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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1978
THE CONTINUED DECLINE IN EXPORTS OF GARMENTS TO F.R. OF GERMANY ATTRIBUTED MAINLY TO THE SHARP DECLINE RECORDED IN JANUARY. HOWEVER, THE DROP IN EXPORTS TO U.K. AND CANADA HAD MODERATED AND A FAVOURABLE INCREASE WAS OBSERVED IN EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED BELOW:
JAN. 1977 JAN. 1978
(HK$ MN) (HK$ MN)
INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES
1,082
964
-118
-10.9%
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
(MAINLY PLASTIC FLOWERS, TOYS AND DOLLS)
416
444
+ 28
+ 6.6%
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AND SOUND RECORDING
AND REPRODUCING
APPARATUS AND
EQUIPMENT
(MAINLY TRANSISTOR ISED
RADIOS)
218
205
- 13
- 5.8%
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
219
200
- 19
.8.5%
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES,
OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
130
189
+ 59
+ 45.4%
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES
(MAINLY TRANSISTORS AND
DIODES, HOUSEHOLD TYPE
EQUIPMENT)
140
153
+ 13
+ 9.3%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF CLOTHING AND TEXTILES DECLINED IN THE FACE OF SLUGGISH OVERSEAS DEMAND. INCREASES WERE OBSERVED FOR WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($152 MILLION, +50.9 PER CENT), ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND PARTS FOR COMPUTERS ($67 MILLION, +32.9 PER CENT) AND MISCELLANEOUS HOUSEHOLD TYPE, ELECTRICAL AND NON-ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ($54 MILLION, +37.9 PER CENT).
THE CHANGES
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