External Merchandise Trade Statistics Classified by Country/Territory and Commodity for March 2003
Tuesday, 6 May 2003

Table 4 title : Domestic exports of ten principal commodity divisions

Total domestic exports value for March 2003 was HK$ million 9284.
Percentage change in total domestic exports value for March 2003 over March 2002 was -8.4%.
Total domestic exports value for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 25957.
Percentage change in total domestic exports value for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was -10.4%.

Value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for March 2003 was HK$ million 4029.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for March 2003 over March 2002 was +10.3%.
Value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 12174.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +1.0%.

Value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for March 2003 was HK$ million 1296.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for March 2003 over March 2002 was +0.7%.
Value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 3200.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +0.9%.

Value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for March 2003 was HK$ million 897.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for March 2003 over March 2002 was -42.5%.
Value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 2590.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was -38.5%.

Value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for March 2003 was HK$ million 725.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for March 2003 over March 2002 was +8.2%.
Value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 1684.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +2.3%.

Value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for March 2003 was HK$ million 434.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for March 2003 over March 2002 was -28.6%.
Value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 1170.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was -17.8%.

Value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for March 2003 was HK$ million 248.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for March 2003 over March 2002 was +21.5%.
Value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 584.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +12.5%.

Value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for March 2003 was HK$ million 147.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for March 2003 over March 2002 was +31.7%.
Value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 364.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +23.4%.

Value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for March 2003 was HK$ million 129.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for March 2003 over March 2002 was -52.0%.
Value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 355.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was -55.5%.

Value of domestic exports for medicinal and pharmaceutical products for March 2003 was HK$ million 132.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for medicinal and pharmaceutical products for March 2003 over March 2002 was +51.7%.
Value of domestic exports for medicinal and pharmaceutical products for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 329.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for medicinal and pharmaceutical products for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +30.2%.

Value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for March 2003 was HK$ million 91.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for March 2003 over March 2002 was -49.8%.
Value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 318.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was -56.8%.