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HONG KONG MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE SIXTIES
TABLE 1
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
IN TERMS OF EXPORT VALUE
1969
1959
Industry
% of total domestic
Industry
% of total domestic
exports
exports
1. Clothing
36.4
Clothing
34.8
2.
Yarns, fabrics and made-
ups
3.
Toys
10.7
7.51 Toys and Dolls
Yarns, fabrics and made-
ups
18.1
3.9
4.
Electronic equipment and
Enamelled utensils
3.1
components
7.8
5.
Hair wigs and pieces
6.2
Rubber footwear
3.0
6.
Plastic flowers
3.5
Plastic flowers
2,7
7. Rubber footwear
1.7
Furniture ...
1.9
...
8. Watches, clocks and accessories
1.0
Footwear, other than
rubber
1.8
...
+
9.
Travel goods, handbags
Flashlights
1.7
and similar articles
1.4
10.
Footwear, other than
Ships and boats ...
1.3
rubber
1.1
...
-
11.
Rattan articles, other than
Printed matter
1.2
furniture
1.1
...
12.
Dolls
0.9
Travel goods, handbags
and similar articles
0.7
13. Flashlights
0.6
Rattan articles, other than
furniture
0.6
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14.
Plastic household and
Iron or steel rods and bars
0.6
miscellaneous articles...
0.8
15.
Furniture ...
0.7
Watches, clocks and
accessories
0.6
16.
Printed matter
0.6
Plastic household and
miscellaneous articles...
0.4
17. Photographic and optical
Metal utensils, not
goods
0.7
enamelled
0.4
18.
Ships and boats
0.5
Umbrellas
0.4
19.
Metal utensils, not
Photographic and optical
enamelled
0.3
goods
0.1
20.
Other manufactures
16.5
Other manufactures
22.7
Total %
100.0
Total %
100.0