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TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS

MAJOR SUPPLIER

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1988

JUL 1988

(HKD MN.)

JUL 88 OVER JUL 87

(%)

JAN-JUL

1988

JAN-JUL 88

OVER

(HKD MN. }

JAN-JUL 87

(%)

CHINA

13,461

+ 33

80,155

+ 28

JAPAN

8,107

+ 22

49,547

+ 23

TAIWAN

3,699

+ 31

23,696

+ 31

U.S.A

4,249

+ 14

23,017

+ 34

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

2,243

+ 61

13,898

+ 49

SINGAPORE

1,686

+ 42

9,783

+ 26

U.K.

1,039

7,271

+ 12

F.R. OF GERMANY

1,080

+ 27

7,080

+ 27

SWITZERLAND

823

+ 25

5,287

+ 34

ITALY

737

+ 30

4,255

+ 26

TABLE 4: IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION

COMMODITY

DIVISION

JUL 1988

(HKD MN.)

JUL 88 OVER JUL 87

(%)

JAN-JUL

1988

JAN-JUL 88 OVER

JAN-JUL 87

(HKD MN.)

(%)

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

5,256

+8

34,581

+ 7

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS

THEREOF

4,753

+ 43

27,704

+ 46

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

2.765

+ 24

16,070

+ 13

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND