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MONDAY, JULY 16, 1979
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE F.R. OF GERMANY WERE BOOSTED BY INCREASED DELIVERIES OF CLOTHING ($ 1,239 MILLION, + 49 PER CENT), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT ($ 230 MILLION, + 32 PER CENT), AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($ 146 MILLION, 124 PER CENT).
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE ALSO REGISTERED IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF CLOTHING ($ 242 MILLION, +88 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($ 96 MILLION, + 137 PER CENT) TO JAPAN.
AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS:
JAN-MAY 79 (HK$ MN)
JAN-MAY 78 (HK$ MN)
38
INCREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
AND CLOTHING
6,909
5,371
+ 1,538
+ 29
ACCESSORIES
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES (MAINLY
3,044
2,233
811
+ 36
PLASTIC TOYS
AND DOLLS)
PHOTOGRAPHIC
APPARATUS, OPTICAL
GOODS. WATCHES
1,585
1,033
552
+ 53
AND CLOCKS
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES
1,461
1,023
438
+43
AND RELATED PRODUCTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AND SOUND RECORDING
1,255
1,010
245
+ 24
AND REPRODUCING
APPARATUS
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND
APPLIANCES (MAINLY
TRANSISTORS AND
1,091
761
330
+ 43
DIODES AND
HOUSEHOLD TYPE
APPLIANCES)
/SIGNIFICANT