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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 22

(Chapter 6: Trade and Industry)

Hong Kong's Domestic Exports of Principal Commodity Groups

Percentage Change

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1997

1998

1999

1999 over

Commodity Group

(2)

($ Million)

($ Million)

($ Million)

1998

Textiles and clothing

84,883

85,641

83,739

-2

Electronic products (3)

56,466

47,856

38,896

-19

Jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares

5,333

4,770

5,042

+6

Watches and clocks (3)

10,798

8,937

5,040

-44

Printed matter

4,765

4,221

4,033

4

Plastic products (3)

3,466

2,591

1,883

-27

Manufactures of metals

Electrical appliances

Toys and dolls (3)

3,414

2,362

1,630

-31

1,304

675

684

+1

1,757

1,112

591

-47

Total domestic exports of the above 9 groups

As % of all domestic exports (%)

164,530

78

152,006

81

138,336

-9

81

Notes: (1) For coverage of Hong Kong's external trade statistics, please refer to footnote (1) of Appendix 20.

(2) For a breakdown of Hong Kong's external trade by the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3, readers should refer to Appendix 21. The statistics there are presented according to the classification of commodities by SITC Section. 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 21. (3) 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: Trade Statistics Dissemination Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)

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