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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1983

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THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE TEN MAJOR MARKETS FOR HONG KONG'S AIRBORNE DOMESTIC EXPORTS:-

1982 (HK$ MN.)

1981 (HK$ MN*)

INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN.)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

U.S.A.

9 886

9 659

+227

2

FED. REP. OF GERMANY

1 957

2 003

- 46

- 2

JAPAN

1 427

1 367

+ 60

+

→

U.K.

1 278

1 394 -

-116

CANADA

786

666

+120

+18

SWITZERLAND

589

564

+ 25

+4

NETHERLANDS

521

442

+79

+18

SINGAPORE

516

379

+137

+36

FRANCE

433

537

-104

-19

AUSTRALIA

409

392

+ 17

+4

AIRBORNE IMPORTS FROM THE TEN MAJOR SUPPLIERS ARE GIVEN BELOW:-

INCREASE/

1982

1981

DECREASE

PERCENTAGE

(HK$ MN.) (HK$ MN.)

(HK$ MN.)

CHANGE

JAPAN

6 298

6 012

+286

5

U.S.A.

5 799

5 089

+710

+14

U.K.

2 104

1 507

+597

+ 40

SWITZERLAND

1 980

2 139

.-159

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TAIWAN

1 964

1 457

+507

+ 35

SINGAPORE

1 388

1 260

+128

+ 10

REP. OF KOREA

(S. KOREA)

1 196

1 295

99

8

BELGIUM AND

LUXEMBOURG

1 068

435

+633

+146

FED. REP. OF GERMANY

1 008

803

+205

+ 26

ITALY

1.000

791

+209

+ 26

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE DECEMBER 1982 ISSUED OF THE +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+,

ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT

PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

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