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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1985

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOME RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES FELL IN JULY 1985 COMPARED WITH JULY 1984, INCLUDING MAN-MADE FIBRES; THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AA AN ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS; LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS; WOVEN COTTON FABRICS; PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS AS WELL AS RAW COTTON.

INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR SILK FABRICS: WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK; WATCH AND CLOCK MOVEMENTS, CASES AND PARTS; BASE METALS, EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL; CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC., EXCEPT GLASS; FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES; COTTON YARN AND THREAD AS WELL AS CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 35 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS OVER THE SAME PERIOD.

IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOME COMMODITIES DECREASED IN JULY 1985 OVER JULY 1984, PARTICULARLY OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS INCREASED OVER THE SAME PERIOD.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORT> BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR JULY, AND FOR JANUARY-JULY 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 JULY 1985 WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1984, RANGING FROM 20 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 47 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 48 PER CENT.

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

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