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AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN MAY 1987 WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1986, RANGING FROM 11 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 56 PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS. HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 45 PER CENT.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MAY 1987 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS" AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AROUND AUGUST 10 AT HK$2.5 PER COPY.
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TABLE 1: INCREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUP
COMPARING JAN-MAY 1987 WITH JAN-MAY 1986
COMPARING MAY 1987 WITH MAY 1986
COMMODITY GROUP
UNIT
VALUE
VALUE
VOLUME
VALUE
UNIT VALUE
VOLUME
%
%
%
%
%
X
CLOTHING
25
8
17
40
30
TEXTILE FABRICS
76
69
74
5
66
TEXTILE YARN AND
THREAD
54
48
36
6
29
TEXTILE MADE-UPS
AND RELATED
ARTICLES
13
4
9
1
7
RADIOS OF ALL
KINDS
37
38
13
10
ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS
3
-4
7
1
7
FOOTWEAR
14
3
11
19
16
METAL MANUFACTURES
30
1
29
27
1
25
METAL ORES AND
SCRAP
32
-3
36
66
66
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