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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1981

AS FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UK INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $23 MILLION OR 68%), AS WELL AS WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $4 MILLION OR 8%). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN CLOTHING (BY $54 MILLION OR 11%) AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $15 MILLION OR 19%).

DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA CONTINUED TO GROW, THE MAJOR COMMODITIES BEING WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $56 MILLION OR 753%), AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $27 MILLION OR 131 %). DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF CLOTHING TO AUSTRALIA ALSO INCREASED (BY $6 MILLION OR 7%).

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

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

INCREASE/

-

JAN FEB 81 (HK$ MN)

JAN FEB 80 (HK$ MN)

DECREASE (HK$ MN)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

3 811

3 234

+578

+18

MISCELLANEOUS MANU-

FACTURED ARTICLES

(MAINLY PLASTIC

TOYS AND DOLLS)

1 380

1 433

53

4

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,

OPTICAL GOODS,

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

1 049

801

+248

+31

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

689

678

+ 10

+ 2

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES

(MAINLY TRANSISTORS

AND DIODES AND HOUSEHOLD

TYPE APPLIANCES)

685

560

+125

+22

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND

REPRODUCING APPARATUS

AND EQUIPMENT

684

734

50

1

7

THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM THE TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS:

/JAN - FES $1

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