Table 8 RE-EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES
Value: HK$ Million (US$ Million)
COMMODITIES
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
Textiles (yarn, fabrics and made-up articles)
958
1,200
1,815
2,772
4,310
(192)
(240)
(363)
(554)
(862)
Pearls and precious and semi-precious stones
1,244
1,146
1,739
2,184
2,120
(249)
(229)
(348)
(437)
(424)
Watches and clocks
642
762
874
1,240
2,098
(128)
(152)
(175)
(248)
(420)
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof
386
510
664
1,195
1,963
(77)
(102)
(133)
(239)
(393)
Clothing
289
309
464
935
1,554
(58)
(62)
(93)
(187)
(311)
Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
210
242
287
641
1,283
(42)
(48)
(57)
(128)
(257)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
356
366
419
535
594
(71)
(73)
(84)
(107)
(119)
Specialised machinery
191
249
312
514
727
(38)
(50)
(62)
(103)
(145)
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof
223
227
318
490
472
(45)
(45)
(64)
(98)
(94)
Road vehicles (including air cushion vehicles)
62
179
276
469
1,218
(12)
(36)
(55)
(94)
(244)
Professional, scientific, photographic apparatus and equipment and optical goods Miscellaneous plants, seeds, flowers and parts of plants for perfumery and pharmacy
171
225
301
432
547
(34)
(45)
(60)
(86)
(109)
294
270
345
426
507
(59)
(54)
(69)
(85)
(101)
Artifical resins and plastic materials and
78
94
153
322
427
cellulose esters and ethers
(16)
(19)
(31)
(64)
(85)
Synthetic organic dyestuffs
297
263
293
315
339
(59)
(53)
(59)
(63)
(69)
Organic chemicals
124
157
163
236
330
(25)
(31)
(33)
(47)
(66)
Internal combustion piston engines, and parts thereof
38
91
174
225
122
(8)
(18)
(35)
(45)
(24)
Others
3,365
3,539
4,600
7,091
11,461
(673)
(708)
(920)
(1,418)
(2,292)
Total merchandise
8,928
9,829
13,197
20,022
30,072
(1,786)
(1,966)
(2,639)
(4,004)
(6,014)
Table 9- AN INDICATION OF AVERAGE SALARY LEVELS (As at mid 1980)
SELECTED OCCUPATIONS
MONTHLY SALARY_HK$/(US$)
New University Graduate
New Technical School Graduate
Experienced Clerks
Secretaries
Source: Hong Kong Productivity Centre.
2,400
(480)
1,300
(260)
1,700
(340)
2,000
(400)