CONFIDENTIAL
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG CHINA
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
SECOND QUARTER 1991
% change over
Magnitude
Statistical variables
Unit
2nd
1st-2nd
2nd 1st-2nd
quarter
quarter
quarter
quarter
1991
1991
1990
1990
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
14.06
24.30
16.7
13.9
by land
}
12.17
20.93
15.2
12.9
by sea
}
0.56
1.03
35.7
25.6
by air
}
0.11
0.18
40.7
25.4
others
}
1.22
2.17 =
23.6
18.4
)
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
38.69
67.53
39.5
34.5
by land
27.07
46.96
37.7
33.2
by sea
}
+.82
8.17
16.0
41.6
by air
}
1.08
2.01
25.2
29.5
others
}
5.73 =
10.08 =
46.3
36.1
}
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
52.74
91.33
32.6
28.1
by land
) HKD
39.23
67.89
29.8
26.2
by sea
) Billion
5.38
9.50
14.9
39.7
by air
1.19
2.19
26.5
29.1
others
6.95 =
12.23 #
41.7
32.6
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
}
72.06
129.23
25.5
25.0
by land
54.60
97.27
27.5
27.0
by sea
8.38
15.51
14.5
16.2
by air
0.65
1.19
19.6
13.4
others
}
8.43
15.26 =
25.1
22.7
}
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
}
-19.31
-37.40
N.A.
N.A.
}
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
}
70.22
125.77
26.0
25.1
}
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
}
73.76
133.84
30.4
30.7
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS
TO CHINA
Value index
}
Unit value index
) 1981
1 923 ==
154
1 662
16.7##
13.9
154
0.9
1.1
Quantum index
) =100
1 252
1 080
15.7
12.4
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
Unit value index
Quantum index
}
977
876
25.5
24.9
) 1981
132
133
0.4
1.0
) =100
740
659
25.1
23.7
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.
Revised figure.