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TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1978
AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES IN EXPORTS EY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:-
JAN.-MAR. JAN.-MAR. INCREASE/
1977
1976
(HK MN.) (HKO MN.)
DECREASE PERCENTAGE (HKG MN.) CHANGE
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND
CLOTHING ACCESSORIES
2,855
2,857
ليا
3
+ 0.1
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES (MAINLY PLASTIC
TOYS AND DOLLS)
1,143
1,174
+ 26
+ 2.3
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,
OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
379
591
+212
+56.1%
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
609
572
38
- 6.27
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
SOUND RECORDING AND
REPRODUCING APPARATUS
AND EQUIPMENT
603
558
-
45
7.5%
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND APPLICANCES
(MAINLY TRANSISTORS AND
DIODES AND HOUSEHOLD
TYPE EQUIPMENT)
374
427
+ 53
+14.1
IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES, EXPORTS OF PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (411 MILLION, -9.6 PER CENT), RADIC RECEIVERS (307 MILLION, -32.2 PER CENT), TEXTILE YARN (21 MILLION, -16.5 PER CENT) AND TEXTILE MADE-UP ARTICLES (365 MILLION -16.2 PER CENT) DROPPED SUESTANTIALLY. THESE DECLINES WERE OFFSET BY A SIGNIFICANT UPSURGE IN EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS (3480 MILLION. +67.6 PER CENT).
/THE CHANGES