RESTRICTED
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG CHINA
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
FOURTH QUARTER 1986
increase over
Statistical variables
Unit
Magnitude-
Previous Same quarter quarter
last year
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
5.82
19.8
58.6
by land
4.61
19.8
80.7
by sea
)
0.35
6.0
-6.1
by air
)
0.06
17.6
31.8
others
)
0.80#
27.6
14.5
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
12.99
26.4
24.4
by land
}
8.40
26.4
46.7
by sea
}
1.87
15.4
-4.4
by air
}
0.73
51.5
19.7
others
}
1.99#
30.1
-7.5
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
18.81
24.3
33.3
by land
HKD
13.01
24.0
57.2
by sea
) Billion
2.22
13.
8
-4.7
by air
}
0.79
48.4
20.5
others
2.79#
29.4
-2.1
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
}
24.97
14.7
37.1
by land
15.99
15.5
55.3
by sea
}
4.64
8.9
10.4
by air
0.37
-2.8
3.8
others
3.97#
20.7
18.3
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
}
-6.16
N.A.
N.A.
}
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
24.61
15.8
37.7
}
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
)
16.19
14.5
64.9
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS
TO CHINA
Value index
>
796
19.8
58.6
Unit value index
) 1981
140
-0.5
2.4
Quantum index
) =100
570
20.4
54.9
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
Unit value index
Quantum index
}
338
14.7
37.1
) 1981
120
-0.5
-2.1
) =100
282
15.3
40.1
N. A. Not Applicable
#
Including shipments on junks, parcels by post and hand-carried goods. Exports of electricity are included under 'others' for domestic exports and total exports, while imports of water under
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