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i.
HONG KONG'S EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES
£'Million
COMMODITY
1959
1969
Clothing
51
266
KATAAN
Textile yarns, fabrics made up
articles and related products
rticles
36
105
Tonal Exp Dar
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles n.e.s.
20
181
Manufactures of metal n.e.s.
8
22
1 /
Footwear
7
21
:
Non-metallic mineral manufacturers
n.e.s.
4
48
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances
•
81
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and optical goods, watches
ii and clocks
TOTAL ALL EXPORTS (fob)
205
+
23
907
Source:
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong
HONG KONG: ESTIMATED BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 1969
£'Million
US!
CURRENT ACCOUNT
UK
Imports
Exports
Singap
Invisibles (net)
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
BALANCE OF LONG-TERM CAPITAL
-951
916
119
84
7
.1
BALANCE OF CURRENT AND LONG-TERM CAPITAL
91
BALANCING ITEM
528
26
CHANGE IN RESERVES
(- = increase)
-117
Source: Paper for Working Party on World Economic Prospects,
dated June 1970
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