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Over the same period, a decrease in the value of imports was recorded for road vehicles (by $357 million or 3.1%).

All the trade statistics described here are measured at current prices and no account has been taken of changes in prices between the periods of comparison.

A separate analysis of the volume and price movements of external trade for January 1996 will be released in early April 1996.

Detailed trade statistics analysed by commodity and by country/ territory are published in trade statistics reports.

The January 1996 issue of the "Hong Kong External Trade" with detailed analyses on the performance of Hong Kong's external trade in January 1996 will be on sale at $129 per copy around March 23.

The report can be purchased at either the Government Publications Centre, ground floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong or the Publications Unit of the Census and Statistics Department, 19th floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Enquiries regarding regular subscription to this report may be directed to the Publications (Sales) Office, 28th floor, Siu On Centre, 188 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Tel 2598 8194) and enquiries on trade statistics to the Census and Statistics Department (Tel 2582 4915).