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Commodity items with considerable increases in import volume included passenger motor car; and radios, television sets, gramophones, records, tape recorders and amplifiers.

Decreases in the import volume were noted of watches and miscellaneous made-up articles of textile materials.

The import volume of raw materials and semi-manufactures increased by 19% in October 1994 compared with October 1993.

Significant increases in import volume were noted of man-made fibres; chemical elements and compounds; and wood, lumber and cork.

Imports of fuels increased markedly by 34% in volume in October 1994 compared with October 1993.

As regards capital goods, the import volume increased by 26% in October 1994 over October 1993.

Notable increases were recorded in the import volume of office machines; and scientific, medical, optical, measuring and controlling instruments and apparatus. The import volume of construction machinery and textile machinery declined.

Comparing October 1994 with October 1993, the import prices of most end-use categories increased: raw materials and semi-manufactures (+5.4%), consumer goods (+4.3%), foodstuffs (+4.0%) and capital goods (+2.8%). The import prices of fuels decreased by 7.9%.

Details of the above statistics are published in the October 1994 issue of the "Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers".

The report will be available on sale from Wednesday (January11) at $9 per copy at either the Government Publications Centre on the Ground Floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway; 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 at French Mission Building, 1 Battery Path, Hong Kong on tel 2842 8802 and enquiries on trade indices to the Census and Statistics Department on tel 2582 4918.