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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1981

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JAN FEB 81 (HK$ MN)

JAN - FEB 80 (HK$ MN)

INCREASE HK$ MN)

MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASS IF IED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL (MAINLY TEXTILE PRODUCTS. DIAMONDS, IRON AND

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

STEEL, AND PAPER)

5 854

4384

+1 470

+34

MACHINERY AND

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

4 520

3 248

+1 271

+39

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

MAINLY WATCHES AND

OCKS, ARTICLES

APPAREL)

3 120

2 186

935

+43

D AND LIVE ANIMALS

FOR FOOD

2 058

1 622

436

+27

FUELS,

CANTS AND

TED MATERIALS

1 499

1 168

331

+28

EMICALS AND

LATED PRODUCTS

1 387

1 296

91

+7

SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA (BY 22 MILLION OR 252%), USA (BY $287 MILLION OR 78%), INDONESIA BY $280 MILLION OR 91%), SINGAPORE (BY $180 MILLION OR 59%), JAPAN (BY $97 MILLION OR 31%), NIGERIA

NIGERIA (BY $77 MILLION OR 80%), NORTH KOREA (BY $59 MILLION OR 288%), MACAU (BY $48 MILLION OR 37%), IRAQ (BY $47 MILLION OR 4155%) AND TAIWAN (BY $44 MILLION OR 14%). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECLINES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS TO THE F.R. OF GERMANY (BY $34 MILLION OR 30%) AND SWITZERLAND (BY $64 MILLION OR 48%).

MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING TEXTILES (BY $612 MILLION OR 150%), ROAD VEHICLES (BY $243 MILLION OR 214%) TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $201 MILLION OR 139%), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $188 MILLION OR 88%), AND CLOTHING (BY $161 MILLION OR 91%).

+THE HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS - SUMMARY+, A SUMMARY REPORT ON HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN FEBRUARY 1981, WILL SOON BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$3 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE MONTH'S IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY MAY AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$10 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG 5-214375.

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