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COMPARING THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 1988 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987, INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS IN VALUE TERMS WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1,548 MILLION OR 85 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (BY $1,305 MILLION OR 74 PER CENT); CLOTHING (BY $894 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT); AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $869 MILLION OR 70 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUIT (BY $22 MILLION OR 29 PER CENT); AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS (BY $6 MILLION OR 6 PER CENT).

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

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

THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY" WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND APRIL PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $9.50 PER COPY.

15, AT THE GOVERNMENT

A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, "HONG KONG EXTERNAL A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS 1988 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY MAY AT $17.50 PER COPY.-

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TRADE" WITH IN FEBRUARY

ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG (TEL. 5-8428802) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS то THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234915).

TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY 10 MAJOR MARKETS

MAJOR MARKET

(HKD MN.)

JAN-FEB JAN-FEB 88

1988

OVER JAN-FEB 87

(X)

FEB 1988

FER 88 OVER FEB 87

(HKD MN.)

(8)

++

USA

10,152

+ 13

4,557

+ 25

CHINA

4.190

+ 26

1,711

+ 7

FR OF GERMANY

2,808

+ 36

1,254

+ 46

UK

2,039

+ 43

981

+ 84

JAPAN

1,320

+ 26

570

+ 43

CANADA

939

+ 25

426

+ 46

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