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TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SUPPLIERS

MAJOR SUPPLIER

OCT 1988 (HKD MN. }

OCT 88 OVER OCT 87

(%)

JAN-OCT

1988 (HKD MN.}

JAN-OCT

88

OVER JAN-OCT

87

(%)

CHINA

JAPAN

14,819

+ 34

123,487

4 31

8,616

+ 32

74,324

+ 27

TAIWAN

3,933

+ 33

35,437

+ 31

U.S.A.

3.774

+ 29

34,031

+ 32

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

2,362

+ 61

20,919

+ 56

SINGAPORE

1,734

+ 24

15,096

+ 30

F.R. OF GERMANY

1,104

+ 19

10,564

+ 29

U.K.

1,047

10,506

+ 11

SWITZERLAND

828

+ 13

7,404

+ 27

ITALY

800

+ 44

6,522

+ 29

TABLE 4: IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION

COMMODITY

DIVISION

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

OCT 1988 (HKD MN.)

OCT 88 OVER OCT 87

(%)

JAN-OCT

1988 (HKD MN.)

JAN-OCT

88 OVER JAN-OCT

87

(%)

RELATED PRODUCTS

5,379

+ 3

50,520

+7

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF

4,829

+ 52

42,292

+ 50

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND