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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1992
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OF
ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE VALUE RE-EXPORTS BY AIR WERE REGISTERED FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+52%); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (+56%); ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (+15%); AND CLOTHING (+16%).
HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (-10%); AND ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS AND PERFUME MATERIALS, TOILET, POLISHING AND CLEANSING PREPARATIONS (−27%); AND INORGANIC CHEMICALS (-38%).
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TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY AIR TO THE 10
COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION
MAJOR COUNTRY
OF DESTINATION
JAN JUN
1992 (HKD Mn · }
JAN
1991 (HKD Mn.)
JUN
INCREASE/ DECREASE
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
(HKD Mn.)
(%)
USA
10,884
10.363
521
5
SINGAPORE
3,487
2,638
849
32
JAPAN
3,163
3,158
GERMANY
2,566
3,690
1.124
30
UNITED KINGDOM
1,530
1,625
95
to
TAIWAN
1,413
1,305
108
+
NETHERLANDS
761
849
88
10
FRANCE
690
827
137
17
CANADA
652
678
26
I
SWITZERLAND
646
723
.77
11
Note : * denotes less than 0.5 %
/TABLE 2