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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991

THE RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1991 ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

IN

IN VALUE TERMS, SOME $45,060 MILLION OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA

RELATED TO OUTWARD PROCESSING, QUARTER OF 1991 WERE SECOND REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 22% OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.

THE

EXPORTS

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF TOTAL TO CHINA FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING INCREASED BY 31% TO $29,967 MILLION.

ΤΟ CHINA FOR THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS

$19,587 OUTWARD PROCESSING GREW BY 10% TO $10,380 MILLION AND 45% TO MILLION RESPECTIVELY.

IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1991, 8OME $83,131 MILLION OF IMPORTS FROM OF CHINA WERE RELATED TO OUTWARD PROCESSING, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE 32% OVER 1990.

EXPORTS

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF TOTAL TO CHINA FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING INCREASED BY 27% TO $51,472 MILLION.

TO CHINA FOR THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS

$33,211 OUTWARD PROCESSING GREW BY 12% TO $18,261 MILLION AND 38% TO MILLION RESPECTIVELY.

PERIOD

THE ESTIMATES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE FIRST HALF OF 1991 THE

OVER THE SAME

IN 1990 ARE CHANGES CORRESPONDING SUMMARISED IN THE TABLE BELOW.

AND

TOTAL VALUE OF TRADE WITH CHINA AND ESTIMATED VALUE AND

PROPORTION OF TRADE OF OUTWARD PROCESSING NATURE,

2ND QUARTER AND THE FIRST HALF OF 1991

PERCENTAGE

CHANGE

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER

1ST HALF

1990

2ND

QTR. 1991

OVER 2ND QTR. 1990

1ST HALF

1991

(HKD MN.}

(%)

(HKD MN.}

(%)

TOTAL TRADE VALUE * :

IMPORTS FROM CHINA

71.670

+25.6

128,517

*

+25.1

TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA

52,158

+32.8

90,775

+28.5

DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA

13,653

+16.7

23,584

+14.0

RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA

38,506

+39.6

67,191

+34.5

ESTIMATED VALUE OF OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE :

IMPORTS FROM CHINA

45,060

+22.5

83,131

+32.0

TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA

29,967

+30.7

51,472

+27.1

DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA

10,380

+10.5

18,261

+11.7

19,587

+44.8

33,211

+37.5

/ESTIMATED PROPORTION