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MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1981

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

MANUFACTURED

GOODS

CLASS IF IED

CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL

(MAINLY TEXTILE

INCREASE/

JAN

NOV 80 JAN - NOV 79 (HK$M)

(HK$M)

DECREASE (HK$M)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

PRODUCTS,

DIAMONDS, IRON

AND STEEL, AND

PAPER)

30 318

24 409

+ 5 909

+ 24

MACHINERY AND

TRANSPORT

EQUIPMENT

MISCELLANEOUS

22 442

16 908

+ 5 534

+ 33

MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES

(MAINLY

WATCHES AND

CLOCKS,

ARTICLES OF

APPAREL)

15 740

11 235

+ 4 505

+ 40

FOOD AND LIVE

ANIMALS

CHIEFLY FOR

FOOD

10 353

8 714

+ 1 639

+ 19

CHEMICALS AND

RELATED

PRODUCTS

7 251

6 107

+ 1 144

+ 19

MINERAL FUELS,

LUBRICANTS

AND RELATED

MATERIALS

7 157

4 466

+ 2 691

+ 60

SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA (BY 2 844 MILLION OR 254x), INDONESIA (BY $955 MILLION OR 63%), U.S.A. (BY $931 MILLION OR 514), SINGAPORE (BY $645 MILLION OR 40%), TAIWAN (BY -77 MILLION OR 30%), THE U.K. (BY 432 MILLION OR 141%), NIGERIA (BY 0419 MILLION OR 132%), MACAU (EY 310 MILLION OR 58%), AND THE F.. OF GERMANY (BY $186 MILLION OR 46%). ON THE OTHER HAND A DECLINE WAS REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN (BY 326 MILLION OF 14%),

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