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TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1982

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IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXTILE MADE-UP ARTICLES AND HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FELL CONSIDERABLY.

IMPORTS OF FUELS FELL BY 23 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECLINED AMONG WHICH WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK, MAN-MADE FIBRES AS WELL AS WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS AND BASE METALS EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL ROSE CONSIDERABLY.

MOST OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED CAPITAL GOODS DECLINED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS AND TEXTILE MACHINERY AS WELL. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF OFFICE MACHINES.

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

CHANGES COMPARING MAY 1982 WITH MAY 1981

RE-EXPORT VALUE

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS

+14%

+18%

49%

CONSUMER GOODS

+ 7%

+ 7%

INSIGNIFICANT

FUELS

-36%

+ 3%

-37%

RAW MATERIALS, AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

+ 7%

+13%

5%

CAPITAL GOODS

+32%

+17%

+13%

ALL COMMODITIES

+10%

+11%

1%

THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORT VOLUME VARIED, RANGING FROM A 37 PER CENT DECREASE FOR FUELS TO A 13 PER CENT INCREASE FOR CAPITAL GOODS.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MAY 1982 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$2 PER COPY.

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