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SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1981
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA GREW STEADILY. INCREASES WERE REGISTERED IN CLOTHING (BY $7 MILLION OR 13 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $4 MILLION OR 52 PER CENT). DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA ALSO SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH, THE MAJOR COMMODITIES BEING WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $21 MILLION OR 73 PER CENT) AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $21 MILLION OR 183 PER CENT).
AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION IS PRESENTED BELOW:
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES
JAN 1981 (HK$ MN.)
JAN 1980 (HK$ MN.)
INCREASE (HK$ MN.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
2 45 7
1 742
+715
+41
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES (MAINLY
PLASTIC TOYS AND
DOLLS)
890
791
+ 99
+13
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS
OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
561
434
+128
+29
SOUND RECORDING AND
REPRODUCING APPARATUS
AND EQUIPMENT
422
409
+ 13
+ 3
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND
APPLIANCES (MAINLY
TRANSISTORS AND DIODES
AND HOUSEHOLD TYPE
APPLIANCES)
420
320
+100
+31
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES
AND RELATED PRODUCTS
399
372
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THE CHANGES......