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MONDAY, MAY 11,

1907

Table 3: Imports from ten major suppliers

Hajor supplier

Jan-Mar

1987

Jan-Mar 87

March

over

1987

Jan-Mar 86

Mar 07 over Mar 30

(HRD Mn.)

(%)

(HKD Mn)

China

.23.172

52

8,860

85

Japan

15,061

30

5,998

43

Taiwan

7,016

57

2,773

60

U.S.A.

6,880

29

2,487

51

Republic of Korea

3,494

82

1,365.

89

Singapore

3,080

12

1,174

64

U.K.

2,575

31

1,042

42

F.R. of Germany

2,149

30

823

40

Switzerland

1,390

26

551

47

Italy

1,339

51

616

63

Commodity division

Table 4: Imports by major commodity division

Mar 87

over

Jan-Mar

1987

Jan-Mar 87

over Jan-Mar 86

March 1987

(HKD Mn.)

(%)

(HKD Mn.)

Mar 86 (%)

Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and

related. products

11,829

46

4.897

63

Electrical machinery,

apparatus and appliances,

and electrical parts

thereof

7,100

68

2.804

68

Articles of apparel

and clothing

accessories

5,573

55

2.117

58

:

Photographic apparatus,

equipment and supplies,

optical goods,

watches and clocks

4,325

29

1,742

59

50

:

Telecommunications and

sound recording and

reproducing apparatus

and equipment

4.281

75

1.680

82

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles (mainly baby

carriages, toys, games and sporting goods 1

4.040

59

1.676

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