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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1984

THE JUNE 1984 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS - SUMMARY+ WILL BE ON SALE LATER THIS MONTH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$5 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN JUNE 1984 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$12 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-214375). ENQUIRIES CONCERNING TRADE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. 5-444436).

FOLLOWING ARE STATISTICAL TABLES:

TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY TEN MAJOR MARKETS

MAJOR MARKETS

JAN. -JUNE

1984 ($ MN.)

JAN.-JUNE

1983 ($ MN.)

INCREASE ($ MN.)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

(%)

U.S.A.

27 927

17 465

+10 462

+ 60

U.K.

4 633

3 469

✦ 1 164

+ 34

CHINA

4 533

2 497

+ 2 036

+ 82

F.R. OF GERMANY

4 468

3 302

+1 166

+ 35

JAPAN

2 308

1 590

718

+ 45

CANADA

2 039

1 512

526

+ 35

AUSTRALIA

1 731

1 086

645

+ 59

SINGAPORE

1 324

988

337

+ 34

NETHERLANDS

1 088

867

221

26

SWITZERLAND

973

746

227

+ 30

/TABLE 2: