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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1980
VALUE OF HK'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN 1979 UP 37 PER CENT
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THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN 1979 ROSE BY 37 PER CENT TO $55 912 MILLION COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEAR, IMPORTS UP BY 36 PER CENT TO $85 837 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS UP BY 52
PER CENT TO $20 022 MILLION, ACCORDING TO TRADE STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY).
THE MERCHANDISE TRADE VALUE FOR 1979 AMOUNTED TO $161 771 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 38 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR,
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO TEN MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
JAN-DEC 79 (HK$ MN.)
JAN-DEC 78 (HK$ MN.)
INCREASE (HK$ MN.)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
US A
18 797
15 125
+ 3 672
+ 24
WEST GERMANY
6 344
4 426
+ 1 918
+ 43
UK
5 974
3 871
+ 2 103
+ 54
JAPAN
2 656
1 856
800
+ 43
AUSTRALIA
1 789
1 494
295
+ 20
CANADA
1 637
1 271
366
+ 29
SINGAPORE
1 413
1 104
309
+ 28
NETHERLANDS
1 406
937
469
+ 50
FRANCE
1 004
575
429
+ 75
SWITZERLAND
949
683
266
+ 39
INCREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO USA WERE REGISTERED MAINLY IN CLOTHING (BY $937 MILLION OR 15 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $532 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT), PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (BY $397 MILLION OR 33 PER CENT), WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $277 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT), AND OFF ICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $259 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT).
INCREASES WERE ALSO RECORDED IN SHIPMENTS TO WEST GERMANY, PARTICULARLY FOR CLOTHING (BY $991 MILLION OR 38 PER CENT), WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $287 MILLION OR 138 PER CENT), AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $214 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT).
INCREASED DEMAND FROM THE UK WAS LARGELY FOR CLOTHING (BY $920 MILLION OR 48 PER CENT), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $266 MILLION OR 123 PER CENT), TEXTILES (BY $161 MILLION OR 34 PER CENT), AND WATHCES AND CLOCKS (BY $132 MILLION OR 50 PER CENT).
/SUBSTANTIAL