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

A SEPARATE ANALYSIS OF THE PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE IN MARCH 1992 WILL BE RELEASED EARLY JUNE.

DETAILED TRADE STATISTICS ANALYSED BY COMMODITY AND BY COUNTRY ARE PUBLISHED IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.

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TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE 10 MAJOR MARKETS

MAJOR MARKET

MAR 1992

MAR 92 OVER MAR 91

JAN-MAR

1992

JAN-MAR 92 OVER JAN-MAR 91

(HKD MN.)

( % )

(HKD MN.)

(%)

UNITED STATES

4,086

+ 20

12,346

+

CHINA

4,656

+ 30

11,898

+ 16

GERMANY

1,004

24

3,424

30

JAPAN

1,081

+ 12

2,732

4

UNITED KINGDOM

825

I

2,651

—

1

14

SINGAPORE

849

+ 40

2,207

+

TAIWAN

645

+ 43

1,432

NETHERLANDS

356

17

1,203

14

CANADA

333

+ 25

1,201

+ 16

FRANCE

219

18

757

1

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