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MOST OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS INCREASED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS, LIVE POULTRY AND CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT VOLUMES OF RICE AS WELL AS TEA AND COFFEE DROPPED CONSIDERABLY.

IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS AS WELL AS PASSENGER MOTOR CARS. THE IMPORT VOLUMES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND TEXTILE MADE-UP ARTICLES ROSE CONSIDERABLY.

IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 9 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES

WOOD, DECLINED, AMONG THEM CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS; LUMBER AND CORK: YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES: WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR AS WELL AS MAN-MADE FIBRES DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF BASE METALS EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS; AND FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES 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; TEXTILE MACHINERY, AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY. 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 1-

PERCENTAGE CHANGES COMPARING

JAN.-JUNE 1982 WITH JAN.-JUNE 1981

RE-EXPORT VALUE

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS

21

+ 17

4

CONSUMER GOODS

6

9

2

FUELS

53

8

41

RAW MATERIALS, AND

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+ 14

7

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

CAPITAL GOODS

27

+ 20

5

ALL COMMODITIES

10

+ 13

ليا

3

THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORT VOLUME VARIED, RANGING FROM A

2 PER CENT DECREASE FOR CONSUMER GOODS TO A 41 PER CENT INCREASE FOR FUELS.

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