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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1987

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S. INCREASED BY 73 PER CENT IN VALUE. COMMODITIES WITH INCREASES INCLUDED CLOTHING (BY $763 MILLION OR 77 PER CENT) MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $413 MILLION OR 93 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $140 MILLION OR 212 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $12 MILLION OR 8 PER CENT) AS WELL AS ESSENTIAL OILS AND PERFUME MATERIALS, TOILET, POLISHING AND CLEANSING PREPARATIONS (BY $8 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT).

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN WAS UP BY 53 PER CENT. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $183 MILLION OR 75 PER CENT) AND TEXTILES (BY $45 MILLION OR 119 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR ESSENTIAL OILS AND PERFUME MATERIALS, TOILET, POLISHING AND CLEANSING PREPARATIONS (BY $7 MILLION OR 41 PER CENT).

RE-EXPORTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ROSE BY 67 PER CENT, WITH INCREASES IN TEXTILES (BY $199 MILLION OR 93 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $89 MILLION OR 91 PER CENT).

THE INCREASE TO JAPAN WAS 23 PER CENT, WITH GROWTH IN CLOTHING (BY $80 MILLION OR 134 PER CENT) AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $41 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA OF COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF (BY $3 MILLION OR 76 PER CENT).

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

THE FEBRUARY. 1987 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+ WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND APRIL 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 FEBRUARY 1987 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY MAY 1987 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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