SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1979
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PROMINENT GROWTH WAS PEGISTERED IN DELIVERIES OF CLOTHING ($389 MILLION, +96 PER CENT), TEXTILES ($69 MILLION, +108 PER CENT), TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT ($37 MILLION, +136 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($35 MILLION, +66 PER CENT) TO THE U.K.
THE INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS TO JAPAN WAS ATTRIBUTED CHIEFLY TO AN ACTIVE DEMAND FOR CLOTHING ($67 MILLION, +77 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($35 MILLION, +156 PER CENT).
INCREASES WERE ALSO REGISTERED IN SALES OF CLOTHING TO CANADA ($77 MILLION, +20 PER CENT) AND NETHERLANDS ($69 MILLION, +46 PER CENT), AND OF TEXTILES TO AUSTRALIA ($58 MILLION, +41 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE ($48 MILLION, +34 PER CENT).
AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS:-
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
JAN.-FEB. 79 JAN-FEB. 78
(HK$ MN)
(HK$ MN)
INCREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
AND CLOTHING
2,306
1,808
+498
+28
ACCESSORIES
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
(MAINLY PLASTIC TOYS
987
744
+243
+33
AND DOLLS)
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,
OPTICAL GOODS.
513
372
+141
+38
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
486
352
+134
+38
RELATED PRODUCTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
SOUND RECORDING AND
434
347
+ 87
+25
REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES
(MAINLY TRANSISTORS
367
265
+102
+38
AND DIODES AND HOUSEHOLD
TYPE APPLIANCES)
BY COMMODITY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE REGISTERED IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($426 MILLION, +40 PER CENT), TEXTILE FABRICS ($384 MILLION, +48 PER CENT), PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS ($357 MILLION, +38 PER CENT), RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS ($211 MILLION. +12 PER CENT) AND TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS ($143 MILLION, +37 PER CENT).
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