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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1988

SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS PROCESSED

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN OIL FRUIT (BY $91 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT); AND VEGETABLE OILS AND FATS, AND WAXES OF ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE $2 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT).

ANIMAL AND ORIGIN (BY

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 JUNE 1988 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY" WILL BE ON SALE AROUND AUGUST 15 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

ENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $9.50 PER COPY.

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

TRADE" WITH IN JUNE 1988

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 TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234915).

TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY 10 MAJOR MARKETS

MAJOR MARKET

JUN 1988

(HKD MN.)

JUN 88 OVER JUN 87

(%)

JAN-JUN

1988

JAN-JUN 88

OVER JAN-JUN 87

(HKD MN.}

(X)

U.S.A.

6,121

4

31,698

1

CHINA

3,179

+ 39

15,999

+ 29

F.R. OF GERMANY

1.336

+ 13

7,436

+ 14

U.K.

1,307

+ 25

6,509

+ 20

JAPAN

865

+ 16

4,639

+14

CANADA

516

1

2,635

7

..INGAPORE

119

+ 39

2,303

+ 39

NETHERLANDS

408

+ 34

2,113

+ 17

FRANCE

382

+ 34

2,013

+ 23

AUSTRALIA

303

+ 17

1,791

+ 13

/TABLE 2: