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PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1992

1.575

- 11

12,136

8

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

1,412

1

11,302

+ 1

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND

RECORDING AND REPRODUCING

APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

1,044

1

18

8,251

19

MANUFACTURES OF METALS

403

3,201

4

PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS

278

2,302

4

MACHINERY SPECIALISED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES

269

+ 24

2,093

+ 31

TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM THE 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS

MAJOR SUPPLIER

AUG 1992

AUG 92 OVER AUG 91

JAN-AUG

1992

(HKD MN)

( % )

(HKD MN)

JAN-AUG 92 OVER JAN-AUG 91

(%)

CHINA

31,268

+ 19

224,564

+ 24

JAPAN

12,991

+ 24

103,970

+ 28

TAIWAN

7,147

+ 16

55,778

+ 18

UNITED STATES

6,309

+ 11

44.225

+ 14

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

3,256

+19

29,132

+ 27

SINGAPORE

2,858

+ 19

24,826

+ 20

GERMANY

1,767

+ 21

13,764

+ 29

UNITED KINGDOM

1,546

8

12,536

+ 14

ITALY

1,480

+ 46

9,504

+ 27

MALAYSIA

1,045

+ 25

8,193

+ 28

/TABLE 4