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Over the same period, decreases in the value of imports were recorded for textiles (by $3.1 billion or 3.9%); and non-metallic mineral manufactures (by $832 million or 3.2%).

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 July 1996 will be released in early October 1996.

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

The July 1996 issue of the Hong Kong External Trade with detailed analyses on the performance of Hong Kong's external trade in July 1996 will be on sale at $129 per copy around September 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, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Tel 2598 8194, and enquiries on trade statistics to the Census and Statistics Department, Tel 2582 4915.