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PRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1985
DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN AIRBORNE RE-EXPORTS OF THERMIONIC, COLD CATHODE AND PHOTO-CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, PHOTOCELLS, TRANSISTORS AND PARTS TO TAIWAN (BY $219 MILLION OR 31 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE (BY $178 MILLION OR 46 PER CENT); WATCHES AND CLOCKS TO THE NETHERLANDS (BY $95 MILLION OR 94 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TEXTILES TO TAIWAN (BY $25 MILLION OR 76 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN AIRBORNE RE-EXPORTS OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF TO CHINA (BY $149 MILLION OR 146 PER CENT) AND THE U.S. (BY $5 MILLION OR 57 PER CENT) AND FISH TO TAIWAN (BY $57 MILLION OR 48 PER CENT).
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE JUNE ISSUE OF HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE' NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
TABLE 1. AIRBORNE DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR MARKETS
JAN-JUNE 1985 (SMN.)
JAN-JUNE 1984 (SMN.)
DECREASE(-)
($MN.)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
(%)
U.S.A.
7 751
9 107
-1 356
-15
F.R. OF GERMANY
1 057
1 485
428
-29
JAPAN
1 002
1 250
248
-20
UNITED KINGDOM
769
1 201
431
-36
CANADA
426
552
126
-23
NETHERLANDS
366
433
67
-15
SINGAPORE
333
400
66
-17
SWITZERLAND
306
411
105
-25
FRANCE
255
330
75
-23
AUSTRALIA
213
250
37
-15
/TABLE 21