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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

OCT 1996

OCT 96

OVER OCT 95

JAN-OCT

1996

JAN-OCT 96

OVER

JAN-OCT 95

(HKD Mn.)

CHANGE) (HKD Mn.)

(▼ CHANGE)

18,452

7.7

161,742

+

4.6

12,732

-

10.9

116,914

3.9

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

11,269

+ 1.1

106,986

-

2.3

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS)

10,178

4.5

91,181

4.3

ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

10,397

+ 13.7

87,628

7.6

OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA

PROCESSING MACHINES

7,646

+ 29.7

66,241

+ 18.5

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT

AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS,

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

5,758

+ 7.3

52,446

0.6

FOOTWEAR

4,639

7.2

47,313

7.9

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND

EQUIPMENT, AND MACHINE PARTS

2,937

+

5.0

37,400

+

5.7

NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES

FACTUR

3,724

$.5

35,689

3.2

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