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Imports of fuels increased by 6.1% in volume in December 1994 compared with December 1993.
As regards capital goods, the import volume increased by 9.0% in December 1994 over December 1993.
Notable increases were recorded in the import volume of electrical machinery and office machines. The import volume of transport equipment and textile machinery however declined.
Comparing December 1994 with December 1993, the import prices of most end-use categories increased: raw materials and semi-manufactures (+8.1%), foodstuffs (+5.8%), consumer goods (+4.8%) and capital goods (+3.0%). The import prices of fuels however decreased by 1.7%.
Details of the statistics are published in the December 1994 issue of the "Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers".
The report will be on sale around March 13 at $9 a copy at the Government Publications Centre on the ground floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway; or at the Publications Section of the Census and Statistics Department on the 19th floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai.
Enquiries regarding regular subscription to the report may be directed to the Information Services Department at French Mission Building, 1 Battery Path, Hong Kong (telephone 2842 8802) and enquiries on trade indices to the Census and Statistics Department (telephone 2582 4918).
End/Thursday, March 9, 1995