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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MANY CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY: FOOTWEAR ; WATCHES TOBACCO MANUFACTURES MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS AS WELL AS CLOTHING.

HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AS WELL AS HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOME RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES FELL IN SEPTEMBER 1985 COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1984, INCLUDING WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR; THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS: RAW COTTON; LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS AS WELL AS WOOL, LUMBER AND CORK.

INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR SILK FABRICS; SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES; FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES WATCH AND CLOCK MOVEMENTS, CASES AND PARTS; BASE METALS, EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES; MAN-MADE FIBRES DYE ING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS AS WELL AS FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 16 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN SEPTEMBER 1985 COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1984.

IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOME COMMODITIES DECREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1985 OVER SEPTEMBER 1984, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING OFFICE MACHINES, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY. INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR SEPTEMBER AND FOR JANUARY-SEPTEMBER OF 1985 AS COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIODS IN 1984 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL THE END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER 1985 WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1984. RANGING FROM SIX PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO 39 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS. HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 24 PER CENT.

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

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