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HONGKONG
A525
The following table shows comparative figures of imports and exports of Merchandise and Treasure during the months of November, 1935 and November,
1934:
Merchandise Treasure
Total
Merchandise Treasure
Total
IMPORTS
Nov. 1935
$28,410,709 4,851,212
$33,261,921
Nov. 1934 $38,817,414
8,538,035
$47,355,449
EXPORTS
Nov. 1935 $23,541,998
Nov. 1934
$29,474,552
33,232,844
14,605,313
$56,774,842
$44,079,865
MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS
Since November, 1934, monthly values of imports of merchandise into Hong Kong fluctuated from a low Hong Kong dollar value (26.1 millions) in August, 1935, to a high (38.8 millions) in Noyember, 1934; whilst export values fluctuated from a low of $18.0 millions in July, 1935, to a high of $29.5 millions in November, 1934. Details are given below, with the sterling equivalents, at monthly average rates of exchange, in brackets:-
November 1934
December 1934
January 1935
February 1935
March 1935
April 1935
May 1935
June 1935
July 1935
August 1935
September 1935
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October 1935
November 1935
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IMPORTS
$38,817,414 (£ 3,164,024) $38,253,151 (£3,227,610) $34,274,109 (£ 2,990,059) $28,800,844 (£2,587,576). $34,175,095 (£3,390,810) $32,005,052 (£ 3,433,875) $35,560,854 (£ 4,259,894) $26,423,997 (£ 3,041,512) $26,745,053 (£ 2,841,662) $26,145,130 (£2,621,322)
$26,620,165 (£2,662,017) $31,564,844 (£ 3,140,044) $28,410,709 (£2,108,607).
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EXPORTS
$29,474,5528 (£ 2,402,483) $28,405,160 (£ 2,396,685) $26,842,125 (£2,341,696) $20,584,724 (£ 1,849,409) $27,368,852 (£2,715,503) $25,563, 192 (£ 2,742,717) $23,266,674 (£2,787,154) $19,059,866 (£2,193,870) $18,028,990 (£ 1,915,580) $19,234,196 (£ 1,928,429) $19,355,346 (£ 1,935,535) $22,782,098 (£2,266,344) $23,541,998 (£ 1,747,258)
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Mean rate of Exchange for November, 1935, H.K.$ ls. 5- d.
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