The value of domestic exports in the consumer electrical and electronic products industry increased to $2.3 billion in the second quarter of 2003, up 4.3% over the same period last year.

However, the value of machinery, equipment, apparatus, parts and components fell 35.2% to $3.1 billion, while textiles fell 9.3% to $8.3 billion and wearing apparel fell 8.1% to $7.6 billion.

These four major sectors together accounted for 75% of Hong Kong's total domestic exports of manufactured goods.

As for other industries, a significant decrease was registered for the professional and optical equipment industry, down 30.8% to $500,000 million.