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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1983

BESIDES, THE CLASSIFICATION OF AN EXPORTED COMMODITY

TO A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE COMMODITY IS ACTUALLY PRODUCED BY ESTABLISHMENTS OF THAT INDUSTRY, SINCE SOME MAY BE SECONDARY PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED UNDER OTHER INDUSTRIES.

FURTHER DETAILS OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS STATISTICS FOR MERCHANDISE RECLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. 3-7224504).

A TABLE ON THESE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, MARCH 1983+.

VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR MERCHANDISE,

RECLASS IFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN FOR THE 1ST QTR OF 82 AND OF 83

INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN OF

THE COMMODITIES

EXPORTED

(HK$'000)

MERCHANDISE DOMESTIC EXPORTS

1ST QTR 82

1ST QTR 83

% CHANGE

AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY

AND FISHING

AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK

13 092

9 784

-25

AND POULTRY PRODUCTION

OCEAN AND COASTAL FISHING 38 618

47 256

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MINING AND QUARRYING

312

159

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