ON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1993
SIGNIFICANT
INCREASES
WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE- EXPORTS BY OCEAN FOR MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONSISTING OF MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $22,109 MILLION OR 35.0%), CLOTHING (BY $10,999 MILLION OR 22.9%) AND FOOTWEAR (BY $9,762 MILLION OR 41.9%) AS WELL AS IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS BY OCEAN FOR ROAD VEHICLES (BY $15,841 MILLION OR 108.9%) AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $9,951 MILLION OR 38.3%).
HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY OCEAN FOR OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES (BY $1,595 MILLION OR 27.1%), MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONSISTING OF MAINLY PRINTED MATTERS (BY MILLION OR 12.6%) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS (BY $1,143 MILLION OR 20.0%).
$1,449
COMPARING 1992 WITH 1991, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS BY AIR FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, ELECTRICAL PARTS (BY $9,046 MILLION OR 23.6%) AND OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES (BY $3,979 MILLION OR 35.4%).
ON EXPORTS BY AIR, INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR RE-EXPORTS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $3,376 MILLION OR 32.2%), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, ELECTRICAL PARTS (BY $3,254 MILLION OR 23.0%) AND CLOTHING (BY $3,073 MILLION OR 21.9%); AND DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES (BY $2,754 MILLION OR 25.0%) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, ELECTRICAL PARTS (BY $1,678 MILLION OR 18.0%).
HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY AIR FOR CLOTHING (BY $1,804 MILLION OR 7.6%) AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $1,525 MILLION OR 11.2%).
DETAILED STATISTICS OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE ANALYSED BY MODE OF TRANSPORT ARE PUBLISHED IN THE DECEMBER 1992 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" REPORT WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT $52 A COPY.
THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
DIRECTED TO BUILDING,
ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE REPORT MAY BE THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG (TEL 842 8802) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL 582 4915).
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