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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED FOR ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $2,093 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT) AND ROAD VEHICLES (BY $1,307 MILLION OR 14 PER CENT).

TABLE 4 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS OF THE MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

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

COMPARING JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1989 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1988, NOTABLE INCREASES IN VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS WERE REGISTERED FOR MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (BY $13, 135 MILLION OR 51 PER CENT): CLOTHING (BY $11,905 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT); TEXTILES (BY $7,943 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT) AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $7,517 MILLION OR 43 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED FOR ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $1,225 MILLION OR 14 PER CENT) AND ROAD VEHICLES (BY $480 MILLION OR 12 PER CENT).

TABLE 6 ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

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OF THE MAJOR

DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY COUNTRY ARE PUBLISHED IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS. THE NOVEMBER 1989 ISSUE OF THE "HONG HONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY WILL BE ON SALE AROUND JANUARY 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 NOVEMBER 1989 WILL BE AVAILABLE AROUND JANUARY 20 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. 8428802) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS ΤΟ THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 8234915).

TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR MARKETS

JAN-NOV

89

MAJOR MARKET

NOV 1989

(HKD MN.)

NOV 89 OVER NOV 88

(%)

JAN-NOV

1989 (HKD MN. }

OVER JAN-NOV

88

(%)

USA

6,372

65.947

/CHINA

3,757