THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1978
EXPORTS TO JAPAN AND SINGAPORE ALSO RECORDED IMPRESSIVE GROWTH RATES.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:-
JAN.-APR.77
(HK$ MN) (HK$ MN)
JAN.-APR.78
INCREASE/DECREASE
(HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
ARTICLES OF
APPAREL AND
CLOTHING
3,856
4,048
+191
+ 5%
ACCESSORIES
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED
1,588
1,666
+ 78
+ 5%
ARTICLES
(MAINLY PLASTIC
TOYS AND DOLLS)
PHOTOGRAPHIC
APPARATUS,
522
797
+275
+53%
OPTICAL GOODS,
WATCHES AND
CLOCKS
TEXTILE YARN,
FABRICS,
MADE-UP
834
782
52
-
6%
ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
TELECOMMUNICA—
TIONS AND SOUND
RECORDING AND
804
778
26
-
3%
REPRODUCING
APPARATUS AND
EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL
MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND
APPLIANCES
511
583
+ 73
+14%
(MAINLY
TRANSISTORS
AND DIODES
AND HOUSEHOLD
TYPES EQUIPMENT)
IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES, EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS, AT $644 MILLION (+61.1 PER CENT) CONTRIBUTED STRONGLY TO THE INCREASE IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF THE INCREASE OF 8.7 PER CENT IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASED SHIPMENT OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES.
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