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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1989

HOWEVER,

DECREASES

WERE RECORDED FOR

AND MILLION

ARTIFICIAL RESINS PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $1,161 OR 10 PER CENT); AND RAW HIDES, SKINS AND FURSKINS (BY $179 MILLION OR 12 PER CENT).

TABLE 4 COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

THE ILLUSTRATES

CHANGES IN IMPORTS

OF THE

MAJOR

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

ARE

NOTABLE

IN 1988, JANUARY TO JULY 1989 WITH THE SAME PERIOD COMPARING

INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS WERE REGISTERED FOR MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (BY $7,067 MILLION OR 52 PER (BY CENT CLOTHING (BY

TEXTILES $6,739 MILLION OR 53 PER CENT); $5.846 MILLION

AND SOUND OR 32 PER CENT); AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MILLION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $5,399 OR 59 PER CENT),

HOWEVER, DECREASES

AND

WERE RECORDED FOR ARTIFICIAL RESINS PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $505 MILLION OR 24 9 PER CENT); AND RAW HIDES, SKINS AND FURSKINS (BY $136 MILLION OR PER CENT).

ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS

OF THE MAJOR

6 TABLE COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

COUNTRY

DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY ARE PUBLISHED IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS. THE JULY 1989 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY" WILL BE ON SALE AROUND SEPTEMBER 15, AT THE

PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GOVERNMENT BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AT $9.50 PER COPY.

GPO

WITH

A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE", DETAILED ANALYSES ON IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN JULY 1989 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN END-SEPTEMBER AT $17.50 PER COPY,

MAY MISSION

ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THESE REPORTS BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH

1 BATTERY PATH, BUILDING,

HONG KONG (TEL. NO.: 6-8428802) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS (TEL. NO.: 5-8234915).

DEPARTMENT

MAJOR MARKET

USA

CHINA

TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR MARKETS

JUL 1989

JUL 89 OVER JUL 88

JAN-JUL

1989

JAN-JUL 89 OVER JAN-JUL 88

(HKD MN.)

(HKD MN.)

( % )

7,046

38,307

1

3,870

+ 16

24,412

+ 26

/F.R. OF