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MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1978

EXPORTS SALES TO WEST GERMANY, JAPAN AND CANADA WERE BOOSTED BY INCREASED DELIVERIES OF CLOTHING.

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

JAN.-JUNE 77

(HK$ MN.)

INCREASE/

JAN,-JUNE 78

(HK$ MN.)

DECREASE (HK$ MN.)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

ARTICLES OF

APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES

7

6,308

6,761

+453

+ 7%

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES

(MAINLY

2,553

2,773

+221

+ 9%

PLASTIC TOYS

AND DOLLS)

PHOTOGRAPHIC

APPARATUS,

OPTICAL GOODS

830

1,265

+435

+52%

WATCHES AND

CLOCKS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND SOUND

RECORDING AND

1,261

1,232

- 29

I

2%

REPRODUCING

APPARATUS AND

EQUIPMENT

TEXTILE YARN,

FABRICS. MADE-UP

ARTICLES AND

1,267

1,229

38

- 3%

RELATED PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND

APPLIANCES

(MAINLY

TRANSISTORS

778

931

+153

+20%

AND DIODES AND

HOUSEHOLD TYPE

•EQUIPMENT)

/BY COMMODITY,