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Table 3 Imports from ten major suppliers
:
Major Supplier
Jan-Jun 1986
Jan-Jun 1985
Increase Percentage
Increase
(HKD Mn.)
(HKD Mn.)
(HKD Mn. }
(%)
China
34,891
25,666
9,225
36
Japan
25,861
27,644
-1,784
-6
U.S.A.
10,746
11.585
-839
-7
Taiwan
10,411
10,664
-253
-2
Singapore
5,303
5,805
-502
-9
Republic of Korea
4,613
4,630
-18
U.K.
4,348
3,936
411
10
F.R. of Germany
3,643
3,176
467
15
Switzerland
2,424
1,549
875
57
Italy
1,912
1,623
290
18
Commodity division
* less than 0.5%
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
Jan-Jun 1986 (HKD Ma.)
Jan-Jun 1985 (HKD Mn.)
(HKD Mn. }
Increase Percentage Increase ( % )
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made-up articles and
related products
19,487
15,447
4,040
28
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
10,203
10,280
-76
-1
Articles of apparel
and clothing
accessories
8,163
5,425
2,738
50
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods,
watches and clocks
7,396
6,034
1.361
23
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, games and sporting goods)
6,108
5,066
1,043
21
Telecommunications and
sound recording and
reproducing apparatus and equipment
5.545
6,827
-1,282
-19
/TABLE 5 #