THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1980
AS FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE U.K., INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY $202 MILLION OR 10%), AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $58 MILLION OR 23%). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF TEXTILES (BY $109 MILLION OR 25%).
THE DOWNWARD TREND IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO JAPAN CONTINUED. DECREASES WERE NOTED MAINLY FOR FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND THEIR PREPARATIONS (BY $95 MILLION OR 37%) AND CLOTHING (BY $120 MILLION OR 19%).
AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION IS AS FOLLOWS:
JAN - SEPT 80
(HK$M)
JAN
-
SEPT 79 INCREASE (HK$M)
(HKSM)
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
ARTICLES OF
APPAREL AND
CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES
17 139
14 603
+ 2 536
+ 17
MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLES
MANUFACTURED
(MAINLY PLASTIC
TOYS AND DOLLS)
8 353
6 732
+ 1 621
+ 24
PHOTOGRAPHIC
APPARATUS, OPTICAL
GOODS, WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
4 981
3 453
+ 1 528
+ 44
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AND SOUND
RECORDING AND
REPRODUCING
APPARATUS AND
EQUIPMENT
3 675
2 769
906
+ 33
TEXTILE YARN,
FABRICS,
MADE-UP
ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
3 270
2 849
421
+15
ELECTRICAL
MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND
APPLIANCES
(MAINLY
TRANSISTORS AND
DIODES AN
HOUSEHOLD TIPE
APPLIANCES
3 261
2252
+ 42
RANG-
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