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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

FEB

1997

FEB 97

OVER FEB 96

JAN-FEB

1997

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

JAN-FEB 97

OVER

JAN-FEB 96 (* CHANGE)

14,073

+ 11.1

30,195

3.5

9,821

+

1.8

21,991

-

0.3

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP

ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS

7,460

9.3

17,489

-

1.8

ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

6,407

6.0

16,542

+ 5.6

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

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

6,247

2.0

14,765

+ 3.5

OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA

PROCESSING MACHINES

6,312

+ 30.0

14,267

+ 26.5

FOOTWEAR

4,176

3.8

9,846

+ 5.0

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT

AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS,

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

4,303

1.2

9,360

2.7

NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES

3,377

6.6

6,951

+ 3.5

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND

EQUIPMENT, AND MACHINE PARTS

3,123

8.9

6,624

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6.5

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