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COMPARING THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF 1993 WITH THE SAME PERIOD 1992, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM ALL THE MAJOR SUPPLIERS INCREASED: MALAYSIA (+24%), SINGAPORE (+23%), ITALY (+21%), THE ITALY (+21%), THE (+16%), GERMANY (+15%), CHINA (+13%), JAPAN(+11%), THE (+10%), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (+9.8%) AND TAIWAN (+9.0%).

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THE VALUE OF IMPORTS IN THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF 1993 WAS $884,078 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 13% OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 1992.

TABLE 6 SHOWS THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS OF THE 10 MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

COMPARING THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF 1993 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS OF MOST MAJOR

1992, COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

(BY AND

MORE NOTABLE INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ROAD VEHICLES $20,234 MILLION OR 81%); ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $17,314 MILLION OR 22%); TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $13,862 MILLION OR 23%); FOOTWEAR (BY $8,787 MILLION OR 34%); CLOTHING (BY $8,621 MILLION OR 13%); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONSISTING OF MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $7,254 MILLION OR 12%).

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, A DECREASE IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WAS RECORDED FOR TEXTILES (BY $2,224 MILLION OR 2.6%).

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.

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SEPARATE ANALYSIS OF THE VOLUME AND PRICE MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR OCTOBER 1993 WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY JANUARY 1994.

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

THE OCTOBER 1993 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" WITH DETAILED ANALYSES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN OCTOBER 1993 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $68.50 A COPY AROUND DECEMBER 17.

THE REPORT CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, OR THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT

FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 842 8802) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. 582 4915).

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