The chart illustrates how many billions Hong Kong gained from different types of products exported to other countries in the years 2009 and 2010.
Overall, there were increases in total export values and revenues from exporting equipment, telecommunications, and metals, whilst clothing and manufacturing products witnessed opposite trends over the two years shown. Additionally, it is noticeable that metals experienced the most substantial change, rising from the least exported product to the third-highest export income.
Looking first at the three products exhibiting upward trends, the profit from exporting equipment grew only slightly from 10.3 billion in 2009 to 11.6 billion in 2010 (13%). Meanwhile, that from telecommunity saw impressive growth of 61%, surpassing the initial peak in equipment exports in 2009 and reaching a new peak of 12.7 billion in the whole chart in 2010, accounting for nearly one-third of the total export value. Turning to metals, this product witnessed a surprising 120% rise, by far the largest growth in exports over the two years, rising from 2.3 to 5.1 billion, to exceed both clothing and manufacturing exports in 2010.
As for the remaining products that showed a contrary trend, it can be seen that revenue from exporting manufacturing products was 5.5 billion in 2009, after which it decreased remarkably to only 4 billion (27%), becoming the lowest export value among products the following year. Similarly, clothing products also followed the same trend, with a negligible decline from 6 to 5 billion during the period, just above the lowest figure for manufacturing in 2010.