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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1987

TABLE 4 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY

MAJOR COMMODITY

DIVISION.

THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS TO HONG KONG'S TEK MAJOR MARKETA SHOWN IN TABLE 5.

OR

78 PER

ARE

(BY $3,354

ARTICLES.

THE SAME PERIOD COMPARING THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1987 WITH

WERE REGISTERED FOR IN 1986, INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS IN VALUE TERMS

CLOTHING 49 PER CENT); TEXTILES (BY $3,495 MILLION OR

MANUFACTURED MILLION

MISCELLANEOUS CENT); INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND

CENT); AS

AS WELL $2,439 MILLION OR 79 PER

PARTS ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES

DECREASES HOWEVER, MILLION OR 59 PER CENT),

AND

SPORTING

GOODE (BY MACHINERY,

42.063

ELECTRICAL

(BY THEREOF

WERE RECORDED IN MILLION OR 72 COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD VEHICLES (BY $344 PER CENT); AS WELL AS COFFEE, TEA, THEREOF (BY $138 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT).

TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES

THE CHANGES

RE-EXPORTS IN

BY MAJOR

COMMODITY DIVISION.

DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY ARE AVAILABLE IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.

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COUNTRY

SUMMARY" *HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS THE MAY 1987 ISSUE OF THE

1987, AT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND JULY 20, PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5.50 PER COPY.

A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, "HONG KONG EXTERNAL RE-EXPORTS A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY AUGUST AT $15 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING

SUBSCRIPTIONS REGULAR

TRADE", WITH IN MAY 1987

TO THESE REPORTS BASKERVILLE

MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT HOUSE, HONG KONG ON 5-214375 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234915.

THE

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