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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1992

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TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE 10 MAJOR MARKETS

MAJOR MARKET

FEB 1992

FEB 92 OVER FEB 91

JAN-FEB

1992

JAN-FEB 92

OVER. JAN-FEB 91

(HKD MN.)

(%)

(HKD MN.)

{ %)

U.S.A.

4,689

+ 31

8,260

CHINA

3,946

+ 64

7,242

+ 9

F.R. OF GERMANY

1,264

24

2,420

33

U.K.

995

I

2

1,826

18

JAPAN

907

+ 26

1,651

1

SINGAPORE

737

+ 26

1,357

6

CANADA

482

+ 47

869

+ 13

NETHERLANDS

440

Ut

847

-

13

TAIWAN

419

5

787

—

21

FRANCE

274

538

12

*

DENOTES LESS THAN 0.5%

/TABLE 2