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Imports of fuels decreased by 7.3% in volume in November 1996 compared with November 1995,
As regards capital goods, the volume of imports increased by 19% in November 1996 over November 1995.
Notable increases were recorded in the import volume of industrial machinery, other than electrical machinery and textile machinery; and office machinery. The import volume of construction machinery however decreased.
Comparing November 1996 with November 1995, import prices of fuels and consumer goods increased by 27% and 0.7% respectively.
On the other hand, import prices of raw materials and semi-manufactures; capital goods; and foodstuffs decreased by 5.7%, 3.3% and 1.3% respectively.
Details of the above statistics are published in the November 1996 issue of the Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers.
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