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The principal markets were:

United States

EC

of which:

UK

FRG

China

Japan

Australia

IN CONFIDENCE

Other Commonwealth countries

37.5%

23.5%

(8.5%)

(8.4%)

4.6%

3.7%

3.3%

8.9%

2.6 Hong Kong's imports of goods in 1982 totalled HK$142,894

million (approx. £13,600 million). This was also a 3% decline in

real terms compared with 1981. The principal imports for 1982

were:

Raw Materials

Consumer Goods

Capital Goods

Food Stuffs

Fuels

The principal suppliers were:

39.6%

27.0%

14.0%

11.0%

7.8%

China

23.2%

Japan

22.1%

Commonwealth countries

16.3%

EC

12.0%

of which:

UK

United States

Singapore

Taiwan

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IN CONFIDENCE

(4.7%)

10.8%

7.1%

7.0%