XN000022-1978-10-19 — Page 3

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1978

EXPORT SALES TO WEST GERMANY, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA WERE BOOSTED BY INCREASED DELIVERIES OF CLOTHING.

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

INCREASE/

JAN.-AUG. 77 (HK$ MN)

JAN.-AUG, 78 (HK$ MN)

DECREASE

(HK$ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

ARTICLES OF

APPAREL AND

CLOTHING

9,008

9,831

+823

99%

ACCESSORIES

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES

(MAINLY

3,740

4,106

+366

+ 10%

PLASTIC TOYS

AND DOLLS)

PHOTOGRAPHIC

APPARATUS,

OPTICAL GOODS,

1,203

1,817

+614

+ 51%

WATCHES AND

CLOCKS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND SOUND

RECORDING AND

REPRODUC ING

1,821

1,748

- 73

49%

APPARATUS AND

EQUIPMENT

TEXTILE YARN,

FABRICS,

MADE-UP

ARTICLES AND

1,730

1,697

· 33

t

2%

RELATED

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL

MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND

APPLIANCES

(MAINLY

TRANSISTORS

1,093

1,306

+213

+ 20%

AND DIODES

AND HOUSEHOLD

TYPE

APPLIANCES)

/BY COMMODITY.............