($ MN)
($ MN)
(%)
U.S.A.
4 769
4 753
+ 15
CHINA
1 410
670
+740
+111
U.K.
749
791
42
5
F.R. OF GERMANY
726
889
-162
-
- 18
CANADA
349
344
5
+
1
AUSTRALIA
340
359
19
เก
5
JAPAN
330
369
-
39
11
/SINGAPORE
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