RESTRICTED
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG CHINA
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
THIRD QUARTER 1986
increase over
Statistical variables
Unit
Magnitude-
Previous Same quarter
quarter
last year
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
)
4.85
15.2
34.
7
by land
}
3.85
20.1
61.7
by sea
0.33
15.8
-21.7
by air
0.05
-2.1
12.0
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
10.28
6.3
-6.1
by land
6.64
12.6
23.0
by sea
1.62
-6.0
-30.6
by air
0.48
1.8
-1.3
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
15.13
9.0
4.0
by land
HKD
10.49
15.3
34.8
by sea
) Billion
1.95
-2.9
-29.2
by air
}
0.53
1.4
-0.2
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
}
21.77
10.8
44.3
by land
ز
13.85
17.5
58.9
by sea
}
4.26
-0.6
26.8
by air
}
0.38
-8.7
49.5
}
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
-6.64
N.A.
N.A.
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
21.25
10.3
43.1
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
14.14
20.1
55.9
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS
TO CHINA
Value index
}
664
15.2
34.7
Unit value index
) 1981
140
1.1
2.0
Quantum index
) =100
473
14.0
32.1
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
Unit value index
Quantum index
FRINCIPAL COMMODITIES EXPORTED
TO CHINA
}
295
10.8
44.3
) 1981
121
#
-3.9
) =100
244
10.8
50.1
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
articles, n.e. s. and related products
}
HKD
0.96
17.8
86.5
Miscellaneous manufactured
) Billion
articles,n.e.s.
}
0.75
15.0
40.4*
Telecommunications and sound
}
recording and reproducing
}
apparatus and equipment.
0.73
34.3
40.2
# less than 0.05
N.A. Not Applicable
* Percentage changes based on revised figures for earlier periods.