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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MANY CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; TOBACCO MANUFACTURES: CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY; PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS. HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES ROSE IN 1985 COMPARED WITH 1984, INCLUDING WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR BASE METALS, EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL SILK FABRICS; WATCH AND CLOCK MOVEMENTS, CASES AND PARTS AS WELL AS SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE.
DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR MAN-MADE FIBRES; RAW COTTON; LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS AS WELL AS THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS.
IMPORTS OF FUELS FELL BY 6 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN 1985 AS COMPARED WITH 1984.
IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITIES INCREASED IN 1985 OVER 1984, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES REING INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY! TEXTILE MACHINERY; TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT; SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL OPTICAL,
MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY. HOWEVER, DECREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS NOTED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR DECEMBER AND THE WHOLE YEAR OF 1985 AS COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIODS IN 1984 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN 1985 WHEN COMPARED WITH 1984, RANGING FROM 19 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 34 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 19 PER CENT.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE DECEMBER 1985 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON MARCH 10, 1986 AT HK$2 PER COPY.
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