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TABLE 6: IMPORTS OF TEN PRINCIPAL COMMODITY DIVISIONS

COMMODITY DIVISION

DEC

1996

DEC 96

OVER DEC 95

JAN-DEC

1996

JAN-DEC 96

OVER

JAN-DEC 95

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL

PARTS THEREOF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND

RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

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

(HKD Mn.) ( CHANGE) (HKD Mn.) ( CHANGE)

16,784

+ 6.9

195,942

+ 5.4

12,115

3.9

141,033

3.4

9,993

3.8

127,730

2.1

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

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

8,379

+ 9.3

108,193

+

4.0

ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

9,117

7.5

105,419

7.7

OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA

PROCESSING MACHINES

7,598

+ 12.3

81,382

+18.4

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT

AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

5,113

0.1

62,745

**

FOOTWEAR

4,819

+ 2.7

56,734

+

7.6

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND

EQUIPMENT, AND MACHINE PARTS

3,381

3.0

43,919

4.7

NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES

3,737

+ 10.2

43,391

1.3

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* DENOTES LESS THAN 0.05%

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