-
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983
AS SHOWN IN TABLE 3, THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORT VOLUME VARIED AMONG THE FIVE END-USE CATEGORIES, RANGING FROM A SIX PER CENT DECREASE FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO A 46 PER CENT INCREASE FOR FUELS.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MARCH 1983 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $2 PER COPY.
TABLE 1 PERCENTAGE CHANGES COMPARING MARCH 1983 WITH MARCH 1982
COMMODITY GROUP
CLOTHING (EXCEPT FUR)
TEXTILE FABRICS
TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD
TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES
+
EXPORT VALUE
EXPORT UNIT VALUE
EXPORT VOLUME
7
6
12
+ 18
+ 16
+ 33
+ 37
+ 15
16
RADIOS OF ALL KINDS
-
22
3
-
20
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
+ 53
+ 27
+ 20
FOOTWEAR
· 26
- 29
METAL MANUFACTURES
- 10
- 13
METAL ORES AND SCRAP
+252
+ 13
+210
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
+9
- 10
+ 21
TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS
AND SIMILAR ARTICLES
20
+11
28
DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES
ALL COMMODITIES
4
2
2
1
3
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