SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1977
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS.
JAN.-OCT.
1976
JAN.-OCT.
1977
(HK$ MN) (HK$ MN)
INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
CLOTHING
11,855
11,227
628
5.3%
MISCELLANEOUS
3,905
4,937
+1,033
+ 26.5%
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
(MAINLY PLASTIC TOYS
AND DOLLS)
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
3,355
4,207
852
+ 25.4%
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES
(MAINLY TRANSISTOR IZED
RADIOS AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS)
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
2,551
2,136
415
-
16.2%
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC 1,229
1,688
459
+ 37.4%
AND CONTROLLING
INSTRUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHIC
AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
MISCELLANEOUS
685
792
107
+ 15.6%
MANUFACTURES OF METAL
(MAINLY HOUSEHOLD
EQUIPMENT OF BASE METALS
AND LOCKS, PADLOCKS AND
KEYS OF BASE METAL)
DESPITE THE PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK IN EXPORT DEMAND FOR CLOTHING AND TEXTILES, EXPORT SALES OF SEVERAL MAJOR COMMODITIES REMAINED BUOYANT. THEY ARE PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (+$554 MILLION OR +37.7%), ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND PARTS FOR COMPUTERS
(+ $181 MILLION OR + 47.7%) WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+ $361 MILLION OR + 38.4%).
THE CHANGE IN