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MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1978

HONG KONG'S VALUE OF EXPORTS FOR JANUARY-JUNE

UP 11 PER CENT

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HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE VALUED AT $17,468 MILLION IN THE FIRST HALF THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 11 PER CENT OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF 1977, ACCORDING TO TRADE FIGURES RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.

THE FIGURES ALSO SHOWED THAT THE VALUE OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 21 PER CENT TO $28,254 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS BY 29 PER CENT TO $5,928 MILLION COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS ARE AS

FOLLOWS:

JAN.-JUNE 77

(HK$ MN.)

JAN.-JUNE 78

(HK$ MN.)

INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN.

PERCENTAGE

CHANGE

U.S.A.

6,033

6,757

+724

+12%

F.R. OF

GERMANY

1,636

1,785

+149

+ 9%

UNITED KINGDOM

1,357

1,558

+202

+15%

JAPAN

589

679

+ 89

+15%

AUSTRALIA

587

616

+ 29

+ 5%

CANADA

536

581

+44

+ 8%

SINGAPORE

394

456

+ 63

+16%

THE NETHERLANDS

355

380

+ 26

+ 79%

SWITZERLAND

AND

281

327

+ 46

+16%

LIECHENSTEIN

NIGERIA

176

303

+127

+72%

EXPORTS TO THE U.S. ROSE BY 12 PER CENT MAINLY DUE TO INCREASED SHIPMENTS OF ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ($2,793 MILLION, +14 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($305 MILLION, +50 PER CENT), WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE DECLINES IN EXPORTS OF RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS ($279 MILLION, -35 PER CENT) AND OF PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS ($490 MILLION, -3 PER CENT).

EXPORTS TO U.K. PICKED UP BRISKLY BECAUSE OF A SIGNIFICANT UPTURN IN DELIVERIES OF ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ($816 MILLION, +22 PER CENT).

EXPORTS SALES