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TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS
MAJOR SUPPLIER
JANUARY
1989
JANUARY
1988
INCREASE
(HKD MN.} (HKD MN.) (HKD MN.)
PERCENTAGE INCREASE
(%)
CHINA
14,948
10,933
+ 4,015
+ 37
JAPAN
7,006
5.476
+ 1,530
+ 28
TAIWAN
4,032
2,924
+ 1,108
+ 38
U.S.
A.
3.164
2,655
509
+19
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
2,036
1,648
387
+24
SINGAPORE
1,919
1,501
418
+ 28
F.R.
OR GERMANY
1,078
869
209
+ 24
U.K.
1,076
1,038
38
ITALY
686
481
205
+ 43
FRANCE
663
536
127
+ 24
TABLE 4: IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION
COMMODITY
JANUARY
1989 (HKD MN. }
JANUARY INCREASE
PERCENTAGE
1988
(HKD MN.) (HKD MN.)
INCREASE
(%)
TEXTILE YARN,
FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
5,056
3.951
+ 1,105
+ 28
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES.
AND ELECTRICAL PARTS
THEREOF
4,256
3,134
+ 1,121
+ 36
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES
3,194
2,451
743
+ 30
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
SOUND RECORDING AND
REPRODUCING APPARATUS
AND EQUIPMENT
2,961
1,861
+ 1,100
+ 59
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED