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TABLE 5 • IMPORTS FROM TEN MAIN SUPPLIERS

SUPPLIER

OCT

1996

OCT 96

OVER OCT 95

JAN-OCT

1996

(HKD Mn.)

( CHANGE)

(HKD Mr.

·)

JAN-OCT 96

OVER

JAN-OCT 95

( CHANGE)

CHINA

53,420

9.5

475,549

+ 5.9

JAPAN

18,568

2.1

171,764

7.4

TAIWAN

10,729

12.6

101,954

5.0

UNITED STATES

11,449

+ 12.7

101,170

6.5

SINGAPORE

6,649

0.9

67,763

+

5.0

SOUTH KOREA

6,130

3.6

61,157

J

0.5

MALAYSIA

2,877

+ 16.0

27,717

+ 17.6

GERMANY

2,681

+ 10.6

27,577

2.9

UNITED KINGDOM

3,124

+ 22.9

27,306

8.6

ITALY

2,895

+14.3 3

25,923

+ 15.9