Hong Kong's Trade with the UK in All Products
Annex 1
Value in £ million
Jan.-July
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1981
1982
Exports
373
430
561
585
682
362
364
(8.7)
(9.5)
(10.7)
(10.0)
(9.6)
(9.5)
(8.4)
Re-exports
14
16
35
70
80
54
33
(1.2)
(1.1)
(1.9)
(2.7)
(2.2)
(2.6)
(1.4)
Imports
269
331
409
470
556
307
(4.5)
(4.7)
(5.1)
(4.9)
(405)
(4.4)
364 (4.7)
Total Trade
656
777 1,005
1,125
1,318
723
(5.7)
(6.0)
(6.6)
(6.2)
(5.7)
(5.7)
761 (5.3)
Balance of
Trade (in
Hong Kong's
favour)
+118
+115
+187
+185
+206
+109
+33
Imports/
Exports Ratio (%)
72
77
73
80
82
85
100
Notes 1. Figures in brackets denote percentage share of
Hong Kong's total trade.
2. Exchange rate for the respective years are as follows:
1977: HK$8.14 = £1 1978 HK$9.00 = £1 1979: HK$10.64 = £1 1980 HK$11.6 = £1 1981: HK$11.31 = £1 1982 HK$10.46 = £1 (May)
Source: Hong Kong Trade Statistics