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In compiling the above statistics, the total value of such an item has however been wholly related to the industry in which the item is finally produced. The above domestic export statistics of a particular industry may include products which are secondary products by establishments of other industries.
Further details of merchandise domestic export statistics classified by industrial origin may be found in the table which is obtainable from the General Economic Surveys Section of the Census and Statistics Department on 2805 6642.
A table showing more detailed breakdowns of similar statistics for major manufacturing industries is also included in the Hong Kong External Trade, September 1996, report.