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TABLE 6 IMPORTS OF TEN PRINCIPAL COMMODITY DIVISIONS

COMMODITY DIVISION

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND

RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

MAR 1996

MAR 96 OVER MAR 95

JAN-MAR

1996

(HKD Ma.}

(CHANGE) (HKD Mn.}

JAN-MAR 96 OVER JAN-MAR 95 (* CHANGE)

16,574

+ 17.8

45,741

+ 15.9

11,350

1.8

33,400

+ 0.2

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS

10,361

- 14.7

28,165

7.2

ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

6,030

=

19.9

21,690

7.0

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES,

TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS)

7,258

6.9

21,517

4.6

OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA

PROCESSING MACHINES

6,237

+ 23.9

17,5.14

+ 29.0

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT

AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

5,092

3.9

14,716

+

1.6

FOOTWEAR

4,147

3.1

13,527

7.9

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND

EQUIPMENT, AND MACHINE PARTS

NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES

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4,495

+ 0.4

11,577

+ 11.5

3,822

12.5

10,540

1.0