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Table 8: China's visible trade balance
Trade balance with Hong Kong
Trade balance excluding Hong Kong
Overall
trade balance
(US$Mn)
(US$Mn)
(US$Mn)
1950
-83
-113
-30
1951
-130
-570
-440
1952
54
-354
-300
1953
55
-385
-330
1954
53
-193
-140
1955
125
-445
-320
1956
158
-68
90
1957
176
-66
110
1958
217
-127
90
1959
161
-21
140
1960
187
-277
-90
1961
163
-123
40
1962
198
122
320
1963
248
132
380
1964
335
35
370
1965
394
-184
210
1966
473
-353
120
1967
389
-269
120
1968
394
-244
150
1969
440
-70
370
1970
456
-526
-70
1971
541
-111
430
1972
666
-86
580
1973
1041
-381
660
1974
1122
-1792
-670
1975
1344
-1574
-230
1976
1553
-1273
280
1977
1689
-1309
380
1978
2189
-3329
-1140
1979
2640
-4650
-2010
1980
3155
-4435
-1280
1981
3315
-3327
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Source: Statistical Yearbook of China 1981,
State Statistical Bureau, PRC
Census and Statistics Department, H. K. Government.
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