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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1985

INCREASES WERE REGISTERED IN AIRBORNE IMPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS (BY $3 411 MILLION OR 33%), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $2 374 MILLION OR 93%), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $706 MILLION OR 67%), LEATHER, LEATHER MANUFACTURES, AND DRESSED FURSKINS (BY $569 MILLION OR 63%) AND NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $455 MILLION OR 13%).

IN CONTRAST, DECREASES WERE NOTED IN IMPORTS BY AIR OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD AND AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $237 MILLION OR 32%) AND CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS (BY $54 MILLION OR 9%).

GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN AIRBORNE IMPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS

FROM JAPAN (BY $1 262 MILLION OR 41%) AND THE U.S. (BY $989 MILLION OR 33%), AS WELL AS IN OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FROM THE U.S. (BY $1 266 MILLION OR 77%) AND JAPAN (BY $305 MILLION OR 73%).

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN AIRBORNE IMPORTS OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD AND AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES FROM THE U.S. (BY $201 MILLION OR 35% ), FROM FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (BY $29 MILLION OR 45%) AND FROM JAPAN (BY $21 MILLION OR 98%).

AS REGARDS AIRBORNE RE-EXPORTS, SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN VALUE WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS (BY $2 135 MILLION OR 62%) AND BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $371 MILLION OR 298%).

HOWEVER, AIRBORNE RE-EXPORTS OF METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP DECREASED (BY $62 MILLION OR 60%).

THE U.S. WAS THE LARGEST MARKET FOR HONG KONG'S AIRBORNE RE-EXPORTS, WITH A VALUE OF $3 630 MILLION (AN INCREASE OF $1 270 MILLION OR 54%). NOTABLE INCREASES WERE ALSO REGISTERED IN AIRBORNL RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN (BY $950 MILLION OR 54%), CHINA (BY $636 MILLION OR 78%), JAPAN (BY $446 MILLION OR 36%) AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (BY $322 MILLION OR 49%).

ON THE OTHER HAND, AIRBORNE RE-EXPORTS TO ISRAEL AND NETHERLANDS DECREASED CONSIDERABLY (BY $88 MILLION OR 39% $79 MILLION OR 34% RESPECTIVELY).

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE DECEMBER ISSUE OF HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+ NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE.

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