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TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS

MAJOR SUPPLIER

JANUARY

1989

JANUARY

1988

INCREASE

(HKD MN.} (HKD MN.) (HKD MN.)

PERCENTAGE INCREASE

(%)

CHINA

14,948

10,933

+ 4,015

+ 37

JAPAN

7,006

5.476

+ 1,530

+ 28

TAIWAN

4,032

2,924

+ 1,108

+ 38

U.S.

A.

3.164

2,655

509

+19

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

2,036

1,648

387

+24

SINGAPORE

1,919

1,501

418

+ 28

F.R.

OR GERMANY

1,078

869

209

+ 24

U.K.

1,076

1,038

38

ITALY

686

481

205

+ 43

FRANCE

663

536

127

+ 24

TABLE 4: IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION

COMMODITY

JANUARY

1989 (HKD MN. }

JANUARY INCREASE

PERCENTAGE

1988

(HKD MN.) (HKD MN.)

INCREASE

(%)

TEXTILE YARN,

FABRICS,

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

5,056

3.951

+ 1,105

+ 28

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES.

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS

THEREOF

4,256

3,134

+ 1,121

+ 36

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

3,194

2,451

743

+ 30

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND

REPRODUCING APPARATUS

AND EQUIPMENT

2,961

1,861

+ 1,100

+ 59

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED