FRIDAY, JANUARY 8,
1993
IMPORT
VOLUME
ON THE OTHER
COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN INCLUDED PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; FOOTWEAR: AND CLOTHING. HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 22% IN OCTOBER 1992 AS COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991.
INCREASES SIGNIFICANT
IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR BASE METALS (OTHER THAN IRON AND STEEL); WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL WOVEN FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES.
HAIR; AND
COTTON PARTS.
AND
HOWEVER, DECREASES
YARN
WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF AND MOVEMENTS, CASES THREAD; AND WATCH AND CLOCK
IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 76% IN VOLUME IN OCTOBER 1992 COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991.
AS
AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 44% IN OCTOBER 1992 OVER OCTOBER 1991.
NOTABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT;
MACHINERY;
VOLUME INDUSTRIAL
OF
CONSTRUCTION
OTHER MACHINERY (OTHER THAN TEXTILE MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY); OFFICE MACHINES; AND TEXTILE MACHINERY.
THE IMPORT PRICES OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN OCTOBER 1992 OVER OCTOBER 1991: CAPITAL GOODS (+3%); CONSUMER GOODS (+3%); AND FUELS (+2%). HOWEVER, THE IMPORT PRICES OF RAW
AND FOODSTUFFS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES;
RESPECTIVELY.
DECREASED
BY
3%
MATERIALS AND 1%
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
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THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS AND CAPITAL GOODS SUBSTANTIALLY BY 62% AND 41% RESPECTIVELY IN OCTOBER 1992 AS WITH OCTOBER 1991.
INCREASED COMPARED
THAT OF FOODSTUFFS; CONSUMER GOODS; AND RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES REGISTERED INCREASES OF 3%, 30% AND 30% RESPECTIVELY.
FUELS,
OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS OF
AND 2%
2% GOODS AND CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 4%+ CAPITAL
RESPECTIVELY.
THE RE-EXPORT PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS AND AND FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 3% AND 2% RESPECTIVELY.
SEMI-MANUFACTURES;
DETAILS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 1992 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS"
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/THE REPORT