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HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN IRON AND STEEL (BY $43 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT); AS WELL AS ROAD VEHICLES, INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $35 MILLION OR 40 PER CENT).

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S. INCREASED BY 69 PER CENT IN VALUE. COMMODITIES WITH INCREASES INCLUDED CLOTHING (BY $403 MILLION OR 74 PER CENT) MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $204 MILLION OR 74 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS (BY $85 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ESSENTIAL OILS AND PERFUME MATERIALS, TOILET, POLISHING AND CLEANSING PREPARATIONS (BY $20 MILLION OR 80 PER CENT), AS WELL AS NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $8 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT).

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN WAS UP BY 33 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $69 MILLION OR 49 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TEXTILES (BY $26 MILLION OR 120 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $10 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT).

RE-EXPORTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ROSE BY 58 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN TEXTILES (BY $103 MILLION OR 94 PER CENT); AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $38 MILLION OR 88 PER CENT). THE INCREASE TO JAPAN WAS 14 PER CENT, WITH GROWTH IN CLOTHING (BY $54 MILLION OR 221 PER CENT), AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND A SPORTING GOODS (BY $22 MILLION OR 84 PER CENT). HOWEVER DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD VEHICLES (BY $2 MILLION OR 77 PER CENT).

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

THE JANUARY 1987 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS- SUMMARY+ WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND MARCH 20, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5.50 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN JANUARY 1987 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY APRIL AT $15 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 5-8234915.

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