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THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND
SEMI-MANUFACTURES
BY 14 PER CENT IN MARCH 1988 COMPARED WITH MARCH 1987.
THE MAJOR
PLASTIC MOULDING
INCREASES WERE
AND CLAY
ROSE
REFRACTORY EXCEPT GLASS; AND TUBES, METALS,
RECORDED IN
VALVES CATHODE MICROCIRCUITS; AND BASE
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, BUILDING MATERIALS, AND 30 ON;
MATERIALS; THERMIONIC
DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL.
DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME THREAD; RAW COTTON; AND MAN-MADE FIBRES.
WERE NOTED FOR
COTTON
YARN AND
IMPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 16 PER CENT IN MARCH 1988 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1987.
VOLUME TERMS IN
INCREASED BY IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME
1987. THERE WERE SUBSTANTIAL 27 PER CENT IN MARCH 1988 OVER MARCH INCREASES IN INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN TEXTILE AND MACHINERY; ELECTRICAL MACHINERY; AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT. IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS RECORDED IN CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY.
ELECTRICAL A DECREASE
1988 AS CONSUMER GOOD9
IMPORT PRICES OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES ROSE IN MARCH COMPARED WITH MARCH 1987, RANGING FROM 3 PER CENT FOR TO 7 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL, GOODS.
OF RE-EXPORTS WITH MARCH 1987 ARE
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MARCH 1988 AS COMPARED SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
VOLUME
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT
OF ALL END-USE WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH CATEGORIES INCREASED IN MARCH 1988
1987, RANGING FROM 21 PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS TO 49 PER CENT FOR FUELS.
PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 5 PER CENT IN MARCH 1988 WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1987.
BY 3 THOSE OF CAPITAL GOODS ROSE
PER CENT. RE-EXPORT PRICES OF CENT, WHILE THOSE OF FOODSTUFFS CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 2 PER
OF FUELS ROSE BY 1 PER CENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS DROPPED BY 5 PER CENT.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MARCH 1988 "HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS" AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AROUND JUNE 14 AT $2.50 PER COPY.
ISSUR OF THE THE GOVERNMENT
BE ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION
FRENCH MISSION
BUILDING, HONG KONG
5-8428802) AND
TRADE
(TEL. NO.
ENQUIRIES ON INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.
5-8231918).
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