FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1986
Table 3: Imports from ten major suppliers
Major Supplier
Jan Oct
1986
Jan-Oct '86
over
October
1986
Jan-Oct '85
Oct '86
over. Oct '85
12 DEC 1986
(HKD Mn.)
(%)
(HKD Mn.)
(%)
China
64,862
40
8,197
47
Japan
45,914
3
5,671
22
U.S.A.
19,254
5
2,811
63
Taiwan
18,993
10
2,475
51
Singapore
8,787
-6
911
11
Republic of Korea
8,713
26
1,139
110
U.K.
7,592
12
871
17
F.R. of Germany
6,545
20
766
38
Switzerland
4,463
57
600
56
Italy
3,612
24
448
26
Commodity division
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
Jan-Oct '86
over
Jan-Oct
1986
October
1986
Jan-Oct 85
(HKD M.)
{ %)
(HKD Mn.}
:
Oct '88
over
Oct '05 ( % )
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and
related products
34,105
28
4,006
41
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
18,950
17
2,327
46
Articles of apparel
and clothing
accessories
16,890
54
2,089
46
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods,
watches and clocks
13,352
26
1,680
28
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, gamos and sporting goods)
11.861
32
1,602
66
Telecommunications and
sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment.
10,974.
7
1,585 /Table 51
87
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