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FRIDAL, DEPTEMONA 12, 1900

Table 3 Imports from ten major suppliers

Major Supplier

Jan-Jul 1986

Jan-Jul 1985

Increase

Percentage Increase

(BKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.)

(HKD Mn.)

( % )

China

42,022

30,690

11,332

37

Japan

30,910

32,041

-1,131

-4

U.S.A.

12,618

13,034

-416

-3

Taiwan

12,457

12,463

-6

Singapore

6,099

6,582

-483

-7

Republic of Korea

5,670

5,230

440

8

U.K.

5,190

4,559

631

14

F. R. of Germany

4,377

3.773

604

16

Switzerland

2,954

1.878

1,076

57

Italy

2,334

1,902

433

23

Commodity division

* less than 0.5%

Table 4: Imports by major commodity division

Jan-Jul 1986 (HKD Mn.)

Jan-Jul 1985

Increase

Percentage Increase

(HKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.)

( % )

Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and

related products

23.161

18.176

4.985

27

Electrical machinery,

apparatus and appliances,

and electrical parts

thereof

12,386

11,730

657

Articles of apparel

and clothing

accessories

9,906

6,555

3,951

51

Photographic apparatus,

equipment and supplies,

optical goods,

watches and clocks

8,945

7.182

1,764

25

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles (mainly baby

carriages, toys, gamĖS and sporting goods)

7,477

6,099

1,378

23

Telecommunications and

sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment

6,745

7.714

-968

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Table 5: