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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 20

(Chapter 7: Trade and Industry)

Hong Kong's Domestic Exports of Principal Commodity Groups

Percentage Change

1994

Commodity Group ""

$ Million

1995 $ Million

1996

1996 over

$ Million

1995

Textiles and clothing

88,124

87,831

(87,553)

82,889

-5

Electronic products (2)

58,091

64,282 (64,282)

55,067

-14

Watches and clocks (2)

13,196

13,620 (13,620)

11,987

-12

Jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares

5,229

5,711 (5,743)

5,782

+1

Printed matter

4,520

4,937 (4,937)

4,785

-3

Manufactures of metals

4,594

4,689 (4,689)

4,213

-10

Plastic products (2)

5,152

4,990 (4,990)

3,792

-24

Electrical appliances

1,401

1,341 (1,341)

1,631

+22

Toys and dolls (2)

2,478

2,420 (2,420)

1,610

-33

Total domestic exports (2) of the above 9 groups

172,734

179,733 (179,487)

163,413

_9

78

78

(77)

77

As % of all domestic exports (%)

Notes:

As there was a re-classification of commodities in 1996, figures for 1994 and 1995 are not strictly comparable to those of 1996. To facilitate comparison, statistics for 1995 have been re-compiled and presented in brackets.

(1) For a breakdown of Hong Kong's external trade by the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3, readers should refer to Appendix 19. The statistics there are presented according to the classification of commodities by SITC Section, and within each Section, by major SITC Division. The table presented here is based on the Harmonized System and compiled for the convenience of those readers who may be more interested in domestic exports of certain commodity groups which are commonly referred to but which may not be readily derived from Appendix 19.

(2) There is some overlapping in the commodity coverage of 'electronic products' and 'watches and clocks'. Some commodity items, such as digital electronic watches, are included in both groups. There is also overlapping between 'electronic products' and 'toys and dolls' (items such as radio controlled toys, T.V. games and electronic games), and between 'plastic products' and 'toys and dolls' (item such as plastic toys). However, the values of these items are counted only once in the value of "Total domestic exports of the above 9 groups'.

Source: Census and Statistics Department.