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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1977

AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS.

JAN.-OCT.

1976

JAN.-OCT.

1977

(HK$ MN) (HK$ MN)

INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

CLOTHING

11,855

11,227

628

5.3%

MISCELLANEOUS

3,905

4,937

+1,033

+ 26.5%

MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

(MAINLY PLASTIC TOYS

AND DOLLS)

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY

3,355

4,207

852

+ 25.4%

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES

(MAINLY TRANSISTOR IZED

RADIOS AND ELECTRONIC

COMPONENTS)

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

2,551

2,136

415

-

16.2%

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC 1,229

1,688

459

+ 37.4%

AND CONTROLLING

INSTRUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHIC

AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES

AND CLOCKS

MISCELLANEOUS

685

792

107

+ 15.6%

MANUFACTURES OF METAL

(MAINLY HOUSEHOLD

EQUIPMENT OF BASE METALS

AND LOCKS, PADLOCKS AND

KEYS OF BASE METAL)

DESPITE THE PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK IN EXPORT DEMAND FOR CLOTHING AND TEXTILES, EXPORT SALES OF SEVERAL MAJOR COMMODITIES REMAINED BUOYANT. THEY ARE PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (+$554 MILLION OR +37.7%), ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND PARTS FOR COMPUTERS

(+ $181 MILLION OR + 47.7%) WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+ $361 MILLION OR + 38.4%).

THE CHANGE IN