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COMMODITY

DIVISION

6

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989

TABLE 4: IMPORTS OF THE MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS

AUG 1989

(HKD MN.)

AUG 89 OVER AUG 88 (%)

JAN-AUG

1989

JAN-AUG 89 OVER JAN-AUG 88

(HKD MN.)

(%)

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

6,139

+ 16

48,323

+ 21

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS

THEREOF

4,781

1

1

38,093

+ 17

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

4,436

+ 48

27,321

+ 43

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND

REPRODUCING APPARATUS

AND EQUIPMENT

3,386

+ 10

25,757

+ 37

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY

CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS }

3.720

+ 30

23,591

+ 34

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES,

OPTICAL GOODS,

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

2.395

+ 12

19,382

+ 14

MAJOR MARKET

TABLE 5: RE-EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR MARKETS

AUG 1989

(HKD MN. }

AUG 89 OVER AUG 88 ( % )

JAN-AUG

1989

JAN-AUG 89 OVER

JAN-AUG 88

{HKD MN.}

(%)

CHINA

8,707

1

70.232

+ 26

U.S.A.

7.409

+ 60

44,375

+ 50

JAPAN

2,034

+ 28

14,269

+ 36

TAIWAN

1,355

10,907

+ 22

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