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MONI....

NE 29, 1981

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN BELOW:-

CHANGES COMPARING APRIL 1981 WITH APRIL 1980

RE-EXPORT

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

RE-EXPORT

VALUE

UNIT VALUE

FOODSTUFFS

+103%

+12%

+81%

CONSUMER GOODS

+ 38%

+ 5%

+31%

FUELS

+ 25%

+45%

-149%

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

+ 49%

+12%

+33%

CAPITAL GOODS

+ 32%

+16%

+14%

ALL COMMODITIES

+ 45%

+10%

+32%

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FUELS, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF THE MAJOR END-USE CATEGORIES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES, RANGING FROM 14 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO 81 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS.

HONG KONG-SWISS TEXTILE PACT RENEWED

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THE CURRENT HONG KONG-SWITZERLAND TEXTILE AGREEMENT, DUE TO EXPIRE TOMORROW (JUNE 30) WAS TODAY RENEWED FOR A FURTHER YEAR.

THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE AGREEMENT, ORIGINALLY CONCLUDED IN JULY 1978, HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

IT PROVIDES FOR AN EXPORT AUTHORISATION COVERING SEVEN GARMENT CATEGORIES, AS WELL AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY HONG KONG SUPPLIES CERTAIN EXPORT LICENCE STATISTICS TO THE SWISS AUTHOR ITIES.

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