452 HC
Konis
452 Hong Kong
1981 Jan.-Sept. Jan.-Sept.
1980
HK$
HK$
per cent increase
or
million
million
decrease
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s, and
related products
3,825
3,271
+ 16.9
Textile fabrics
2,942
2,426
+ 21.3
Cotton fabrics, woven
1,981
1,698
+ 16.7
Textile fabrics, woven
774
576
+ 34.4
Special textile fabrics and related products
138
109
+ 26.6
Tulle, lace, embroidery, ribbons, trimmings and
other small wares
49
43
+ 14.0
Textile made-up articles and related products
467
454
+ 2.9
Textile made-up articles
365
333
+
9.6
Floor coverings, etc.
102
121
-
15.7
Textile yarn and thread
416
390
+ 6.7
Yarn of man-made fibres
191
160
+ 19.4
Cotton yarn
35
53
34.0
Office machines and automatic data processing equipment
2,077
1,432
+ 45.0
Electronic components and parts for computers
1,672
975
+ 71.5
Electronic calculating machines
227
350
-
35.1
Manufactures of metal, n.e.s.
1,495
1,493
+
0.1
Domestic utensils of iron or steel, not enamelled
266
233
+ 14.2
Hand tools, n.e.s.
151
144
+ 4.9
Locks, padlocks and keys therefor, of base metal
137
137
Base metal fittings and clasps, hooks, etc.
125
110
+ 13.6
Domestic utensils of aluminium
104
198
47.5
Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s.
94
98
4.1
Key chains and parts of iron or steel
67
65
+
3.1
Domestic utensils of iron or steel, enamelled
20
16
+ 25.0
Other
Travel goods, handbags and similar containers
1,208
1.136
+ 6.3
Footwear
585
444
+ 31.8
Sanitary, plumbing, heating and lighting fixtures and
fittings
568
572
0.7
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
439
574
23.5
During Jan. - Sept. 1981 imports were valued at HK$100,859 million, of which about 10 per cent was accounted for by foodstuffs. The largest supplier was Japan ($23,505 million), China ($20,952 million), U.S.A. ($10,816 million), Thailand ($5,609 million), Taiwan ($7,856 million), Singapore ($7,732 million) and United Kingdom ($4,477 million). The principal import items were textiles; petroleum, petroleum products and related materials; electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances; telecom- munications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment; diamonds, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones; iron and steel; vegetables and fruits; general industrial machinery and equipment and machine parts and textile fibres (other than wool tops) and their wastes.
The value of domestic exports was HK$58,089 million, of which 42 per cent was accounted for by garment and textile products. The leading overseas customers were U.S.A. ($20,988 million), U.K. ($5,493 million), Federal Republic of Germany ($5,133 million), Japan ($2,114 million), China ($1,937 million), Australia ($1,878 million), and Canada ($1,705 million). The most important items of domestic manufacture entering the exports trade were articles of apparel and clothing accessories; watches and clocks; plastic toys and dolls; textile fabrics; radio broadcast receivers of all kinds; electronic components and parts for computer; miscellaneous manufactures of metal; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; jewellery and goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares; plastic articles; electric space heating equipment and parts; footwear; sanitary, plumbing, heating and lighting fixtures and fittings; transistors and diodes and plastic artificial flowers.
The value of re-exports totalled HK$30,213 million and the main re-export markets were China ($5,775 million), U.S.A. ($3,445 million), Indonesia ($3,105 million), Singapore ($2,370 million) and Japan ($1,979 million). The principal commodities in the re-export trade were textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products, photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods and watches and clocks; electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances; diamonds, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones; articles of clothing accessories; metalliferous ores and metal scrap and medicinal and pharmaceutical products.