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Table 3: Imports from ten major suppliers
Major Supplier
January 1987
(HKD Mn.)
January 1986 (HKD Mn.)
Increase
Person
Inc as
(HKD Mn.)
China
7,868
5,892
1,977
34
Japan
4,233
3,726
507
14
Taiwan
2,203
1,533
670
44
U.S.A.
1,767
1,553
214
14
Republic of Korea
1,052
630
423
67
Singapore
828
902
-73
-8
I
U.K.
745
584
161
28
F.R. of Germany
657
586
71
12
France
370
255
115
45
Italy
326
228
98
43
Commodity division
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
January
1987
January Increase Percentage
1986
Increase
(HKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.)
(%)
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made-up articles and
related products
3,442
2.874
568
20
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
2,037
1,313
724
Articles of apparel
and clothing
accessories
1,909
1,305
604
46
Telecommunications and
sound recording and
reproducing apparatus
and equipment
1,293
750
542
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, games
and sporting goods)
1,221
849
372
44
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods,
watches and clocks
1,173
1,095
78
/Table 51 Re-exports .....**