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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1988

THIS IS DISTINCT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION (SITC) REGULAR TRADE STATISTICS REPORTS.

UNITED NATIONS STANDARD WHICH IS ADOPTED IN THE

IS

WHEN REFERRING TO THESE RE-CLASSIFIED FIGURES, SOME CAUTION

CERTAIN NECESSARY.

MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS MAY REQUIRE SEVERAL INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING STAGES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION.

IN SUCH CASES, THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH AN ITEM IS FINALLY PRODUCED IS NOT REALLY THE SOLE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE EXPORT VALUE.

HOWEVER, IN THIS RECLASSIFICATION, THE ITEM IS WHOLLY ALLOCATED TO THAT INDUSTRY.

OVERALL VALUE OF

THE

TO A BESIDES, THE CLASSIFICATION OF A MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEM

THE ITEM PARTICULAR INDUSTRY DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE ENTIRE VALUE OF

SINCE INDUSTRY,

SOME IS ACTUALLY PRODUCED BY ESTABLISHMENTS OF THAT

UNDER MAY BE SECONDARY PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED OTHER INDUSTRIES.

FURTHER DETAILS OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS STATISTICS FOR MERCHANDISE BE RECLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE SEEN IN A TABLE WHICH CAN

INDUSTRIAL OBTAINED FROM THE

RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234832).

SELECTED

INDUSTRIES IS A TABLE ON THESE STATISTICS FOR INCLUDED IN THE REPORT "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, DECEMBER 1987".

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