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TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1994

MADE-UP

ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

1,280

-3.9

7,172

-11.9

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,

EQUIPMENT

AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

1,406

+10.7

7,164

-7.0

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND

RECORDING AND REPRODUCING

APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

1,078

-8.0

5,620

-16.3

MANUFACTURES OF METALS

389

+8.0

2,185

-1.4

PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS

347

-3.6

1,816

+3.5

MACHINERY SPECIALISED FOR

PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES

285

+8.1

1,605

-8.2

TABLE 5: IMPORTS FROM THE 10 MAIN SUPPLIERS

SUPPLIER

JUN 1994

JUN 94 OVER JUN 93

JAN-JUN

1994

JAN-JUN 94 OVER

(HKD MN.)

(% CHANGE)

(HKD MN.)

JAN-JUN 93 (% CHANGE)

CHINA

40,415

+25.0

208,640

+15.6

JAPAN

17,567

+12.5

90,949

+3.2

TAIWAN

9.316

+17.9

49,949

+10.9

UNITED STATES

9,548

+48.6

41,927

+7.5

SINGAPORE

5,930

+50.3

28,093

+26.0

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

5,190

+18.9

27,871

+16.0

GERMANY

2,359

+8.6

13,056

+6.6

UNITED KINGDOM

2,100

+25.7

11,575

+16.1

ITALY

1.918

+45.7

10,275

+29.7

MALAYSIA

1,698

+35.7

9,461

+26.5

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