SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1978
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED BELOW:
JAN.-NOV.
1976
JAN.-NOV.
1977
INCREASE/
DECREASE
(HK$MN) (HK$MN)
(HK$MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
12,981
12,355
626
4.8%
CLOTHING
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES (MAINLY
PLASTIC FLOWERS,
4.384
5,456
+1,073
+ 24.5%
TOYS AND DOLLS)
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND
APPLIANCES (MAINLY
3,769
4,665
896
+ 23.8%
TRANSISTOR | SED
RADIOS AND
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS)
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
2,771
2,365
406
-
14.7%
PROFESSIONAL,
SCIENTIFIC AND
CONTROLLING
INSTRUMENTS
1,396
1,957
561
+ 40.2%
PHOTOGRAPHIC AND
OPTICAL GOODS.
WATCHES AND CLOCKS.
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURES OF
METAL (MAINLY
HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT
756
880
124
+ 16.3%
OF BASE METALS AND
LOCK, PADLOCKS AND
KEYS OF BASE METAL)
EXPORTS OF CLOTHING AND TEXTILES CONTINUED TO SHOW A DOWNWARD TREND BUT WITH A MORE MODERATE RATE OF DECLINE THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTHS.
SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF INCREASE WERE REGISTERED IN PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (+$566 MILLION OR +34.0%), TRANSISTORISED RADIOS (+$249 MILLION OR +14.6%), AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND PARTS FOR COMPUTERS (+$202 MILLION OR +47.8%).
IN ADDITION, WATCHES AND CLOCKS ALSO DISPLAYED AN ENCOURAGING GROWTH RATE (+$448 MILLION OR +41.8%).
/THE CHANGES