2
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1977
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES ON THE OTHER HAND, ACHIEVED VERY IMPRESSIVE GROWTH RATES, WITH INCREASES OF EXPORTS TO EGYPT AT 320 PER CENT (+ $47 MILLION) AND IRAN AT 165 PER CENT (+ $61 MILLION).
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED BELOW:
JAN-JULY 1976
(HK3 MN)
JAN-JULY 1977
(HK$ MN)
INCREASE/DECREASE
(HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
CLOTHING
8,084
7,697
-
387
-
4.8%
MISCELLAN-
2,456
3,280
+ 824
+33.6%
EOUS
MANUFACTU-
RED ARTICLES
(MAINLY
PLASTIC TOYS
AND DOLLS)
ELECTRICAL
2,108
2,825
+ 718
+34.0%
MACHINERY,
APPARATUS
AND
APPLIANCES
(MAINLY
ALL
TRANSISTOR IZED
RADIOS AND
ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS)
TEXTILE
1,769
1,469
301
-17.0%
YARN.
FABRICS,
MADE-UP
ARTICLES
AND RELATED
PRODUCTS
PROFESSION-
772
1,046
+ 274
+35.4%
AL, SCIENT-
IFIC AND
CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS
/MANUFACTURES