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Notable increases were recorded in the import volume of office machinery; and industrial machinery, other than textile machinery and electrical machinery. The import volume of transport equipment; and construction machinery however decreased.
Comparing July 1996 with July 1995, the import prices of fuels and consumer goods increased by 7.4% and 0.3% respectively.
On the other hand, the import prices of raw materials and semi-manufactures; capital goods; and foodstuffs decreased by 6.2%, 5.4% and 0.7% respectively.
Details of the above statistics are published in the July 1996 issue of the Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers.
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