External Merchandise Trade Statistics Classified by Country/Territory and Commodity for August 2003
Tuesday, 7 October 2003

Table 4 title : Domestic exports of ten principal commodity divisions

Total domestic exports value for August 2003 was HK$ million 11791.
Percentage change in total domestic exports value for August 2003 over August 2002 was -2.4%.
Total domestic exports value for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 78512.
Percentage change in total domestic exports value for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -9.1%.

Value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for August 2003 was HK$ million 7114.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for August 2003 over August 2002 was +9.0%.
Value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 40814.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -1.4%.

Value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for August 2003 was HK$ million 1160.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for August 2003 over August 2002 was -7.7%.
Value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 9202.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares) for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -3.1%.

Value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for August 2003 was HK$ million 729.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for August 2003 over August 2002 was -44.5%.
Value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 6568.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -40.2%.

Value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for August 2003 was HK$ million 390.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for August 2003 over August 2002 was -41.1%.
Value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 4141.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -17.5%.

Value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for August 2003 was HK$ million 412.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for August 2003 over August 2002 was -0.1%.
Value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 3387.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -0.8%.

Value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for August 2003 was HK$ million 225.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for August 2003 over August 2002 was -3.5%.
Value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 1530.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for plastics in primary forms for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -6.1%.

Value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for August 2003 was HK$ million 134.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for August 2003 over August 2002 was +16.5%.
Value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 1076.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for metalliferous ores and metal scrap for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +33.1%.

Value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for August 2003 was HK$ million 143.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for August 2003 over August 2002 was -12.1%.
Value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 1011.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -42.9%.

Value of domestic exports for paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard for August 2003 was HK$ million 132.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard for August 2003 over August 2002 was -10.3%.
Value of domestic exports for paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 940.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -9.5%.

Value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for August 2003 was HK$ million 121.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for August 2003 over August 2002 was +18.4%.
Value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 935.
Percentage change in the value of domestic exports for professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was -30.7%.