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Table 3 Imports from ten major suppliers
Major Supplier
Jan-May 1986
Jan-May 1985
Increase Percentage Increase
(BKD Mn. 1
(HKD Mn.)
(HKD Mr.)
(%)
China
28,028
21.166
6,862
32
Japan
21,179
23,067
-1,888
-8
U.S.A.
8,926
9.184
-258
-3
Taiwan
8,386
8.84
-461
-6
Singapore
4.336
4,843
-507
-10
U.K.
3.848
3,281
367
11
Republic of Korea
3,626
3,807
-180
-5
F.R. of Germany
2.964
2,636
348
13
Switzerland
1,985
1,278
707
55
Italy
1.573
1,370
208
15
Commodity division
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
Jan-May 1986 (HKD Mn. }
Jan-May 1985 (HKD Mn. }
Increase Percentage increase
HKD M.)
(%)
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and
related products
15,700
12,557
3.140
25
+
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
8,140
8,801
-661
Articles of apparel
and clothing
accessories
6,519
4.486
2,034
45
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods,
watches and clocks
6.011
4.842
1,168
24
24
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, games and sporting goods)
4,868
4,058
811
50
Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
4,464
5.869
1.4.
-24
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/Table 5