RESTRICTED
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG - CHINA
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
FIRST QUARTER 1986
% increase over
Statistical variables
Unit Magnitude
Previous Same quarter quarter
last year
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
3.14
-14.5
-19.8
by land
2.21
-13.3
20.7
by sea
>
0.31
-18.3
-48.2
by air
0.05
13.1
-30.2
>
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
7.96
-23.8
-32.6
by land
4.56
-20.4
-2.0
by sea
1.53
-21.6
-48.1
by air
>
0.46
-25.0
-16.5
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
11.10
-21.3
-29.4
by land
}
HKD
6.77
-18.2
4.4
by sea
) Billion
1.84
-21.0
-48.2
by air
0.51
-22.5
-18.1
>
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
15.24
-16.3
26.0
by land
8.85
-14.1
39.2
by sea
3.31
-21.2
4.4
by air
>
0.37
6.3
53.0
}
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
>
-4.14
N.A.
N.A.
>
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
14.86
-16.9
24.4
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
9.49
-3.3
27.1
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS
TO CHINA
Value index
}
429
-14.5
Unit value index
) 1981
138
1.4
-19.8 2.7
Quantum index
) =100
310
-15.6
-22.0
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
Unit value index
Quantum index
>
207
-16.3
26.0
) 1981
122
-0.9
-3.3
) =100
170
-15.5
30.3
PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES EXPORTED
TO CHINA
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
articles, n.e. s. and related products
>
)
) HKD
0.57
-18.8
39.3
Miscellaneous manufactured
) Billion
articles,n.e.s.
>
0.44
-16.0
1.8
Telecommunications and sound
}
>
recording and reproducing
apparatus and equipment
RESTRICTED
0.36
-7.0
-47.1.