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Table 3: Imports from ten major suppliers

Major Supplier

Jan Oct

1986

Jan-Oct '86

over

October

1986

Jan-Oct '85

Oct '86

over. Oct '85

12 DEC 1986

(HKD Mn.)

(%)

(HKD Mn.)

(%)

China

64,862

40

8,197

47

Japan

45,914

3

5,671

22

U.S.A.

19,254

5

2,811

63

Taiwan

18,993

10

2,475

51

Singapore

8,787

-6

911

11

Republic of Korea

8,713

26

1,139

110

U.K.

7,592

12

871

17

F.R. of Germany

6,545

20

766

38

Switzerland

4,463

57

600

56

Italy

3,612

24

448

26

Commodity division

Table 4: Imports by major commodity division

Jan-Oct '86

over

Jan-Oct

1986

October

1986

Jan-Oct 85

(HKD M.)

{ %)

(HKD Mn.}

:

Oct '88

over

Oct '05 ( % )

Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and

related products

34,105

28

4,006

41

Electrical machinery,

apparatus and appliances,

and electrical parts

thereof

18,950

17

2,327

46

Articles of apparel

and clothing

accessories

16,890

54

2,089

46

Photographic apparatus,

equipment and supplies,

optical goods,

watches and clocks

13,352

26

1,680

28

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles (mainly baby

carriages, toys, gamos and sporting goods)

11.861

32

1,602

66

Telecommunications and

sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment.

10,974.

7

1,585 /Table 51

87

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