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Table 9: Imports from ten major suppliers

Major Supplier

Jan-Aug 1986

(HKD Mn.)

Jan-Aug 1985 (HKD Mn.)

Increase

Fercentage Increase

(HKD Mn.)

(%)

China

49.263

35,687

13,576

38

Japan

35,501

36,110

-610

-2

U.S.A.

14.609

14,909

-300

-2

Taiwan

14,495

14.078

417

3

Singapore

6,950

7.580

-630

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Republic of Korea

6,595

5,791

804

14

U.K.

6,005

5,407

598

11

F.R. of Germany

5,106

4,360

746

17

Switzerland

3,366

2,148

1,218

57

Italy

2,805

2,291

514

Commodity division

Table 4: Imports by major commodity division

Jan-Aug 1986

Jan-Aug 1985

Increase

(HKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.) (HKD Mr..)

Percentage Increase (6)

Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and

related products

26,610

20,912

5,698

27

Electrical machinery,

apparatus and appliances,

and electrical parts

thereof

14,548

13,238

1,310

10

Articles of apparel

and clothing

accessories

11,855

7,701

4,154

54

Photographic apparatus,

equipment and supplies,

optical goods,

watches and clocks

10,249

8,225

2,024

25

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles (mainly baby

carriages, toys, games and sporting goods)

8,842

7,115

1,727

24

Telecommunications and

sound recording and

reproducing apparatus and equipment

7,972

8.571

-598

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Table 5: