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TABLE 6 : IMPORTS OF TEN PRINCIPAL COMMODITY DIVISIONS

COMMODITY DIVISION

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL

PARTS THEREOF

MAY

1996

MAY 96

OVER

JAN-MAY

1996

MAY 95

JAN-MAY 96

OVER

JAN-MAY 95

(HKD Mn.)

( CHANGE) (HKD Mn.)

( CHANGE)

15,908

0.9

78,028

+ 12.1

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND

RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

10,939

3.5

56,756

2.6

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

12,590

5.8

53,368

4.1

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES,

TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS)

8,811

1.9

38,900

4.0

ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

8,224

7.0

37,575

+ 6.7

OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA

PROCESSING MACHINES

7,215

27.1

31,377

+ 23.1

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT

AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

5,073

8.8

25,256

+

FOOTWEAR

4,669

6.2

22,417

6.5

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND

EQUIPMENT, AND MACHINE PARTS

4,464

+

3.3

21,056

+ 9.5

NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES

3,663

7.8

17,757

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1.5

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* DENOTES LESS THAN 0.05%