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MONDAY, MAY 31, 1993

IN COMPARISON, THE HSIC IS MORE RELATED TO PRODUCTION PROCESSES WHEREAS THE SITC IS MORE GEARED TO END USES OF PRODUCTS.

A SPOKESMAN

INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN.

WHEN REFERRING ΤΟ

FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN THESE DOMESTIC EXPORT STATISTICS CLASSIFIED BY

THERE MAY

THE

BE

SEVERAL

INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING STAGES IN

PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS, НЕ SAID.

IN COMPILING THE ABOVE STATISTICS, THE TOTAL VALUE OF SUCH AN ITEM HAS HOWEVER BEEN WHOLLY RELATED TO THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH THE ITEM IS FINALLY PRODUCED.

DOMESTIC EXPORT STATISTICS OF A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY PRODUCED ABOVE MAY INCLUDE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE PRODUCED AS SECONDARY PRODUCTS BY ESTABLISHMENTS BELONGING TO OTHER INDUSTRIES.

FURTHER DETAILS OF MERCHANDISE DOMESTIC EXPORT STATISTICS CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE FOUND IN TABLE 1 WHICH IS OBTAINABLE FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL 839 3223).

A TABLE SHOWING MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF SIMILAR FOR MAJOR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IS ALSO INCLUDED IN "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, MARCH 1993".

STATISTICS THE REPORT

/Table 1

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