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FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1994

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

COMPARING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 1994 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1993. INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS OF MOST

PRINCIPAL COMMODITY DIVISIONS.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MORE NOTABLE INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $9.1 BILLION OR 36%); ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $4.6 BILLION OR 14%); TEXTILES (BY $3.5 BILLION OR 11%); NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES (BY $2.3 BILLION OR 23%); FOOTWEAR (BY $1.9 BILLION OR 15%); OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES (BY $1.5 BILLION OR 13%); AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $1.4 BILLION OR 9.4%).

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, A DECREASE IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WAS RECORDED FOR ROAD VEHICLES (BY $3.8 BILLION OR 21%).

ALL THE TRADE STATISTICS DESCRIRED 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 APRIL 1994 WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY JULY,

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

THE APRIL 1994 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" WITH DETAILED ANALYSES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN APRIL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $86 PER COPY FROM JUNE 22.

THE REPORT CAN BE PURCHASED EITHER AT (I) THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE,

CENTRAL, OR (11) THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

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ENQUIRIES REGARDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BR DIRECTED то

THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG ON TEL 842 8802 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS то THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS TRL 582 4915.

DEPARTMENT ON

TABLE 1: RE-EXPORTS TO THE TEN MAIN DESTINATIONS

DESTINATION

APR 1994

APR 94 OVER APR 93

JAN-APR

1994

JAN-APR 94

OVER JAN-APR 93

(HKD MN.) (% CHANGE)

(HKD MN.)

(HKD MN.) (X CHANGE}

CHINA

26,579

11.0

95,997

+ 16.8

UNITED STATES

15,812

+ 11.8

54.857

+ 13.9

/JAPAN