TJESDAY, JUNE 5, 1984
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THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED; RANGING FROM 25 PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS TO 61 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. HOWEVER, A DECREASE OF FOUR PER CENT WAS OBSERVED FOR FUELS.
FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MARCH 1984 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, WHICH WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$2 PER COPY LATER THIS MONTH.
TABLE 1: CHANGES COMPARING MARCH 1984 WITH MARCH 1983
OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUP
EXPORT
EXPORT
EXPORT
COMMODITY GROUP
VALUE
UNIT VALUE
VOLUME
CLOTHING
+65%
+22%
+35%
TEXTILE FABRICS
+49%
+21%
+23%
TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD
+62%
+17%
+39%
TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND
RELATED ARTICLES
+52%
+12%
+36%
RADIOS OF ALL KINDS
+56%
+16%
+34%
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
+92%
+ 7%
+80%
FOOTWEAR
+85%
+28%
+45%
METAL MANUFACTURES
+61%
+14%
+40%
METAL ORES AND SCRAP
-249%
+15%
-34%
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
+ 8%
+ 6%
+ 2%
TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS
AND SIMILAR ARTICLES
+50%
+15%
+30%
DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES
+89%
+14%
+65%
ALL COMMODITIES
+59%
+17%
+36%
/TABLE 2: