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TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1978

THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:-

JAN.-MAR.

1977

(HK$ MN.)

JAN,-MAR.

1978

(HKO MN.)

INCREASE/

DECREASE

PERCENTAGE

(HK MN.)

CHANGE

JAPAN

2,445

2,905

+460

+18.8.

CHINA

1,829

2,136

+307

+16.8%

U.S.A.

1,469

1,617

+148

+10.1%

TAIWAN

799

822

+ 23

+ 2.89

SINGAPORE

636

716

80

+12.69

UNITED KINGDOM

493

573

+ 80

+16.3

SOUTH KOREA

372

416

+ 44

+11.7%

F.R. OF GERMANY

325

445

+119

+36.7%

SWITZERLAND AND

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LIECHENSTE IN

290

382

+ 98

+33.99%

AUSTRALIA

198

248

+ 50

+25.3%

THERE WAS AN ACTIVE DEMAND FOR IMPORTS FROM OUR 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS IN MARCH.

THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS FROM JAPAN COMPRISED MAINLY CONSUMER GOODS AND RAW MATERIALS.

SHARP INCREASES OCCURRED IN TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE- UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS (513 MILLION, +21.6 PER CENT) AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, OPTICAL GOODS AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (0354 MILLION, +40.3 PER CENT).

IN ADDITION IMPORTS OF LIVE ANIMALS (0272 MILLION, +19.2 PER CENT), VEGETABLES AND FRUITS (160 KILLION, +17.8 PER CENT), TEXTILE FABRICS (207 MILLION, +53.8 PER CENT) AND PETROLEUT. AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (159 MILLION, +85.4 PER CENT) FROM CHINA ALSO ADVANCED REMARKABLY.

THE FOLLOWING