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JAN-JUNE 1976

(HK$ MN.)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1977

JAN-JUNE 1977 PERCENTAGE CHANGE

(HK$ MN.)

MANUFACTURED GOODS

CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY

BY MATERIAL

(MAINLY TEXTILE

YARN AND FABRICS,

AND DIAMONDS)

6,624

6,969

+5.2%

MACHINERY AND

TRANSPORT

EQUIPMENT

3,557

4,550

+27.9%

FOOD AND LIVE

ANIMALS

3,085

3,486

+13.0%

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES

(MAINLY WATCHES)

2,267

2,900

+27.9%

CRUDE MATERIALS.

INEDIBLE, EXCEPT

FUEL

1,622

1,816

+12.0%

CHEMICALS

1,697

1,770

+4.3%

THE MORE REMARKABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (+$471 MILLION) AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+$350 MILLION), IMPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS ALSO REFLECTED AN INCREASE OF $246 MILLION. IMPORTS OF TEXTILE FABRICS AND TEXTILES YARN DECREASED BY $128 MILLION AND $91 MILLION RESPECTIVELY DUE TO A DOWNTURN IN THE EXPORT ORDERS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS.

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THE VARIOUS TRADE INDEX NUMBERS (1973 = 130) FOR MAY AS FOLLOWS:

VALUE INDEX

DOMESTIC EXPORTS 182

IMPORTS

173

UNIT VALUE

INDEX

131

134

QUANTUM

INDEX

139

129

THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (1.E. EXPORT PRICE OVER IMPORT PRICES) FOR MAY IS 98.

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