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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1992

HOWEVER,

DECREASES IN RE-EXPORT VALUE WERE RECORDED IN FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $660 MILLION OR 26%); AND NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $329 MILLION OR 28%).

JAPAN REMAINED THE SECOND LARGEST SOURCE OF HONG KONG'S RE- EXPORTS IN 1991. COMPARED WITH 1990, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF $14,935 MILLION OR 35% IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN JAPAN.

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN RE-EXPORT VALUE WERE REGISTERED IN PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $2,750 MILLION OR 55%); ROAD VEHICLES, INCLUDING AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (BY $2,066 MILLION OR 77%} AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1,719 MILLION OR 24%).

DECREASES IN RE-EXPORT VALUE WERE RECORDED IN FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS, NOT INCLUDING UNMILLED CEREALS, (BY $16 MILLION OR 16%); AND FURNITURE AND PARTS THEREOF (BY $7 MILLION OR 18%).

RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY BY $11,410 MILLION OR 38% IN VALUE TERMS IN 1991 OVER 1990, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF TEXTILES (BY $3,870 MILLION OR 35%); AND ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $1,772 MILLION OR 69%).

HOWEVER, A DECREASE IN RE-EXPORT VALUE WAS RECORDED IN CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS (BY $25 MILLION OR 21%).

RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN THE USA INCREASED BY $2,101 MILLION OR 9%. ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS WERE ALSO AMONGST THOSE COMMODITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASE (BY $934 MILLION OR 65%).

LOW.

TEXTILE FIBRES AND THEIR WASTES RECORDED A VERY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE ($451 MILLION) FROM THE PREVIOUS LEVEL WHICH WAS RATHER THE VALUE IN 1991 WAS ALMOST FOURTEEN TIMES THAT IN 1990.

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HOWEVER, A DECREASE IN RE-EXPORT VALUE WAS RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL THEREOF (BY $1,405 MILLION OR 26%).

RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA INCREASED BY $3,409 MILLION OR 29%, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF TEXTILE YARN (BY $1,418 MILLION OR 34%) AND ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $703 MILLION OR 154%).

HOWEVER, A

AND

DECREASE IN RE-EXPORT VALUE WAS RECORDED IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS EQUIPMENT (BY $216 MILLION OR 22%).

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