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Table 3 Imports from ten major suppliers

Major Supplier

Jan-Dec. 1986

Jan-Dec '88

over

December 1986

Dec '86

over

Jan-Dec '85

Dec '85

(HKD Mn.)

( % )

(HKD Mn.)

( % )

China

81.633

38

8,746

31

Japan

56,398

6

5,637

25

Taiwan

23,977

15

2,592

40

U.S.A.

23,198

6

1,935

11

Republic of Korea

10,970

32

1,239

78

Singapore

10,882

-4

947

-19

U.K.

9,347

11

852

-1

F.R. of Germany

8,041

21

708

12

Switzerland

5,543

52

518

32

Italy

4,413

23

378

4

Commodity division

Table 4: Imports by major commodity division

Dec '86

Jan-Dec

1986

Jan-Dec '86

over

December 1986

Jan-Dec '85

over Dec '85

(HKD Mn.)

(%)

(HKD Mn.)

( % )

Textile yarn, fabrics,

made-up articles and

related products

42,585

27

4,423

17

Electrical machinery,

apparatus and appliances,

and electrical parts

thereof

23,642

24

2,482

73

Articles of apparel

and clothing

accessories

19,701

51

1,970

40

Photographic apparatus,

equipment and supplies,

optical goods,

watches and clocks

16,360

23

1,482

11

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles (mainly baby

carriages, toys, games and sporting goods)

14,714

32

1.485

34

Telecommunications and

sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment

13,870

14

1,548

55

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