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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1978

AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED BELOW:

JAN.-NOV.

1976

JAN.-NOV.

1977

INCREASE/

DECREASE

(HK$MN) (HK$MN)

(HK$MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

12,981

12,355

626

4.8%

CLOTHING

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY

PLASTIC FLOWERS,

4.384

5,456

+1,073

+ 24.5%

TOYS AND DOLLS)

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND

APPLIANCES (MAINLY

3,769

4,665

896

+ 23.8%

TRANSISTOR | SED

RADIOS AND

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS)

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

2,771

2,365

406

-

14.7%

PROFESSIONAL,

SCIENTIFIC AND

CONTROLLING

INSTRUMENTS

1,396

1,957

561

+ 40.2%

PHOTOGRAPHIC AND

OPTICAL GOODS.

WATCHES AND CLOCKS.

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURES OF

METAL (MAINLY

HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT

756

880

124

+ 16.3%

OF BASE METALS AND

LOCK, PADLOCKS AND

KEYS OF BASE METAL)

EXPORTS OF CLOTHING AND TEXTILES CONTINUED TO SHOW A DOWNWARD TREND BUT WITH A MORE MODERATE RATE OF DECLINE THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTHS.

SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF INCREASE WERE REGISTERED IN PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (+$566 MILLION OR +34.0%), TRANSISTORISED RADIOS (+$249 MILLION OR +14.6%), AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND PARTS FOR COMPUTERS (+$202 MILLION OR +47.8%).

IN ADDITION, WATCHES AND CLOCKS ALSO DISPLAYED AN ENCOURAGING GROWTH RATE (+$448 MILLION OR +41.8%).

/THE CHANGES