CONFIDENTIAL
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Statistical variables
CHINA
THIRD QUARTER 1988
increase over
Unit
Magnitude-
Previous Same quarter
quarter
last year
1
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
by land
}
10.93
19.4
48.1
}
9.40
19.2
53.1
by sea
0.48
16.3
28.7
by air
0.07
6.7
9.2
others
0.98#
24.2
22.6
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
26.12
17.5
65.9
by land
17.00
15.6
61.8
by sea
3.88
23.5
74.6
by air
0.74
14.7
-2.3
others
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
by land
4.50#
20.3
99.0
}
}
37.05
18.0
60.2
) HKD
26.39
16.8
58.6
by sea
) Billion
4.36
22.7
68.0
by air
}
0.81
14.0
-1.4
others
5.48#
21.0
79.1
}
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
41.97
12.6
34.9
by land
}
29.79
17.1
39.6
by sea
}
6.35
2.9
19.8
by air
}
0.46
-2.2
23.8
others
5.38#
3.4
30.7
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
-4.93
N. A.
N.A.
40.80
12.0
33.7
36.76
21.6
57.0
Value index
}
1 495
19.4
48.1
Unit value index
) 1981
147
0.5
1.5*
Quantum index
) =100
1 015
18.8
45.9*
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
569
12.6
34.9
Unit value index
1 1981
124
0.1
1.0
Quantum
index
}
=100
459
12.5
33.6
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
others' for imports.
Percentage changes are based on revised indexes incorporating price data for domestic exports of toys and knitted outer garments.