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Table 3 Imports from ten major suppliers

Major Supplier

Jan-May 1986

Jan-May 1985

Increase Percentage Increase

(BKD Mn. 1

(HKD Mn.)

(HKD Mr.)

(%)

China

28,028

21.166

6,862

32

Japan

21,179

23,067

-1,888

-8

U.S.A.

8,926

9.184

-258

-3

Taiwan

8,386

8.84

-461

-6

Singapore

4.336

4,843

-507

-10

U.K.

3.848

3,281

367

11

Republic of Korea

3,626

3,807

-180

-5

F.R. of Germany

2.964

2,636

348

13

Switzerland

1,985

1,278

707

55

Italy

1.573

1,370

208

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Commodity division

Table 4: Imports by major commodity division

Jan-May 1986 (HKD Mn. }

Jan-May 1985 (HKD Mn. }

Increase Percentage increase

HKD M.)

(%)

Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and

related products

15,700

12,557

3.140

25

+

Electrical machinery,

apparatus and appliances,

and electrical parts

thereof

8,140

8,801

-661

Articles of apparel

and clothing

accessories

6,519

4.486

2,034

45

Photographic apparatus,

equipment and supplies,

optical goods,

watches and clocks

6.011

4.842

1,168

24

24

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles (mainly baby

carriages, toys, games and sporting goods)

4,868

4,058

811

50

Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment

4,464

5.869

1.4.

-24

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