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TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SUPPLIERS
MAJOR SUPPLIER
JAN-AUG
1988
AUG 1988
(HKD MN.}
AUG 88 OVER AUG 87
(%)
JAN-AUG 88
OVER JAN-AUG 87
(HKD MN.)
(%)
CHINA
14,066
+ 35
94,221
+ 29
JAPAN
7,808
+ 40
57,355
+ 25
TAIWAN
3,959
+ 31
27,654
+ 31
U.S.A.
3,628
+ 38
26,646
+35
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
2,250
+ 76
16, 147
+ 52
SINGAPORE
1,742
+ 29
11,525
+27
U.K.
1,111
8
8,382
+ 11
F.R. OF GERMANY
1,144
+ 31
8,224
+ 28
SWITZERLAND
612
+ 22
5,899
+ 33
ITALY
775
+ 18
5,030
+ 25
TABLE 4: IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION
COMMODITY
DIVISION
TEXTILE YARN,
FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
AUG 1988
(HKD MN.)
AUG 88 OVER AUG 87
(%)
JAN-AUG
1988
(HKD MN.)
JAN-AUG 88
OVER JAN-AUG 87
(%)
5,315
+ 10
39,896
+ 8
RELATED PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,
AND ELECTRICAL PARTS
THEREOF
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES
4,808
+ 59
32.512
+ 48
3,002
+ 20
19,072
+ 14
/TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND