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TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1986

HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN AIRBORNE RE-EXPORTS OF CLOTHING TO THE U.S. (BY $405 MILLION OR 58 PER CENT) AND JAPAN (BY $24 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TO CHINA (BY $134 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT) AND NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES TO THE U.S. (BY $120 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT).

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, DECEMBER 1985+ WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

TABLE 1: AIRBORNE DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR MARKETS

1985 ($ MN.)

1984 ($ MN.)

DECREASE (-)

($ MN.)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

(%)

U.S.A.

18 731

19 972

-1 241

- 6

F.R. OF GERMANY

2 471

3 101

630

-20

JAPAN

2 325

2 830

505

-18

UNITED KINGDOM

1 684

2 831

-1 147

-41

CANADA

1 123

1 215

-

92

В

NETHERLANDS

721

950

229

-24

SWITZERLAND

661

800

138

-17

SINGAPORE

648

747

99

-13

FRANCE

624

757

133

-18

AUSTRALIA

449

544

95

-17

TABLE 2: AIRBORNE IMPORTS FROM MAJOR SUPPLIERS

INCREASE

1985 ($ MN.)

1984 ($ MN.)

DECREASE

($ MN.)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

(%)

JAPAN

10 958

11 519

561

5

U.S.A.

9 500

10 707

-1 207

-11

UNITED KINGDOM

2 693

3 046

-

352

-12

/SWITZERLAND