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MANY OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS INCREASED IN VOLUME IN JULY 1986 COMPARED WITH JULY 1985. SIGNIFICANT GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN SUGAR: SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS: LIVE POULTRY: MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS: VEGETABLES AS WELL AS FRUIT. HOWEVER, NOTABLE DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WEN REGISTERED FOR TEA AND COFFEE WHEAT AND FLOUR: RICE AS WELL AS CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MANY CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING WATCHES, CLOTHING, RAD IOS, TÉLEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS. HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR PASSENGER MOTOR CARS AS WELL AS HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES ROSE IN JULY 1986 COMPARED WITH JULY 1985. THE MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS; DYE ING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS WOVEN COTTON FABRICS LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES AS WELL AS PAPER AND PAPERBOARD. DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE MAINLY NOTED FOR SILK FABRICS; IRON AND STEEL AS WELL AS WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME IN JULY 1986 AS COMPARED WITH JULY 1985.

IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITIES DECREASED IN JULY 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1985, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AS WELL AS OFFICE MACHINES. INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE MAINLY RECORDED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND TEXTILE MACHINERY.

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

AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN JULY 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1985 RANGING FROM 16 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES TO 181 PER CENT FOR FUELS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS DECREASED BY 22 PER CENT.

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

ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL: 5-214375) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL: 5-444584).

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