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COMPARING THE FIRST TEN MONTHS OF 1986 WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA DECREASED BY 17 PER CENT. ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $2 311 MILLION OR 52 PER CENT) ROAD VEHICLES,
· INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $1 896 MILLION OR 77 PER CENT); AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1 653 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY $1 068 MILLION OR 14 PER CENT) AND LEATHER, LEATHER MANUFACTURES AND DRESSED FURSKINS (BY $460 MILLION OR 142 PER CENT).
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S. INCREASED BY 50 PER CENT IN VALUE. COMMODITIES WITH INCREASES INCLUDED CLOTHING (BY $3 344 MILLION OR 110 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $1 341 MILLION OR 46 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS (BY $252 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (BY $59 MILLION OR 70 PER CENT); AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $58 MILLION OR 13 PER CENT).
THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN WAS UP BY 15 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN FISH, CRUSTACE ANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $207 MILLION OR 47 PER CENT) AS WELL AS IN NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $196 MILLION OR 50 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $324 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT).
RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN ROSE BY 33 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $668 MILLION OR 70 PER CENT), AS WELL AS DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS (BY $94 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT).
THE INCREASE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAS 53 PER CENT, WITH GROWTH IN TEXTILES (BY $531 MILLION OR 70 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $413 MILLION OR 99 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $82 MILLIÓN OR 41 PER CENT).
TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR
COMMODITY DIVISION.
THE OCTOBER 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+ WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND DECEMBER 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 OCTOBER 1986 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY JANUARY 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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