Table 3: Imports from ten major suppliers
Major Supplier
Jan-Apr 1986 (HKD Mn.}
Jan-Apr 1985 (BKD Mn.)
(HKD Mn.)
Increase Percentage Increase (%)
China
21.457
16,599
4,857
29
Japan
16,557
18,13
-1.956
- 11
U.S.A.
7,176
7,386
-210
- 3
Taiwan
6,398
6,990
-592
-8
Singapore
3,548
3,740
-192
-5
U.K.
2,799
2,652
148
6
Republic of Korea
2,784
3,085
-302
-10
F.R. of Germany
2,305
2,098
207
10
Switzerland
1,521
1,002
519
52
Italy
1,226
1,103
122
11
Commodity division
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
Jan-Apr 1986 (HKD Mn.)
Jan-Apr 1985
(HKD Mn.)
(HKD Mn.)
Increase Percentage Increase ( % )
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made-up articles and
related products
11,837
9,896
1,941
20
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
6,133
7,263
-1,130
-16
Articles of apparel
and clothing
accessories
5,075
3,501
1,574
45
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods,
watches and clocks
4,762
3,754
1,008
27
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, games and sporting goods)
3,679
3,158
521
16
Telecommunications and
sound recording and
reproducing apparatus and equipment
3,464
4.945
-1,480
-30
/Table 51