SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1988
DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY COUNTRY ARE PUBLISHED IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.
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1988
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DEPARTMENT
TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY TEN MAJOR MARKETS
JAN-OCT
88
MAJOR MARKET
OCT 1988 (HKD MN.)
OCT 88 OVER OCT 87
(%)
OVER
JAN-OCT
1988 (HKD MN.)
JAN-OCT
87
(%)
U.S.A.
7,081
59,054
3
CHINA
3,636
+ 44
30,565
+ 37
F.R. OF GERMANY
1,155
1
13,095
+ 10
U.K.
1,483
+ 23
12,490
+ 22
JAPAN
1,248
+ 28
9,170
+ 17
CANADA
SINGAPORE
509
4,883
+
5
497
+ 38
4,209
+37
NETHERLANDS
405
+ 39
3,983
+ 26
FRANCE
337
2
3,433
+14
AUSTRALIA
380
+ 11
3.330
+ 12
LESS THAN 0.5 PER CENT
TABLE 2: