FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1986
INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S.A. WERE RECORDED IN MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS, AS WELL AS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF) (BY $1 008 MILLION OR 42 PER CENT), CLOTHING (BY $826 MILLION OR 27 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS (BY $437 MILLION OR 56 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $171 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT), AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $73 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT).
INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN WERE RECORDED IN NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $315 MILLION OR 264 PER CENT), FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $124 MILLION OR 27 PER CENT) AS WELL AS COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES AND MANUFACTURES
HOWEVER, DECREASES THEREOF (BY $104 MILLION OR 195 PER CENT), WERE REGISTERED FOR VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (BY $67 MILLION OR 29 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TEXTILES (BY $45 MILLION OR SEVEN PER CENT).
DECREASES IN RE-EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $266 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT) AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $55 MILLION OR SEVEN PER CENT). RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF FELL (BY $565 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT), AS DID CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS
HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE (BY $116 MILLION OR 21 PER CENT). REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $165 MILLION OR 60 PER CENT), AND FOR RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN OF NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $194 MILLION OR 103 PER CENT).
THE DECEMBER 1985 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 DECEMBER 1985 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY MARCH 1986 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $13 PER COPY. ENQUIRIES ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS AND ON TRADE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO.: 5-214375) AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.: 5-444436), RESPECTIVELY.
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