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

Comparing February 1995 with February 1994, the import prices of all end-use categories increased raw materials and semi-manufactures (+7.9%), foodstuffs (+5.0%), consumer goods (+3.7%), fuels (+3.3%) and capital goods (+2.5%).

Details of the above statistics are published in the February 1995 issue of the "Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers".

The report will be available on sale around May 11 at HK$14 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 Publications (Sales) Office of the Information Services Department at 28th floor, Siu On Centre, 188 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Tel 2598 8194) and enquiries on trade indices to the Census and Statistics Department on 2582 4918.