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THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION ARE PRESENTED IN TABLE 2.
THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG'S TEN MAJOR SUPPLIERS ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE 3.
IMPORTS FROM CHINA INCREASED BY 38 PER CENT IN VALUE IN 1986 AS COMPARED WITH 1985. INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR CLOTHING (BY $6 024 MILLION OR 57 PER CENT) TEXTILES (BY $5 083 MILLION ÖR 40 PER CENT); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $2 285 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $525 MILLION OR 28 PER CENTI AS WELL AS TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS) AND THEIR WASTES (BY $475 MILLION OR 23 PER CENT).
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM JAPAN INCREASED BY 6 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1719 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT) PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $815 MILLION OR 13 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TEXTILES (BY $746 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ROAD VEHICLES, INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $1 756 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT); AS WELL AS OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $372 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT).
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN WAS UP BY 15 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY $1 856 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT) AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $294 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR IRON AND STEEL (BY $255 MILLION OR 40 PER CENT).
IMPORTS FROM THE U.S. WERE UP BY 6 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD VEHICLES BY $767 MILLION OR 91 PER CENT); AS WELL AS ARTIFICIAL RESINS, PLASTIC MATERIALS, CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $405 MILLION OR 51 PER CENT).
IMPORTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ROSE BY 32 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN TEXTILES (BY $935 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT) AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (BY $511 MILLION OR 104 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR IMPORTS FROM THE U.S. OF OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $370 MILLION OR 14 PER CENT).
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