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TURSDAY,

SEPTEMBER 18, 1984

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

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES 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).

TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY TEN MAJOR MARKETS

MAJOR

JAN.-JULY

1984

MARKETS

($ MN)

JAN.-JULY

1983 ($ MN)

INCREASE ($ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

U.S.A.

34 109

21 970

+12 140

+ 55

U.K.

5 564

4 294

+ 1 271

+ 30

CHINA

5 460

2 998

+ 2 462

+ 82

F.R. OF GERMANY

5 438

4 077

+1 361

+ 33

JAPAN

2 795

1 925

870

+ 45

CANADA

2 516

1 888

628

+ 33

AUSTRAL FA

2 059

1 329

731

+ 55

SINGAPORE

1 554

1 176

378

+ 32

NETHERLANDS

1 323

1 052

271

+ 26

SWITZERLAND

1 122

874

248

+ 28

/TABLE 2 :