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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1981
AS FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UK INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $23 MILLION OR 68%), AS WELL AS WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $4 MILLION OR 8%). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN CLOTHING (BY $54 MILLION OR 11%) AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $15 MILLION OR 19%).
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA CONTINUED TO GROW, THE MAJOR COMMODITIES BEING WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $56 MILLION OR 753%), AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $27 MILLION OR 131 %). DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF CLOTHING TO AUSTRALIA ALSO INCREASED (BY $6 MILLION OR 7%).
AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISION IS PRESENTED BELOW:
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
INCREASE/
-
JAN FEB 81 (HK$ MN)
JAN FEB 80 (HK$ MN)
DECREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES
3 811
3 234
+578
+18
MISCELLANEOUS MANU-
FACTURED ARTICLES
(MAINLY PLASTIC
TOYS AND DOLLS)
1 380
1 433
53
4
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,
OPTICAL GOODS,
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
1 049
801
+248
+31
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
689
678
+ 10
+ 2
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES
(MAINLY TRANSISTORS
AND DIODES AND HOUSEHOLD
TYPE APPLIANCES)
685
560
+125
+22
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
SOUND RECORDING AND
REPRODUCING APPARATUS
AND EQUIPMENT
684
734
50
1
7
THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM THE TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS:
/JAN - FES $1
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