APPENDICES
APPENDIX 22
(Chapter 7: Trade and Industry)
Hong Kong's Domestic Exports of Principal Commodity Groups
Percentage Change
1995
1996
1997
1997 over
Commodity Group (2)
($ Million)
($ Million)
($ Million)
1996
Textiles and clothing (3)
87,553
83,140
84,883
+2
Electronic products "")
64,282
55,067
56,466
+3
Watches and clocks (4)
13,620
11,987
10,798
-10
Jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares (3)
5,743
5,777
5,333
Printed matter
4,937
4,785
4,765
Plastic products (4)
4,990
3,792.
3,466
-9
Manufactures of metals
4,689
4,213
3,414
-19
Toys and dolls (4)
2,420
1,610
1,757
+9
Electrical appliances
1,341
1,631
1,304
-20
Total domestic exports " of the above 9 groups
As % of all domestic exports (%)
179,487
77
163,659
77
164,530
+1
78
Notes: (1) For coverage of Hong Kong's external trade statistics, please refer to footnote (1) of Appendix 20.
(2) For a breakdown of Hong Kong's external trade by the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3, readers should refer to Appendix 21. The statistics there are presented according to the classification of commodities by SITC Section, and within each Section, by major SITC Division. The table presented here is based on the Harmonized System and compiled for the convenience of those readers who may be more interested in domestic exports of certain commodity groups which are commonly referred to but which may not be readily derived from Appendix 21.
(3) As there was a re-classification of commodities in 1997, figures for 1996 have been re-compiled to facilitate comparison. However, the
figures for 1995 have not been re-compiled and therefore are not strictly comparable with those of 1996 and 1997.
(4) There is some overlapping in the commodity coverage of ‘electronic products' and 'watches and clocks'. Some commodity items, such as digital electronic watches, are included in both groups. There is also overlapping between 'electronic products' and 'toys and dolls' (items such as radio controlled toys, T.V. games and electronic games), and between 'plastic products' and 'toys and dolls' (item such as plastic toys). However, the values of these items are counted only once in the value of Total domestic exports of the above 9 groups'.
#% change less than 0.5
Source: Trade Statistics Dissemination Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)
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