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In the first quarter of 2006, the value of domestic exports classified to the four major industries of textiles; wearing apparel; consumer electrical and electronic products; and machinery, equipment, apparatus, parts and components together accounted for 76% of Hong Kong's total domestic exports, according to statistics released today (May 11) by the Census and Statistics Department.
In the first quarter of 2006, the value of domestic exports classified to the consumer electrical and electronic products industry increased notably by $3.0 billion or 89.8% over a year earlier to $6.4 billion, that to the wearing apparel industry by $2.8 billion or 68.5% to $6.9 billion, that to the textiles industry by $2.9 billion or 64.5% to $7.5 billion, and that to the machinery, equipment, apparatus, parts and components industry by $0.1 billion or 1.5% to $4.2 billion.
As for other manufacturing industries, a notable increase was registered for the value of domestic exports classified to the chemicals and chemical products industry, by $0.3 billion or 18.8% over a year earlier to $2.0 billion in the first quarter of 2006.
The above statistics of domestic exports classified by industrial origin are derived by re-grouping the merchandise domestic export items originally grouped under the external trade classification system according to the industries in which these merchandise items are normally produced. Transactions in gold and specie are not included.
The attached table shows the domestic export statistics classified by industrial origin.
The industrial classification used is the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC). The HSIC is to be distinguished from the United Nations Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) used in the regular trade statistics reports. In comparison, the HSIC is more related to production processes whereas the SITC is more geared to end uses of products.
Caution should be taken when referring to these domestic export statistics classified by industrial origin. There may be several intermediate processing stages in the production of certain merchandise domestic export items. In compiling the above statistics, the total value of such an item has however been wholly related to the industry in which the item is finally produced. The above domestic export statistics of a particular industry may include secondary products which are produced by establishments of other industries.
For enquiries on the statistics, please contact the Industrial Production & Tourism Statistics Section of the Census and Statistics Department at telephone 2805 6643 or email ind-production@censtatd.gov.hk
Ends/Thursday, May 11, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:16
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