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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 23

(Chapter 6: Commerce and Industry)

Hong Kong's Domestic Exports of Principal Commodity Groups

Percentage Change

1999

2000

2001

2001 over

Commodity Group (2)

($ Million)

($ Million)

($ Million)

2000

Textiles and clothing

83,739

86,579

80,433

-7

Electronic products

38,896

43,256

31,621

-27

Jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' ware

5,042

5,721

4,736

-17

Printed matter

4,033

4,578

4,034

-12

Watches and clocks ("

5,040

3,012

2,354

-22

Plastic products (3)

1,883

1,877

1,593

-15

Manufactures of metals

1,630

1,536

1,145

-25

Electrical appliances

684

702

614

-13

Toys and dolls (3)

591

535

487

-9

Total domestic exports of the above 9 groups

(3)

As % of all domestic exports (%)

138,336

81

146,266

81

125,929

82

-14

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'.

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

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)