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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1978

METAL

MANUFACTURES

1,096

136

+ 39%

132

+17%

TEXTILE YARN

AND THREAD

426

108

-

4%

95

+ 9%

FOOTWEAR

365

121

UNCHANGED

113

+ 793

TEXTILE

MADE-UPS AND

291

165

+16%

83

-14%

RELATED ARTICLES

METAL ORES AND

160

101

7%

108

+22%

SCRAP

THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS SHOWED A MIXED TREND WITH A MODERATE INCREASE IN PRICES FOR TRANSISTORISED RADIOS AND METAL MANUFACTURES AND A SIGNIFICANT DIP IN THOSE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, METAL ORES AND SCRAP. PRICES FOR CLOTHING AND TEXTILE FABRICS WERE STABLE OVER THE YEAR BECAUSE OF REDUCED OVERSEAS DEMAND.

IN VOLUME TERMS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SHOWED OUTSTANDING GROWTH RATES OF 39 PER CENT AND 42 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN CONTRAST TO THE FALLING RATES FOR CLOTHING. TEXTILE FABRICS AND TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES.

EXPORT VOLUMES OF THE OTHER TYPES OF PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES INCREASED AT DIFFERENT PACES.

THE PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF IMPORTS CLASSIFIED BY END-USE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(BASE YEAR 1973- 100 )

UNIT VALUE INDEX

QUANTUM INDEX

VALUE IN 1977 (HK$ MN)

1977

% CHANGE 1977/1976

1977

✯ CHANGE 1977/1976

ALL MERCHANDISE

IMPORTS

48,701

134

+ 5%

125

+ 8%

RAW MATERIALS

AND SEMI-

20,391

128

+ 3%

129

+ 3%

MANUFACTURES

CONSUMER GOODS

11,436

123

+ 78%

126

+15%

FOODSTUFFS

7,541

133

+ 49€

112

+ 5%

CAPITAL GOODS

6,500

147

+ 5%

129

+13%

FUELS

2,834

314

+ 3%

124

+ 8%

PRICES FOR.....