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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1988

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

THE OCTOBER 1988 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY" WILL BE ON SALE AROUND DECEMBER 15 AT THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CENTRAL AT $9.50 PER COPY.

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TRADE" WITH

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1988

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TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY TEN MAJOR MARKETS

JAN-OCT

88

MAJOR MARKET

OCT 1988 (HKD MN.)

OCT 88 OVER OCT 87

(%)

OVER

JAN-OCT

1988 (HKD MN.)

JAN-OCT

87

(%)

U.S.A.

7,081

59,054

3

CHINA

3,636

+ 44

30,565

+ 37

F.R. OF GERMANY

1,155

1

13,095

+ 10

U.K.

1,483

+ 23

12,490

+ 22

JAPAN

1,248

+ 28

9,170

+ 17

CANADA

SINGAPORE

509

4,883

+

5

497

+ 38

4,209

+37

NETHERLANDS

405

+ 39

3,983

+ 26

FRANCE

337

2

3,433

+14

AUSTRALIA

380

+ 11

3.330

+ 12

LESS THAN 0.5 PER CENT

TABLE 2: