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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1980
CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM THE TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS 1
-
JAN SEPT 80
JAN
(HK$M)
SEPT 79 (HK$M)
INCREASE (HK$M)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
JAPAN
18 166
13 873
+ 4 293
+ 31
CHINA
15 273
10 345
+ 4 928
+ 48
U.S.A.
9 854
7 482
+ 2 372
+ 32
TA IWAN
5 557
4 218
+ 1 339
+ 32
SINGAPORE
5 371
3 467
+ 1 904
+ 55
U.K.
3 876
3 192
684
+ 21
R. OF KOREA
2 666
1 807
859
+ 48
F.R. OF GERMANY
2 157
2 019
138
+
7
SWITZERLAND
2 055
1 845
210
+ 11
AUSTRALIA
1 212
1 133
79
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IN CONTRAST WITH DECLINING DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO JAPAN, LOCAL DEMAND FOR JAPANESE GOODS REMAINED STRONG. INCREASES WERE NOTED PARTICULARLY FOR ROAD VEHICLES (BY $747 MILLION OR 90%), TEXTILES (BY $541 MILLION OR 26%), IRON AND STEEL (BY $426 MILLION OR 49%), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $409 MILLION OR 35%), AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $366 MILLION OR 26%).
AS FOR IMPORTS FROM CHINA, INCREASES WERE RECORDED MAINLY IN PETROLEUM AND RELATED PRODUCTS (BY $784 MILLION OR 75%), CLOTHING (BY $782 MILLION OR 118%), TEXTILES (BY $691 MILLION OR 33%), LIVE ANIMALS CHIEFLY FOR FOOD (BY $232 MILLION OR 26%), AND MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS (BY $164 MILLION OR 42%).
INCREASES IN IMPORTS FROM THE U.S. WERE LARGELY OF OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $346 MILLION OR 51%), ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $301 MILLION OR 70%), TEXTILE FIBRES AND THEIR WASTES (BY $243 MILLION OR 40%), AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $146 MILLION OR 22%).
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE SUPPLY OF PETROLEUM AND RELATED PRODUCTS (BY $1 555 MILLION OR 79%) FROM SINGAPORE, AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $239 MILLION OR 51%), AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $139 MILLION OR 46%) FROM TAIWAN,
THE FOLLOWING
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