The export of Chinese light industrial products mainlycovers 19 categories of 45 sectors, including food, pa-permaking, home electrical appliances industry andetc. According to Chinese customs statistics, the exportvalue of the light industrial products in the first four months onlymanaged to reach US$136.7 billion, 17.8 percent drop comparedwith the same period last year, however 2.7 percentage pointslower than the national total export decline rate.