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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1978

HONG KONG TRADE FOR JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1978

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HONG KONG'S TOTAL TRADE VALUE FOR THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS THIS YEAR STOOD AT $82,180 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 21 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF 1977, ACCORDING TO TRADE FIGURES RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.

IMPORTS ROSE BY 25 PER CENT TO $44,098 MILLION, EXPORTS BY 13 PER CENT TO $28,758 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS BY 32 PER CENT TO $9,324 MILLIÓN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS ARE AS FOLLOWS I-

JAN.-SEPT.77

(HK$ MN)

JAN.-SEPT.78 (HK$ MN)

INCREASE

(HK$ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

U.S.A.

10,035

11,060

+1,025

+10%

F.R. OF GERMANY

2,575

3,012

+

437

+17%

UNITED KINGDOM

2,100

2,636

536

+26%

JAPAN

1,002

1,223

+

221

+22%

AUSTRALIA

949

1,044

96

+10%

CANADA

870

911

40

+ 5%

SINGAPORE

645

750

105

+16%

THE NETHERLANDS

538

634

+

96

+18%

SWITZERLAND AND

LIECHTENSTEIN

419

494

76

+18%

NIGERIA

300

451

151

+50%

THE RISE IN EXPORTS TO U.S.A. WAS MAINLY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ($4,587 MILLION, +13 PER CENT), WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($532 MILLION, +51 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ($705 MILLION, +14 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECLINES WERE RECORDED IN EXPORTS OF RADIO RECEIVERS

($447 MILLION, -38 PER CENT) AND PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS

($913 MILLION, -3 PER CENT).

INCREASED EXPORTS TO F.R. OF GERMANY IS DUE TO THE RISE IN SHIPMENTS OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ($1,805 MILLION, +18 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($125 MILLION, +133 PER CENT).

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