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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1993

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 1993 WAS $110,729 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 25% OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 1992.

COMPARING THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 1993 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1992, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO ALL THE MAJOR COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION: CHINA (+45%), SINGAPORE (+32%), THE UNITED KINGDOM (+29%), THE UNITED STATES (+18%), FRANCE (+16%), JAPAN (+15%), GERMANY (+14%), CANADA (+8.4%), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (+6.9%) AND TAIWAN (+3.9%).

TABLE 6 SHOWS THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS OF THE 10 MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

IN

MAJOR

COMPARING THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 1993 WITH THE SAME PERIOD 1992, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS OF ALL COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

(BY

AND

40%);

MORE NOTABLE INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ROAD VEHICLES $2,969 MILLION OR 155%); ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $2,545 MILLION OR FOOTWEAR (BY $2,136 MILLION OR 43%); TEXTILES (BY $1,791 MILLION OR 25%); TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $1,777 MILLION OR 27%); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONSISTING OF MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $1,465 MILLION OR 13%).

ALL THE TRADE STATISTICS 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 VOLUME AND PRICE MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR FEBRUARY 1993 WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY MAY.

DETAILED TRADE STATISTICS ANALYSED BY COMMODITY AND BY COUNTRY

ARE PUBLISHED IN TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.

THE FEBRUARY 1993 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" WITH DETAILED ANALYSES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN FEBRUARY 1993 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $68.5 A COPY AROUND APRIL 23.

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