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Notable increases were recorded in the import volume of construction machinery; and transport equipment. The import volume of industrial machinery (other than electrical machinery and textile machinery); and textile machinery however declined.
Comparing November 1995 with November 1994, the import prices of most of the end-use categories increased raw materials and semi-manufactures (+5.3%), foodstuffs (+3.7%), consumer goods (+2.4%), and capital goods (+0.9%).
On the other hand, the import price of fuels decreased by 6.3%.
Details of the above statistics are published in the November 1995 issue of the Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers.
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