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IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 18 PER CENT IN VOLUME IN JUNE 1986 AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985.
IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITIES DECREASED IN JUNE 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT: OFFICE MACHINES; CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AS WELL AS OTHER INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY, INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR TEXTILE MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE- EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR JUNE 1986 AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN JUNE 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985, RANGING FROM 14 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES TO 217 PER CENT FOR FUELS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS DECREASED BY 27 PER CENT.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE JUNE 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+ AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON SEPTEMBER 10 AT HK$2.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL: 5-214375) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL: 5-444584).
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