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Table 3 Imports from ten major suppliers
Major Supplier
Jan-Jul 1986
Jan-Jul 1985
Increase
Percentage Increase
(BKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.)
(HKD Mn.)
( % )
China
42,022
30,690
11,332
37
Japan
30,910
32,041
-1,131
-4
U.S.A.
12,618
13,034
-416
-3
Taiwan
12,457
12,463
-6
Singapore
6,099
6,582
-483
-7
Republic of Korea
5,670
5,230
440
8
U.K.
5,190
4,559
631
14
F. R. of Germany
4,377
3.773
604
16
Switzerland
2,954
1.878
1,076
57
Italy
2,334
1,902
433
23
Commodity division
* less than 0.5%
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
Jan-Jul 1986 (HKD Mn.)
Jan-Jul 1985
Increase
Percentage Increase
(HKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.)
( % )
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and
related products
23.161
18.176
4.985
27
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
12,386
11,730
657
Articles of apparel
and clothing
accessories
9,906
6,555
3,951
51
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods,
watches and clocks
8,945
7.182
1,764
25
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, gamĖS and sporting goods)
7,477
6,099
1,378
23
Telecommunications and
sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
6,745
7.714
-968
-13
Table 5: