SATURDAI, APRIL 13, 1985
MEANWHILE, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (BY $18 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT) AND IN
IMPORTS FROM SINGAPORE OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD AND AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $28 MILLION OR 98 PER CENT). HOWEVER, IMPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF FROM TAIWAN INCREASED (BY $191 MILLION OR 58 PER CENT), AS DID IMPORTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT FROM SINGAPORE (BY $127 MILLION OR 250 PER CENT).
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA (BY $4 492 MILLION OR 153 PER CENT), U.S.A. (BY $534 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT), JAPAN (BY $278 MILLION OR 41 PER CENT), MACAU (BY $108 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (SOUTH KOREA) (BY $54 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT), ITALY (BY $53 MILLION OR 141 PER CENT), PHILIPPINES (BY $43 MILLION OR 22 PER CENT) AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (BY $37 MILLION OR 24 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECLINES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS TO INDONESIA (BY $207 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE (BY $115 MILLION OR 16 PER CENT).
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 $893 MILLION OR 210 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $674 MILLION OR 242 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $577 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT), AND TEXTILES (BY $520 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (BY $52 MILLION OR 19 PER CENT), PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $47 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT), AND FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS (NOT INCLUDING UNMILLED CEREALS) (BY $36 MILLION OR 71 PER CENT).
THE FEBRUARY 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 FEBRUARY 1985 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY MAY 1985 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $13 PER 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).
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