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THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1978

EXPORTS TO JAPAN AND SINGAPORE ALSO RECORDED IMPRESSIVE GROWTH RATES.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:-

JAN.-APR.77

(HK$ MN) (HK$ MN)

JAN.-APR.78

INCREASE/DECREASE

(HK$ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

ARTICLES OF

APPAREL AND

CLOTHING

3,856

4,048

+191

+ 5%

ACCESSORIES

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED

1,588

1,666

+ 78

+ 5%

ARTICLES

(MAINLY PLASTIC

TOYS AND DOLLS)

PHOTOGRAPHIC

APPARATUS,

522

797

+275

+53%

OPTICAL GOODS,

WATCHES AND

CLOCKS

TEXTILE YARN,

FABRICS,

MADE-UP

834

782

52

-

6%

ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

TELECOMMUNICA—

TIONS AND SOUND

RECORDING AND

804

778

26

-

3%

REPRODUCING

APPARATUS AND

EQUIPMENT

ELECTRICAL

MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND

APPLIANCES

511

583

+ 73

+14%

(MAINLY

TRANSISTORS

AND DIODES

AND HOUSEHOLD

TYPES EQUIPMENT)

IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES, EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS, AT $644 MILLION (+61.1 PER CENT) CONTRIBUTED STRONGLY TO THE INCREASE IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS.

ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF THE INCREASE OF 8.7 PER CENT IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASED SHIPMENT OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES.

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