made-up articles,
electrical machinery and
industrial
and
the
major categories of products
television receivers were
re-exported to China.
The other main markets for goods
re-exported through Hong Kong were, in descending order of
the United States, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan and
value,
Japan.
All countries
China
Re-exports by market (in value terms)
USA
Indonesia
Singapore
Taiwan
Japan
Rest of the world
1983 H1
($Mn)
Percentage share of total (%)
23,975
100
4,301
18
3,342
14
2,036
9
2,005
8
1,432
6
1,309
9,550
55
40
2.16
The major end-use categories of goods re-exported
through Hong Kong were consumer goods, and raw materials and semi-manufactures, representing 428 and 37% respectively of the total value of re-exports. On the basis of trade indexes
available up to May, re-exports of consumer goods
goods grew by about 12% in real terms while re-exports of raw materials and
semi-manufactures increased by about 1% in real terms in the
first half of 1983, compared with the first half of 1982.
2.17
China remained also the most important source of
goods re-exported through Hong Kong. The value of re-exports from this source grew by 21% compared with the first half of 1982, and accounted for 35% of the total value of re-exports
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