SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1989
Г
VEGETABLE
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN CRUDE ANIMAL AND
ROAD MATERIALS TO TAIWAN (BY $98 MILLION OR 69 PER CENT) AND TO SINGAPORE RAW HIDES, $35 MILLION OR 56 PER CENT): TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN VEHICLES TO THE USA (BY $37 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT) AND SKINS AND FURSKINS TO CHINA (BY $7 MILLION OR 98 PER CENT).
FURTHER DETAILS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, JUNE 1989" NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE. GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AT $17.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES
MAY BE DIRECTED DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234915.
THE ΤΟ
CENSUS
AND
STATISTICS
TABLE 1: AIRBORNE DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR MARKETS
MAJOR MARKET
JAN-JUN 1989
[HKD MN.)
JAN-JUN 1988 (HKD MN.)
INCREASE
(HKD MN. }
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( % )
USA
11.738
11,019
718
7
JAPAN
3,228
2,509
719
29
F.R. OF GERMANY
2,664
2,396
268
+
11
UK
1,746
1,595
+
151
9
SINGAPORE
1,260
1.086
175
16
CANADA
866
714
151
+
21
SWITZERLAND
803
729
74
.10
NETHERLANDS
735
639
96
+
15
TAIWAN
732
602
+
130
+
22
FRANCE
703
629
74
12
TABLE 2: AIRBORNE IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS
MAJOR SUPPLIER
JAN-JUN 1989 {HKD MN.)
JAN-JUN 1988 (HKD MN.1
INCREASE
PERCENTAGE INCREASE
[HKD MN.}
JAPAN
11,757
10,543
+ 1,215
12
USA
10,803
7,953
+ 2,850
36
SWITZERLAND
3,665
3,294
371
11
/TAIWAN
2.571