THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1991
COMPARING JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1991 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1990, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM MOST MAJOR SUPPLIERS.
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, CHINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, BY 29%, 26%, 26%, 25%, 24% AND 19% RESPECTIVELY. THOSE FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE USA AND ITALY INCREASED BY 12%, 11% AND 5% RESPECTIVELY.
HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM SWITZERLAND DECREASED BY 5%.
TABLE 4 SHOWS THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS OF THE MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS.
COMPARING JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1991 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1990, CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $13,216 MILLION OR 25%); TEXTILES (BY $12,544 MILLION 20%); CLOTHING (BY $9,573 MILLION OR 22%); AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT $9,451 MILLION OR 24%).
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HOWEVER, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WERE REGISTERED OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (BY $747 MILLION OR 16%), AND CORK AND WOOD MANUFACTURES (BY $264 MILLION OR 8%).
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS TO MAJOR MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 5.
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COMPARING OCTOBER 1991 WITH OCTOBER 1990, THE VALUE OF RE- EXPORTS TO MOST MAJOR MARKETS INCREASED.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS ΤΟ CANADA, THE USA, FRANCE AND CHINA, BY 42%, 38%, 28% AND 25% RESPECTIVELY. THOSE TO TAIWAN, JAPAN, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA INCREASED BY 11%, 11%, 10%, 4% AND 4% RESPECTIVELY.
HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE DECREASED BY 2%.
COMPARING JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1991 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1990, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO MOST MAJOR MARKETS INCREASED.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS ΤΟ THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, FRANCE, CHINA, CANADA, THE USA, JAPAN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY 50%, 43%, 37%, 25%, 22%, 21% AND
20% RESPECTIVELY. THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN AND THE REPUBLIC
OF KOREA INCREASED BY 15% AND 13% RESPECTIVELY.
HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE DECREASED BY 6%.
TABLE 6 SHOWS THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS.
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