Table 1
HONG KONG'S IMPORTS OF MANUFACTURES
SHARES HELD BY MAIN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIERS
(a)
1979 imports manufactures*
HK$ m
(b) share of
HK market
(main suppliers)
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(c)
share of world trade
(main suppliers)
(a)
relative performance
HK market/world (b/c x 100)
UK
3,984
11.3
11.7
97%
West Germany
2,675
7.6
25.0
30%
France
970
2.8
12.6
22%
Italy
1,308
3.7
10.0
37%
USA
7,548
21.4
19.2
111%
Canada
395
1.1
5.1
22%
Japan
18,353
52.1
16.4
318%
Total
35,233
Sources:
(a)
(c)
100
100
Hong Kong Trade Statistics BOTB Report 1980 (discounting 17.2% share held by 'other main manufacturing countries')
* SITC Divisions 5-8
Table 2
UK Trade Performance in Manufactures (SITC 5-8) in 1980 with:-
Export/import ratios
Country
Exports
Imports
France
2,616
3,045
86%
Italy
1,475
1,855
80%
USA
3,378
4,757
71%
Hong Kong
501
719
70%
FRG
3,185
5,181
61%
Japan
482
1,671
29%
Unit:
£ million
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics
of the UK
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