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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES DEING RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS; HOUSEHOLD TYPÉ ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES: WATCHES AS WELL AS CLOTHING.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED IN OCTOBER 1986 COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1985. THE MAJOR. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR: PLASTIC, MOULDING MATERIALS: SILK FABRICS AS WELL AS HAN-MADE. FIBRES, HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES.

IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 40 PER CENT IN VOLUME IN OCTOBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1985.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITIES IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY INCREASED IN OCTOBER 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1985, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING OFFICE MACHINES; TEXTILE MACHINERY AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN TEXTILE AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, ON THE OTHER HAND, A NOTABLE DECREASE IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY WAS RECORDED.

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

AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN OCTOBER 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1985, RANGING FROM 18 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO 310 PER CENT FOR FUELS,

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE OCTOBER 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AROUND JANUARY 10 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, ON 5-214375 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 3-444584.

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