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SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1979

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PROMINENT GROWTH WAS PEGISTERED IN DELIVERIES OF CLOTHING ($389 MILLION, +96 PER CENT), TEXTILES ($69 MILLION, +108 PER CENT), TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT ($37 MILLION, +136 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($35 MILLION, +66 PER CENT) TO THE U.K.

THE INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS TO JAPAN WAS ATTRIBUTED CHIEFLY TO AN ACTIVE DEMAND FOR CLOTHING ($67 MILLION, +77 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($35 MILLION, +156 PER CENT).

INCREASES WERE ALSO REGISTERED IN SALES OF CLOTHING TO CANADA ($77 MILLION, +20 PER CENT) AND NETHERLANDS ($69 MILLION, +46 PER CENT), AND OF TEXTILES TO AUSTRALIA ($58 MILLION, +41 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE ($48 MILLION, +34 PER CENT).

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

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

JAN.-FEB. 79 JAN-FEB. 78

(HK$ MN)

(HK$ MN)

INCREASE (HK$ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

AND CLOTHING

2,306

1,808

+498

+28

ACCESSORIES

MISCELLANEOUS

MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

(MAINLY PLASTIC TOYS

987

744

+243

+33

AND DOLLS)

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,

OPTICAL GOODS.

513

372

+141

+38

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

486

352

+134

+38

RELATED PRODUCTS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND

434

347

+ 87

+25

REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES

(MAINLY TRANSISTORS

367

265

+102

+38

AND DIODES AND HOUSEHOLD

TYPE APPLIANCES)

BY COMMODITY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE REGISTERED IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($426 MILLION, +40 PER CENT), TEXTILE FABRICS ($384 MILLION, +48 PER CENT), PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS ($357 MILLION, +38 PER CENT), RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS ($211 MILLION. +12 PER CENT) AND TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS ($143 MILLION, +37 PER CENT).

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