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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1987

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR NOVEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.

AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORT PRICES OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES ROSE IN NOVEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985 RANGING FROM 3 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 11 PER CENT FOR CAPITÁL GOODS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT PRICES OF FUELS DROPPED BY 38 PER CENT.

INCREASED IN VOLUME IN

SIGNIFICANT GROWTH SUGAR: LIVE POULTRY

MANY OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS NOVEMBER 1986 COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985. WAS RECORDED IN FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS: AS WELL AS MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. HOWEVER,

HOWEVER, NOTABLE DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR TEA AND COFFEE: FRUIT AS WELL AS SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS CLOTHING WATCHES HOUSEHOLD-TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIAL. HOWEVER DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR TOBACCO MANUFACTURES AS WELL AS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED IN NOVEMBER 1986 COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985. THE MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS: THERMIONIC, CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRONIC MICROCIRCUITS BASE METALS, EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL AS WELL AS PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS. HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW COTTON.

IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 94 PER CENT IN VOLUME IN NOVEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITIES IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY INCREASED IN NOVEMBER 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985, THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING OFFICE MACHINES TEXTILE MACHINERY: TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN TEXTILE AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY. ON THE OTHER HAND, A 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 NOVEMBER 1986 AS COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED IN NOVEMBER 1986 WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1985, RANGING FROM 3 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO 321 PER CENT FOR FUELS.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE NOVEMBER 1986 ISSUE OF +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+ AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AROUND FEBRUARY 12 AT $2.5 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 5-444584.

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