FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1987
TABLE 4 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY
MAJOR COMMODITY
DIVISION.
THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS TO HONG KONG'S TEK MAJOR MARKETA SHOWN IN TABLE 5.
OR
78 PER
ARE
(BY $3,354
ARTICLES.
THE SAME PERIOD COMPARING THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1987 WITH
WERE REGISTERED FOR IN 1986, INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS IN VALUE TERMS
CLOTHING 49 PER CENT); TEXTILES (BY $3,495 MILLION OR
MANUFACTURED MILLION
MISCELLANEOUS CENT); INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND
CENT); AS
AS WELL $2,439 MILLION OR 79 PER
PARTS ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES
DECREASES HOWEVER, MILLION OR 59 PER CENT),
AND
SPORTING
GOODE (BY MACHINERY,
42.063
ELECTRICAL
(BY THEREOF
WERE RECORDED IN MILLION OR 72 COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD VEHICLES (BY $344 PER CENT); AS WELL AS COFFEE, TEA, THEREOF (BY $138 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT).
TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES
THE CHANGES
RE-EXPORTS IN
BY MAJOR
COMMODITY DIVISION.
DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY ARE AVAILABLE IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.
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SUMMARY" *HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS THE MAY 1987 ISSUE OF THE
1987, AT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND JULY 20, PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5.50 PER COPY.
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, "HONG KONG EXTERNAL RE-EXPORTS A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY AUGUST AT $15 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING
SUBSCRIPTIONS REGULAR
TRADE", WITH IN MAY 1987
TO THESE REPORTS BASKERVILLE
MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT HOUSE, HONG KONG ON 5-214375 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234915.
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