A glance at the graph provided reveals how the exports altered in Hong Kong billions in an one-year period from 2009 to 2010.
Overall, equipment and telecommunication remained the dorminant sectors throughout the period. While most of the sectors showed a moderate increment, telecommunication and metals grow significantly, which offset the remarkable decline in clothing and manufacturing and contributed to a positve trend in exports.
As can be seen from the charts, in 2009, equipment overwhelmed other sectors and hit the list at 10.3 HK billions, which was followed by telecommunication at 7.9 HK billion dollars. However, 2010 observed an opposite pattern when telecommunication took a leading role with a noticeable 61% surge from 7.9 to 12.7 HK billion, surpassing equipment with just 13% increase at 12.7 billions, which ranked-second. The most remarkable change to take place in this period was metals, which hit a nadir and just stood at 2.3 billions dollars in 2009, then took a staggering upturn to 5.1 billion (122% in changes).
In contrast, clothing and manufacturing saw immarginal declines. The former fell by 17% from 6 to 5 HK billions, while the latter experiecned a sharper drop of 27% from 5.5 millions to only 4 in a year, making it the smallest export sectors in survey. Accordingly, the total exports across all categories surged by 20%, reaching an aggerate figure of 38.4 billion in 2010, reflecting a general upward trajectory of the export market.
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