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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

!

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

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