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COMPARING MARCH 1990 WITH MARCH 1989, THE IMPORT PRICES OF MOST CONSUMER GOODS END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED FUELS (+8 PER CENT);

(+1 PER (+5 PER CENT); FOODSTUFFS (+3 PER CENT); AND CAPITAL GOODS

THE IMPORT CENT).

PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MARCH 1990 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH SHOWN IN TABLE 3.

RE-EXPORTS 1989 ARE

SUBSTANTIALLY BY

THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED

GOODS 145 PER CENT, WHILE

AND CAPITAL THOSE OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 30 PER CENT AND 9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN MARCH 1990 AS

OF VOLUME

RAW COMPARED WITH

RE-EXPORT MARCH 1989. HOWEVER, THE

THAT OF MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 5 PER CENT AND FOODSTUFFS BY 14 PER CENT.

INCREASED IN PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES

FUELS MARCH 1989:

PER 1990 COMPARED WITH

(+12 MARCH

CENT); MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES CONSUMER GOODS (+4 PER CENT); RAW

FOODSTUFFS (+1 PER (+4 PER CENT); CAPITAL GOODS (+3 PER CENT) AND CENT).

FURTHER DETAILS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 1990 ISSUE "HONG

BE ON SALE KONG

NUMBERS" TRADE INDEX

WHICH WILL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, PLACE, CENTRAL, AROUND JUNE 14 AT $3 PER COPY.

OF THE AT THE CONNAUGHT

BE ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY

AT FRENCH MISSION DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT

ON AND ENQUIRIES

TRADE HONG KONG BUILDING,

(TEL. NO.: 842 8802)

823 4918). INDEXES TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.:

TABLE 1: CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY GROUP

COMPARING MAR 1990 WITH MAR 1989

COMPARING JAN-MAR 1990 WITH JAN-MAR 1989

COMMODITY GROUP

VALUE

UNIT VALUE

VOLUME

VALUE

UNIT VALUE

VOLUME

%%

%

%%

%%%

%

%

CLOTHING

7

1

6

– 1

2

-3

TEXTILE FABRICS

7

3

9

4

5

TEXTILE YARN AND

THREAD

4

-7

-7

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TEXTILE MADE-UPS

AND RELATED

ARTICLES

11

1

10

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4

-7

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