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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1982

BREAKDOWN FIGURES FOR HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE FOR JANUARY-APRIL 1982

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TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FOR JANUARY TO APRIL 1982, VALUED AT 83 966 MILLION, SHOWED AN INCREASE OF NINE PER CENT AS COMPARED *ITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1981, ACCORDING TO FIGURES PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS ROSE BY 10 PER CENT TO $24 041 MILLION, IMPORTS BY EIGHT PER CENT TO $45 711 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS BY 11 PER CENT TO $14 214 MILLION,

DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT.

THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE TEN MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS WERE AS FOLLOWS -

INCREASE/

JAN.-APR. 1982 JAN.-APR. 1981

DECREASE

(HK$MN)

(HK$MN)

(HK$MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

U.S.A.

8 469

7 390

+1 079

+15

U.X.

2 113

2 102

11

+ 1

F.R. OF GERMANY

1 953

2 061

108

5

CHINA

1 237

731

506

+69

AUSTRALIA

878

695

183

+26

JAPAN

870

776

94

+12

CANADA

682

585

97

+17

SINGAPORE

586

513

73

+14

NETHERLANDS

531

479

52

+11

FRANCE

460

442

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DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE U.S. ROSE BY 15 PER CENT. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (BY $445 MILLION OR 120 PER CENT), CLOTHING (BY $286 MILLION CR 10 PER CENT), AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $238 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT). DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY $25 FILLION OR 12 PER CENT) AND OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $231 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT).

INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (BY $24 MILLION OR 24 PER CENT) AND TEXTILES (BY $16 MILLION OR 13 PER CENT). DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS, HOWEVER, DECLINED BY $35 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT.