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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1988

IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME 28 PER CENT IN JULY 1988 OVER JULY 1987.

INCREASED BY

MACHINERY;

AND IN TEXTILE

INCREASES IN CONSTRUCTION THERE WERE SUBSTANTIAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY OTHER THAN TEXTILE AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY; OFFICE MACHINES. A DECREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS RECORDED MACHINERY.

1988 AS IMPORT PRICES OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES ROSE IN JULY

FOR CONSUMER GOODS COMPARED WITH JULY 1987, RANGING FROM 4 PER CENT

OF FUELS TO 5 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. HOWEVER, PRICES OF IMPORTS DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME

COMPARED AS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR JULY 1988 SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

WITH

OF RE-EXPORTS 1987 JULY

ARE

VOLUME OF ALL END-USE AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT

1988 WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY CATEGORIES INCREASED IN

1987, RANGING FROM 2 PER CENT FOR FUELS TO 52 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS.

JULY

PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS INCREASED BY 5

IN JULY 1988 WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1987.

PER CENT

RE-EXPORT PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 4 PER CENT, WHILE THOSE OF FOODSTUFFS AND CONSUMER GOODS OF RE-EXPORTS OF BOTH ROSE BY 2 PER CENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, PRICES FUELS DROPPED BY 11 PER CENT.

1988 ISSUE OF THE FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE JULY

WILL BE ON

AT NUMBERS" WHICH

SALE

THE TRADE INDEX

GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT CENTRE,

PLACE, CENTRAL, AROUND OCTOBER 10 AT $2.50 PER COPY.

"HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

BE ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY

AT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

FRENCH MISSION ON TRADE INDEXES

DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION BUILDING, HONG KONG (TEL. 5-8428802) AND ENQUIRIES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234918).

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