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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Chart 1: Number of Persons Employed by the Manufacturing Sector in 2000

Clothing 21.9% (50 214)

Others 26.5% (60 815)

Metal products 4.7% (10 837)

Textiles

7.1% (16 200)

Food and beverages 9.2% (21 058)

Electronics 11.4% (26 140)

Printing, publishing and allied industries 19.3% (44 181)

The manufacturing sector remains export-oriented and its excellent performance contributed to Hong Kong's ranking as one of the world's leading exporters of textiles, clothing, watches and clocks, toys and jewellery in 2000. Domestic exports amounted to $181 billion in 2000 with clothing, electronics, textiles, chemical products and jewellery being the major export items. Chart 2 shows the value breakdown of domestic exports in 2000.

Chart 2: Value of Domestic Exports of the Manufacturing Sector in 2000

Others

19% ($34.445 billion)

Printing, publishing and allied industries

2.6% ($4.665 billion)

Jewellery

3.2% ($5.721 billion)

Chemicals

3.5% ($6.300 billion)

Textiles

5.1% ($9.164 billion)

Electronics

23.9% ($43.256 billion)

Clothing

42.8% ($77.415 billion)

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