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SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1985

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOME OF THE RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES ROSE IN APRIL 1985 COMPARED WITH APRIL 1984, AMONG WHICH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR BASE METALS, EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL; PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS, SILK FABRICS AS WELL AS FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FI BRES.

HOWEVER, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW COTTON; MAN-MADE FIBRES COTTON YARN AND THREAD LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS; CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC. EXCEPT GLASS; AND CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERI ALS DECREASED RATHER SIGNIFICANTLY.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 11 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN APRIL 1985.

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IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL THE COMMODITIES INCREASED OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE MORE NOTABLE ONES BEING OFFICE MACHINES, TEXTILE MACHINERY, CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC, MÉDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR APRIL AND FOR JANUARY-APRIL OF 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL THE END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN APRIL 1985 WHEN COMPARED WITH APRIL 1994, RANGING FROM THREE PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 108 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. HOWEVER, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF FUELS DECREASED BY 23 PER CENT.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE APRIL 1985 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON JULY 10, 1985 AT HK$2 PER COPY.

TABLE 1: CHANGES COMPARING APRIL 1985 WITH APRIL 1984

OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUP

COMMODITY GROUP

VALUE

%

UNIT VALUE

VOLUME

%

%

CLOTHING

TEXTILE FABRICS

-

12

7

17

-

19

4

-

16

TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD

-

40

4

-

42

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