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MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1982

MOST OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS INCREASED IN VOLUME TERMS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING SUGAR, SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD AND FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEA AND COFFEE DROPPED.

IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR FOOTWEAR AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. THESE INCREASES WERE, HOWEVER, OFFSET BY DECLINES IN THE IMPORT VOLUMES OF RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS AS WELL AS TEXTILE MADE-UPS.

IMPORTS OF FUELS ROSE BY 40 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECLINED. AMONG THEM LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS, YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES AS WELL AS WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE IMPORT VOLUMES OF YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES AS WELL AS CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS ROSE CONSIDERABLY.

MOST OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED CAPITAL GOODS DECLINED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND TEXTILE MACHINERY. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE, HOWEVER, 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

PERCENTAGE CHANGES COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1982

WITH SEPTEMBER 1981

FOODSTUFFS

CONSUMER GOODS

FUELS

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

CAPITAL GOODS

ALL COMMODITIES

RE-EXPORT VALUE

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

+ 31

+ 14

+14

6

5

-

11

+

7

5

+

2

9

4

13

+ 13

3

+ 12

+

6

1

9

THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORT VOLUME VARIED, RANGING FROM A 13 PER CENT DECREASE FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES TO A 14 PER CENT INCREASE FOR FOODSTUFFS.

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

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