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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1978
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED BELOW:
1976 (HK$ MN)
1977
(HK$ MN)
INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
CLOTHING
14,288
13,908
380
2.7%
MISCELLANEOUS
4,870
6,001
+ 1,131
+ 23.2%
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
(MAINLY PLASTIC
FLOWERS, TOYS AND
DOLLS)
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
4,196
5,123
926
+ 22.1%
APPLIANCES (MAINLY
TRANSISTORISED RADIOS
AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS)
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
3,051
2,649
402
13.2%
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
PROFESSIONAL,
1,570
2,181
612
+ 39.0%
SCIENTIFIC AND
CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL
• GOODS, WATCHES AND
CLOCKS
MISCELLANEOUS
844
991
147
+ 17.4%
MANUFACTURES OF
METAL (MAINLY HOUSEHOLD
EQUIPMENT OF BASE METAL AND LOCKS, PADLOCKS AND KEYS OF BASE METAL)
DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (INCREASED BY 22.1 PER CENT TO $5,123 MILLION) PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (INCREASED BY 39 PER CENT TO $2,181 MILLION) AND PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (INCREASED BY 30.4 PER CENT TO $2,432 MILLION) CONTINUED TO REFLECT A SIGNIFICANT UPTREND. DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF CLOTHING AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS LAST YEAR WERE VALUED AT $13,908 MILLION (- 2.7 PER CENT) AND $2,649 MILLION (- 13.2 PER CENT) RESPECTIVELY, A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EARLIER MONTHS.
THE CHANGE
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