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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1987

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (BY $59 MILLION OR 68 PER CENT); AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $51 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT).

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN WAS UP BY 21 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $395 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT) AS WELL AS IN NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $223 MILLION OR 51 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $328 MILLION OR 76 PER CENT).

RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN ROSE BY 35 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THERE OF (BY $793 MILLION OR 75 PER CENT), AS WELL AS DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS (BY $103 MILLION OR 53 PER CENT). THE INCREASE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAS 52 PER CENT, WITH GROWTH IN TEXTILES (BY $567 MILLION OR 64 PER CENT); AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $453 MILLION OR 96 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN OF NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $104 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT).

TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.

THE NOVEMBER 1986 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+ WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND JANUARY 20 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN NOVEMBER 1986 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY FEBRUARY 1987 AT $13.5 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG, ON 5-214375 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-444436.

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