Invisible trade
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It is difficult to
assessment of the position of
limitations. Nevertheless, in
indications.
make a definitive half-yearly
invisible trade due to data
two areas there are useful
First, the number of visitors coming to Hong Kong and the number of Hong Kong residents touring abroad (including Macau and China) both increased by 6% in the first
half of 1983 compared with the first half of 1982, suggesting
that the net surplus on expenditure on travel probably
fairly stable. Second, as the growth of cargo
remained
net surplus on
movements continued (paragraph 5.19), the
expenditure on shipping and air transportation services might
well have increased.
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