Attachment A
Visible Trade between Hong Kong and the PRC (at current prices)
Domestic Exports to the PRC
Re-exports
Imports from the PRC
to the PRC
Year
Retained for use in Hong Kong
Re-exports to elsewhere
Trade* balance
HK$Mn
1978
81
1979
603
(US$Mn)
(17)
(121)
1980
1,605
1981
2,924
1982
3,806
(627) 7,992
1983
6,223
1984
11,283
(US$ Mn)
(46)
1,315 (263)
(323) 4,642 (933)
(523) 8,044 (1,438)
(1,316)
(856) 12,183 (1,675)
(1,443) 28,064 (3,590)
HK$Mn
214
HK$Mn (US$Mn) HK$Mn (US$Mn)
6,891 (1,471) 3,659 (781)
9,467 (1,892) 5,663 (1,132)
13,554 (2,724) 8,394 (1,687)
16,676 (2,982) 12,834 (2,295)
18,241
23,141
27.646
HK$Mn (US$Mn)
-10,255 (-2,189)
-13,212 (-2,641)
-15,701 (-3,155)
-18,542 (-3,315)
(3,004) 14,694 (2,420)
(3,182) 19,680 (2,706)
(3,536) 28,107 (3,595)
-21,137 (-3,481)
-24,415 (-3,357)
-16,406 (~2,099)
1978-1984
Average
annual
growth
rate (%)
1985 Jan-Jun
123
1.25
(107)
26
(16)
40
9,921
(1,274)
15,745
(29)
(2,021)
N.A.
+6,890
N.A.
(884)
(110)
7,918 (1,016) 24,638 (3,163)
*
-
Trade balance = Domestic exports to the PRC +
Re-exports to the PRC Imports from the PRC
N.A.
Not applicable
The conversion to US$ is based on the average-for-the-year market exchange rate.
Source: Hong Kong Trade Statistics.