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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1992

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OF

ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE VALUE RE-EXPORTS BY AIR WERE REGISTERED FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+52%); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (+56%); ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (+15%); AND CLOTHING (+16%).

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (-10%); AND ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS AND PERFUME MATERIALS, TOILET, POLISHING AND CLEANSING PREPARATIONS (−27%); AND INORGANIC CHEMICALS (-38%).

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JUNE 1992", NOW ON SALE AT $52 A COPY.

THE REPORT CAN BE BOUGHT AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST PLACE, CENTRAL, OR THE PUBLICATIONS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, ROAD, WAN CHAI.

PUBLICATIONS SALES OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND

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ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED то THE

CENSUS AND

STATISTICS ·

DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4915.

TABLE 1: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY AIR TO THE 10

COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION

MAJOR COUNTRY

OF DESTINATION

JAN JUN

1992 (HKD Mn · }

JAN

1991 (HKD Mn.)

JUN

INCREASE/ DECREASE

PERCENTAGE

CHANGE

(HKD Mn.)

(%)

USA

10,884

10.363

521

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SINGAPORE

3,487

2,638

849

32

JAPAN

3,163

3,158

GERMANY

2,566

3,690

1.124

30

UNITED KINGDOM

1,530

1,625

95

to

TAIWAN

1,413

1,305

108

+

NETHERLANDS

761

849

88

10

FRANCE

690

827

137

17

CANADA

652

678

26

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SWITZERLAND

646

723

.77

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Note : * denotes less than 0.5 %

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