JAN-JUNE 1976
(HK$ MN.)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1977
JAN-JUNE 1977 PERCENTAGE CHANGE
(HK$ MN.)
MANUFACTURED GOODS
CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY
BY MATERIAL
(MAINLY TEXTILE
YARN AND FABRICS,
AND DIAMONDS)
6,624
6,969
+5.2%
MACHINERY AND
TRANSPORT
EQUIPMENT
3,557
4,550
+27.9%
FOOD AND LIVE
ANIMALS
3,085
3,486
+13.0%
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES
(MAINLY WATCHES)
2,267
2,900
+27.9%
CRUDE MATERIALS.
INEDIBLE, EXCEPT
FUEL
1,622
1,816
+12.0%
CHEMICALS
1,697
1,770
+4.3%
THE MORE REMARKABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (+$471 MILLION) AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+$350 MILLION), IMPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS ALSO REFLECTED AN INCREASE OF $246 MILLION. IMPORTS OF TEXTILE FABRICS AND TEXTILES YARN DECREASED BY $128 MILLION AND $91 MILLION RESPECTIVELY DUE TO A DOWNTURN IN THE EXPORT ORDERS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS.
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THE VARIOUS TRADE INDEX NUMBERS (1973 = 130) FOR MAY AS FOLLOWS:
VALUE INDEX
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 182
IMPORTS
173
UNIT VALUE
INDEX
131
134
QUANTUM
INDEX
139
129
THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (1.E. EXPORT PRICE OVER IMPORT PRICES) FOR MAY IS 98.
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