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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1978

HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE 1977 PUBLISHED

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF HONG KONG'S TRADE PERFORMANCES LAST YEAR IN A PUBLICATION ENTITLED +HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1977+ WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE TODAY.

INTRODUCING THE PUBLICATION A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE ANNUAL REVIEW GIVES A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF PROMINENT CHANGES IN THE DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION OF HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1977 AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF TRADE BY MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS AND BY COMMODITY CATEGORIES.

+ THE PUBLICATION ALSO ANALYSES MOVEMENTS OF HONG KONG'S TRADE IN QUANTITY AND PRICE TERMS, INCLUDING TRADE INDEXES CLASSIFIED BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES AND BY MAJOR MARKETS, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THESE INDEX NUMBERS ILLUSTRATE THE PRICE TRENDS AND THE GROWTH IN VOLUME TERMS OF EXTERNAL TRADE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

+ IN ADDITION, A COMPARISON IS MADE OF HONG KONG'S EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN OVERSEAS MARKETS WITH OTHER MAIN SUPPLIERS,+ HE SAID.

HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE 1977 COMPRISES A BRIEF TEXT, EIGHT GRAPHS AND 26 APPENDICES ALONG WITH COMPARATIVE TRADE STATISTICS OF PERVIOUS YEARS.

COPIES OF THE REVIEW ARE OBTAINABLE AT $10 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.

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