TABLE 6 : EXTERNAL TRADE BY LAND BY MAIN COMMODITY DIVISION

MAIN COMMODITY DIVISION JAN-DEC
1998
JAN-DEC
1997
JAN-DEC 1998
COMPARED WITH
JAN-DEC 1997
(HKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.) (HKD Mn.) (% CHANGE)
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 14,175 11,257 + 2,918 + 25.9
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS 4,796 6,011 - 1,215 - 20.2
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT 4,773 7,129 - 2,356 - 33.0
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF 3,810 4,810 - 1,000 - 20.8
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS 3,008 3,184 - 177 - 5.6
RE-EXPORTS
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS 54,348 63,194 - 8,846 - 14.0
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF 29,543 26,024 + 3,519 + 13.5
PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS 19,435 21,457 - 2,021 - 9.4
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT 18,188 15,451 + 2,737 + 17.7
OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES 11,538 11,048 + 490 + 4.4
IMPORTS
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 93,702 94,750 - 1,047 - 1.1
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS) 73,574 74,835 - 1,261 - 1.7
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT 51,200 51,299 - 99 - 0.2
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF 42,991 43,580 - 589 - 1.4
FOOTWEAR 35,847 45,106 - 9,260 - 20.5

Last updated : 22 February 1999