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FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1987

ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY $5 574 MILLION OR 78 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $3 081 MILLION OR 67 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TEXTILES (BY $2 923 MILLION OR 42 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS) AND THEIR WASTES (BY $269 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT) AS WELL AS IN NON-FERROUS METALS

BY $259 MILLION OR 44 PER CENT).

JAPAN REMAINED THE SECOND LARGEST SOURCE OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS IN 1986, THOUGH WITH A DECLINE OF 17 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS IN SUCH TRADE. DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ROAD VEHICLES, INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $2 333 MILLION OR 75 PER CENT); OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $971 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $812 MILLION OR 20 PER CENT). INCREASES WERE, HOWEVER, RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $309 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TEXTILES (BY $247 MILLION OR 18 PER CENT).

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS OF U.S.A. ORIGIN INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT IN 1986 WHEN INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $351 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD VEHICLES (BY $242 MILLION OR 96 PER CENT). BUT A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS BY $310 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT).

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS OF TAIWAN ORIGIN DECREASED BY 9 PER CENT. THE COMMODITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT DECREASES WERE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF

BY $626 MILLION OR 41 PER CENT) AS WELL AS NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $226 MILLION OR 72 PER CENT). HOWEVER, AN INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY $134 MILLION OR 3 PER CENT).

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ALSO DECREASED BY 2 PER CENT, PARTICULARLY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $491 MILLION OR 74 PER CENT) AS WELL AS NON-FERROUS METALS

BY $77 MILLION OR 41 PER CENT). BUT AN INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY $173 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT).

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, DECEMBER 1986+ WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $13.50 PER COPY. ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TEL. NO. 5-8234915.

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