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Table 2

Quantum Indices of retained imports of capital goods

(1981 = 100)

1989

1990

*

*

1987

1988

1989

Q1

Q2

Q3

04

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q1-Q3

All capital

136

158

155

149

172

160

137

154

167

166

162

goods

(27)

(17)

(-2)

(18)

(7)

(-9)

(-20)

(3)

(-3)

(4)

(1)

[12]

[-14]

[ 0]

Industrial

158

186

172

158

188

178

263

134

180

166

162

machinery

(18)

(18) (-8)

(3)

(4)

(-13)

(-22) (-15)

(-4)

(-7)

(-7)

for use in the

[4]

[-17]

[-9]

manufacturing

sector

Others#

129

151

(30) (17) (-1) (23)

150

147

167

155

130 159

163

166

163

(8)

(-8) (-19)

(8)

(-2)

(7)

(4)

[14]

[-13]

[2]

Notes

:

() Figures in round brackets represent quarterly percentage

changes over the same period in the preceding year.

[ ] Figures in square brackets represent half-yearly percentage

changes over the same period in the preceding year.

(*) Estimated using trade indices available up to August 1990.

(#) This series is not intended for release to the public.

For analytical purposes, a re-export margin of 15% has been assumed in deriving the retained imports figures in this table.

Source : Census & Statistics Department