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COMPARING MARCH 1990 WITH MARCH 1989, THE IMPORT PRICES OF MOST CONSUMER GOODS END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED FUELS (+8 PER CENT);
(+1 PER (+5 PER CENT); FOODSTUFFS (+3 PER CENT); AND CAPITAL GOODS
THE IMPORT CENT).
PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MARCH 1990 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
RE-EXPORTS 1989 ARE
SUBSTANTIALLY BY
THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED
GOODS 145 PER CENT, WHILE
AND CAPITAL THOSE OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 30 PER CENT AND 9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN MARCH 1990 AS
OF VOLUME
RAW COMPARED WITH
RE-EXPORT MARCH 1989. HOWEVER, THE
THAT OF MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 5 PER CENT AND FOODSTUFFS BY 14 PER CENT.
INCREASED IN PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES
FUELS MARCH 1989:
PER 1990 COMPARED WITH
(+12 MARCH
CENT); MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES CONSUMER GOODS (+4 PER CENT); RAW
FOODSTUFFS (+1 PER (+4 PER CENT); CAPITAL GOODS (+3 PER CENT) AND CENT).
FURTHER DETAILS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 1990 ISSUE "HONG
BE ON SALE KONG
NUMBERS" TRADE INDEX
WHICH WILL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, PLACE, CENTRAL, AROUND JUNE 14 AT $3 PER COPY.
OF THE AT THE CONNAUGHT
BE ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY
AT FRENCH MISSION DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ON AND ENQUIRIES
TRADE HONG KONG BUILDING,
(TEL. NO.: 842 8802)
823 4918). INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.:
TABLE 1: CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY GROUP
COMPARING MAR 1990 WITH MAR 1989
COMPARING JAN-MAR 1990 WITH JAN-MAR 1989
COMMODITY GROUP
VALUE
UNIT VALUE
VOLUME
VALUE
UNIT VALUE
VOLUME
%%
%
%%
%%%
%
%
CLOTHING
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1
6
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2
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TEXTILE FABRICS
7
3
9
4
5
TEXTILE YARN AND
THREAD
4
-7
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TEXTILE MADE-UPS
AND RELATED
ARTICLES
11
1
10
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4
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