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HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM JAPAN DECREASED BY 10%.

COMPARING THE YEAR 1993 WITH THE YEAR 1992, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FROM ALL THE MAJOR SUPPLIERS INCREASED: MALAYSIA (+24%), SINGAPORE (+22%), ITALY (+21%), GERMANY (+14%), CHINA (+13%), THE UNITED STATES (+13%), THE UNITED KINGDOM (+12%), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(+9.2%), TAIWAN (+8.0%) AND JAPAN (+7.1%).

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THE VALUE OF IMPORTS IN THE YEAR 1993 WAS $1,072,597 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 12% OVER THE YEAR 1992.

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

COMPARING THE YEAR 1993 WITH THE YEAR 1992. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS OF MOST MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

MORE NOTABLE INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $20,922 MILLION OR 22%); AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $17,717 MILLION OR 23%).

MORE NOTABLE INCREASES WERE ALSO REGISTERED FOR ROAD VEHICLES (BY $16,813 MILLION OR 50%); CLOTHING (BY $11,247 MILLION OR 14%); FOOTWEAR (BY $9,978 MILLION OR 31%); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONSISTING OF MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $7,536 MILLION OR 10%).

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, A DECREASE IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WAS RECORDED FOR TEXTILES (BY $2,427 MILLION OR 2.4%).

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 VOLUME AND PRICE MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR DECEMBER 1993 WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY MARCH 1994.

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

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THE DECEMBER 1993 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE' WITH DETAILED ANALYSES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN DECEMBER AND THE WHOLE YEAR OF 1993 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $68.50 A COPY AROUND FEBRUARY 22.

THE REPORT CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES 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, FANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG (TEL 842 8802) AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL

582 4915).

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