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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1980

THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE MORE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTION :

MANUFACTURED

GOODS CLASSIFIED

CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL

JAN

SEPT 80 (HK$M)

JAN

-

SEPT 79 INCREASE

(HK$M)

(HKSM)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

(MAINLY TEXTILE

PRODUCTS,

DIAMONDS, IRON

AND STEEL, AND

PAPER)

23 786

19 089

+ 4 697

+ 25

MACHINERY AND

TRANSPORT

EQUIPMENT

17 942

13 433

+ 4 509

+ 34

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES

(MAINLY WATCHES

AND CLOCKS,

ARTICLES OF

APPAREL)

12 199

8 722

+ 3 477

+ 40

FOOD AND LIVE

ANIMALS

CHIEFLY FOR

FOOD

8 208

6 858

+ 1 350

+ 20

CHEMICALS AND

RELATED

PRODUCTS

5 987

4 842

+ 1 145

+ 24

MINERAL FUELS,

LUBRICANTS

AND RELATED

MATERIALS

5 953

3 588

+ 2 365

+ 66

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AS FOR RE-EXPORTS SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN THOSE TO CHINA (BY $2 120 MILLION OR 280%), INDONESIA (BY .748 MILLION C 629.), V.Š.A. (BY 593 MILLION OR 40%), SINGAPORE (Y 484 LION OF 37%), TAIWAN (BY $402 MILLION OR 31%), THE UK (BY $310 MILLION OF 157%), NIGERIA (EY $302 MILLION R U, 13E), MACA! (EY SC7- MILLION OR 67%), AND THE FEDERAL REP BLIC

$07- OF GERMANY BY $185 ILLION OR A ON T-E CTHER AND, A DECLINE WAS REGISTERED IN E-EXFORTS TO JA-AN (Y $355 MILLION 06 139..

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/MOST C MMOLI SILD