U.S.-HONG KONG FACTSHEET
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Official Name: British Crown Colony of Hong Kong
Area: 404 square miles
Population: 5,709,000
Work Force: 2,822,000
GNP (1989): $62.4 billion
Per Capita GNP (1989): $10,900
Infant Mortality Rate (1989): 6 per 1,000 births
Life Expectancy: 78 years
U.S.Trade with Hong Kong
Imports From Hong Kong (1989) — $9.7 billion
Exports to Hong Kong (1989) — $6.3 billion
Hong Kong Trade with the World:
1989 Exports - $ 75.24 billion
1989 Imports – $ 76.12 billion
Trade Ties Growing Stronger
Hong Kong is the 13th largest trading partner of the U.S. and the 14th largest purchaser of U.S. goods. 1989 purchases amounted to almost $6 billion.
♦ Hong Kong purchased almost $3 billion of American high technology products in
1989.
On a per capita basis, Hong Kong imports three times as much from the U.S. than does Japan.
In 1989, the U.S. trade deficit with Hong Kong decreased by almost 25 percent. Since 1986, U.S. exports to Hong Kong have nearly doubled.
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