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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1986

INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S. WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY $209 MILLION OR 62 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS AS WELL AS JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS' WARES, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS MATERIALS) (BY $42 MILLION OR 18 PER CENT) AS WELL AS ESSENTIAL OILS AND PERFUME MATERIALS TOILET, POLISHING AND CLEANSING PREPARATIONS (BY $24 MILLION OR 1 449 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (BY $10 MILLION OR 75 PER CENT) AS WELL AS CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS (BY $8 MILLION OR 37 PER CENT).

DECREASES IN RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS) AND THEIR WASTES (BY $93 MILLION OR 88 PER CENT); VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (BY $16 MILLION OR 53 PER CENT) AS WELL AS NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $13 MILLION OR 67 PER CENT). HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $33 MILLION OR 60 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (NOT INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES) (BY $24 MILLION OR 3 221 PER CENT).

INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $32 MILLION OR 29 PER CENT) AS WELL AS NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $20 MILLION OR 92 PER CENT). RE-EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE OF MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF AS WELL AS OFFICE AND STATIONERY SUPPLIES) INCREASED (BY $33 MILLION OR 312 PER CENT), AS DID COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF (BY $8 MILLION OR 40 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN OF OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $7 MILLION OR 69 PER CENT), AND FOR RE-EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $15 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT).

TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.

THE JANUARY 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS - SUMMARY+ WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND THE THIRD WEEK OF 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 JANUARY 1986 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY APRIL AT $13.5 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON REGULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS AND ON TRADE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL.: 5-214375) AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-444436).

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