CONFIDENTIAL
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG ECONOMIC RELATIONS
-
CHINA
Magnitude
Statistical variables
Unit
3rd quarter
1st-3rd
THIRD QUARTER 1991
% change over
3rd 1st-3rd
quarter
quarter
quarter
1991
1991
1990
1990
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
14.62
38.93
14.3
14.1
by land
}
12.64
33.57
12.4
12.7
by sea
}
0.58
1.61
26.0
25.8
by air
}
0.10
0.28
41.5
30.9
others
1.30 #
3.47 #
27.7
21.7
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
41.17
108.70
47.3
39.1
by land
28.46
75.42
41.0
36.0
by sea
4.93
13.40
44.0
42.5
by air
}
1.15
3.16
36.6
32.0
others
}
6.63
16.72 #
89.1
53.2
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
55.80
147.63
36.9
31.5
by land
) HKD
41.09
108.98
30.8
27.9
by sea
) Billion
5.51
15.01
41.9
40.5
by air
)
1.26
3.45
37.0
31.9
others
7.94 #
20.19 #
75.3
46.7
)
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
>
79.68
208.91
25.9
25.3
by land
}
62.27
159.54
29.3
27.9
by sea
7.84
23.36
2.8
11.3
by air
}
0.65
1.84
0.6
8.5
others
}
8.91
24.18 #
29.8
25.2
}
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
}
-23.88
-61.28
N.A.
N.A.
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
77.59
203.36
25.8
25.4
>
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
}
88.44
222.28
32.7
31.5
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
Value index
)
2,000
1,775
14.3
14.1
Unit value index
) 1981
153
154
0.7
1.1
Quantum index
) =100
1,304
1,155
13.5
12.8
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
}
1,080
944
25.9
25.3
Unit value index
) 1981
135
134
1.5
1.2
Quantum index
) =100
801
706
23.9
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.