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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1981

ONLY SOME MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS ROSE IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING LIVE POULTRY AND CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS (OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR). ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEA AND COFFEE, AS WELL AS SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD DROPPED.

IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR TOBACCO MANUFACTURES, TEXTILE HADE-UPS, AS WELL AS CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF PASSENGER MOTOR CARS DECLINED.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 28 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED. PURCHASES OF RAW COTTON, PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS, AS WELL AS DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY, WHEREAS DEMAND FOR YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES, AND MAN-MADE FIBRES FELL.

AS FOR CAPITAL GOODS, MAJOR INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND OFFICE MACHINES.

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

CHANGES COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1981 WITH SEPTEMBER 1980

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS

CONSUMER GOODS FUELS

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

CAPITAL GOODS

ALL COMMODITIES

RE-EXPORT VALUE

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE

60

+ 38

+16 INSIGNIFICANT

+ 38

+ 39

+212

+21

+158

44

+14

+ 26

8 + 38

+16

- 7

+ 27

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAPITAL GOODS, THE VOLUME OF WHICH DROPPED BY SEVEN PER CENT, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF THE MAJOR END-USE CATEGORIES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES, RANGING FROM 26 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES TO 158 PER CENT FOR FUELS.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE SEPTEMBER 1981 ISSUE OF +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, WHICH WILL SOON BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$2 PER COPY.

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