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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MANY CONSUMER GOODS DECREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS; TOBACCO MANUFACTURES AS WELL AS CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.

HOWEVER, INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR WATCHES: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CLOTHING; FOOTWEAR AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES ROSE IN FEBRUARY 1986 COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1985, INCLUDING IRON AND STEEL PAPER AND PAPER BOARD WATCH AND CLOCK MOVEMENTS, CASES AND PARTS CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS; DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS; CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC...EXCEPT GLASS: SILK FABRICS FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES; MAN-MADÉ FIBRES; SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRIC FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE; WOVEN COTTON FABRICS, COTTON YARN AND THREAD; CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS: YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES AS WELL AS PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS,

DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR; THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS, RAW COTTON AS WELL AS FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES.

IMPORTS OF FUELS ROSE BY 140 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN FEBRUARY 1986 AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1985.

IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOME COMMODITIES DECREASED IN FEBRUARY 1986 OVER FEBRUARY 1985, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING OFFICE MACHINES; CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY TEXTILE MACHINERY INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. AN INCREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS RECORDED FOR TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR FEBRUARY 1986 AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF SOME END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN FEBRUARY 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1985, RANGING FROM 10 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES TO 93 PER CENT FOR FUELS. HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS AND CONSUMER GOODS DECREASED BY 32 PER CENT AND 16 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE FEBRUARY 1986 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+ AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON MAY 10 AT HK$2.50 PER COPY.

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