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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1989

COMPARING THE YEAR 1988 WITH THE YEAR 1987, MORE NOTABLE INCREASES IN IMPORTS IN VALUE TERMS WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $17,529 MILLION OR 50 PER CENT); TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $11,159 MILLION OR 51 PER CENT); ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $9,209 MILLION OR 84 PER CENT); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (BY $7,424 MILLION OR 35 PER

CENT).

CENT

IMPORTS OF TEXTILES INCREASED BY $5,653 MILLION OR 10 PER IN VALUE TERMS. HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD VEHICLES (BY #614 MILLION OR 18 PER CENT); AND RAW HIDES, SKINS AND FURSKINS (BY $251 MILLION OR 10 PER CENT).

TABLE 4 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY

DIVISION.

THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS TO HONG KONG'S 10 MAJOR MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 5.

COMPARING THE YEAR 1988 WITH THE YEAR 1987, MORE NOTABLE INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS IN VALUE TERMS WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $12,705 MILLION OR 80 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (BY $10,444 MILLION OR 58 PER CENT); TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $7,903 MILLION OR 66 PER CENT); AND CLOTHING (BY $6,418 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT).

OIL SEEDS EXPLOSIVES

RE-EXPORTS OF TEXTILES INCREASED BY $6,043 MILLION OR 21 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS. HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN AND OLEAGINOUS FRUIT (BY $107 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT); AND AND PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS (BY $34 MILLION OR 5 PER CENT).

TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION.

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

THE DECEMBER 1988 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY" WILL BE ON SALE AROUND FEBRUARY 15 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $9.50 PER COPY.

A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" WITH DETAILED ANALYSES ON IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN DECEMBER 1988 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN END-FEBRUARY AT $17.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION 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).

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