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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 1991

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IN

$135

HOWEVER, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS WERE RECO

THEREOF FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS MILLION OR 6%), AND METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $67 MILLION OR 16%).

ALL THE TRADE STATISTICS DESCRIBED HERE ARE MEASURED AT CURRENT BETWEEN PRICES AND NO ACCOUNT HAS BEEN TAKEN OF THE CHANGES IN PRICES

THE PRICE AND A SEPARATE ANALYSIS OF THE PERIODS OF COMPARISON.

RELEASED IN VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE IN JULY 1991 WILL BE EARLY OCTOBER 1991.

DETAILED STATISTICS ON TRADE VALUE BY COMMODITY AND BY ARE PUBLISHED IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.

AROUND

COUNTRY

EXTERNAL TRADE" WITH

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TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR MARKETS

NO.

MAJOR MARKET

JUL 1991

JUL 91 OVER JUL 90

JAN-JUL

1991

JAN-JUL 91 OVER JAN-JUL 90

(HKD MN.)

( % )

(HKD MN.)

USA

5,736

7

31,709

( % )

—

12

CHINA

4,982

+ 17

29,283

+ 14

F.R. OF GERMANY

1,887

9

11,560

+ 27

UK

1., 307

+

5

7,796

+ 15

JAPAN

1,007

3

6,494

4 3

SINGAPORE

798

+ 22

4,985

+ 28

TAIWAN

533

+ 23

3,526

+ 10

NETHERLANDS

485

2

3,164

+ 17

CANADA

537

2,682

13

FRANCE

333

+ 10

2,195

+ 10

/TABLE 2: