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Table 1: Increases in domestic exports by commodity group
Comparing Jan-Dec 1986 with Jan-Dec 1985
Comparing December 1986 with December 1985
Commodity group
Value
Unit Value
Volume
Value
Unit Value
Volume
%
%%
%
%
%
Clothing
16
2
441
14
16
8
7
Textile fabrics
46
-1
47
44
3
39
Textile yarn and
thread
26
26
22
5
16
Textile made-ups
and related
articles
12
4
8
14
10
4
Radios of all
kinds
16
-8
27
46
-5
54
Electronic
components
-3
1
-4
-17
-4
-13
Footwear
16
1
15
-5
1
-6
Metal manufactures
16
16
23
7
15
Metal ores and
scrap
-30
-6
-26
-12
5
-16
Watches and clocks
25
7
17
19
5
13
Travel goods,
handbags and
similar articles
*
7
-6
-4
6
-10
Domestic
electrical
appliances
7
12
34
34
ALL COMMODITIES
19
2
16
25
5
18
Notes:
* Insignificant, i.e. less than 0.5%
Percentage changes are calculated from trade indexes taken to more decimal places than those to be published in the "Hong Kong Trade Index Numbers". They may therefore differ from the percentage changes to be computed from the published figures.
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