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DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY COUNTRY ARE PUBLISHED IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS. THE OCTOBER 1990 ISSUE THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" WITH DETAILED ANALYSES ON IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN OCTOBER 1990 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND DECEMBER 20 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AT $27 PER COPY.

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TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR MARKETS

MAJOR MARKET

OCT 1990

OCT 90 OVER OCT 89

JAN-OCT

1990

JAN-OCT 90

OVER JAN-OCT 89

(HKD MN.)

( % )

(HKD MN.)

(%)

USA

6,848

9

54,949

8

CHINA

4,575

+ 14

38,701

8

FR OF GERMANY

1,650

+ 37

13,911

+ 10

UK

1,374

+ 14

10,601

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12

JAPAN

1,289

+ 2

9,925

9

SINGAPORE

822

+ 54

6,225

+ 30

TAIWAN

516

+

5

4,689

+ 32

CANADA

447

-

19

4,465

-

16

NETHERLANDS

416

+ 18

4,003

AUSTRALIA

363

2,934

-

6

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