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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 23

(Chapter 6: Commerce and Industry)

Hong Kong's Domestic Exports of Principal Commodity Groups

Percentage Change

1998

1999

2000

2000 over

Commodity Group (2)

($ Million)

($ Million)

($ Million)

1999

Textiles and clothing

85.641

83,739

86,579

+3

Electronic products (3)

47,856

38,896

43,256

+11

Jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' ware

4,770

5,042

5,721

+13

Printed matter

4,221

4,033

4,578

+14

Watches and clocks (3)

8,937

5,040

3,012

-40

Plastic products (3)

2,591

1,883

1,877

@

Manufactures of metals

2,362

1,630

1,536

-6

Electrical appliances

675

684

702

+3

Toys and dolls (3)

1,112

591

535

-9

Total domestic exports of the above 9 groups

As % of all domestic exports (%)

(3)

152,006

81

138,336

81

146,266

81

+6

Notes: (1) For coverage of Hong Kong's external trade statistics, please refer to footnote (1) of Appendix 21.

(2) For a breakdown of Hong Kong's external trade by the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3, readers should refer to Appendix 22. 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 22. (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'. @denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%

Source: Trade Statistics Dissemination Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)

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