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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S. INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 38 PER CENT IN VALUE. COMMODITIES WITH INCREASES INCLUDED CLOTHING (BY $1 851 MILLION OR 89 PER CENT) MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $608 MILLION OR 34 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS (BY $144 MILLION OR 21 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $65 MILLION OR 22 PER CENT) AS WELL AS MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (BY $46 MILLION OR 72 PER CENT).
THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN WAS UP BY 6 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $126 MILLION OR 49 PER CENT); PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $108 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT) AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH WARES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS MATERIALS (BY $107 MILLION OR 82 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS) AND THEIR WASTES (BY $260 MILLION OR 79 PER CENT) AS WELL AS NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $249 MILLION OR 80 PER CENT).
RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN RECORDED A 28 PER CENT INCREASE. THERE WERE INCREASES IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $379 MILLION OR 57 PER CENT) AS WELL AS DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS (BY SE4 MILLION OR 53 PER CENT). OVERALL RE-EXPORTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 57 PER CENT.
1NCREASES WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY $443 MILLION OR 99 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $292 MILLION OR 98 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $79 MILLION OR 42 PER CENT) AND FOR RE-EXPORTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA OF COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF (BY $40 MILLION OR 72 PER CENT).
TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.
THE JULY 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+ WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE ON SEPTEMBER 20 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN JULY 1996 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY OCTOBER AT $13.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE. HONG KONG, ON 5-214375 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. ON 5-444436.
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