Composition of Imports and Exports of Goods and Services
at Current Market Prices
OVERALL TRADE
HK$ Million
1990
1992a
A. Goods
Total exports of goods
639,874
765,886 924,952
Of which domestic exports
225,875
231,045 234,124
re-exports
413,999
534,841 690,829
Imports of goods
645,200
782,042 958,462
B. Services
Total exports of services
108,556
121,496 143,522
as % of total
14.50%
13.69% 13.43%
Total imports of services
75,854
86,212 96,035
as % of total
10.52%
9.93%
9.11%
C. Trade balance (exports less imports)
Goods
-5,326
-16,156
-33,510
Services
32,702
35,284 47,487
Total trade
27,376
19,128
13,977
TRADE IN SERVICES
A. Exports of Services
1990
1991a
1. Transportation
49,847
57,893
2. Travel
39,960
40,551
3. Insurance
1,319
1,478
4. Production and distribution of films/
programmes
904
1,085
5. Hotel management
334
359
6. Advertising and marketing research
582
752
7. News transmission
1,102
1,316
8. Financial assets dealing & broking
2,728
4,239
9. Adjustment for import shipment
1,664
1,916
10. Banking services
3,094
3,108
11. Expenditure of employees of
extra-territorial bodies & dependents
554
606
12. Postal services
42
38
13. Other services
6,426
8,155
B. Imports of Services
1. Transportation
25,783
28,002
2. Travel
34,934
40,975
3. Insurance
2,418
2,669
4. Production and distribution of films/
programmes
285
318
5. Hotel management
310
267
6. Advertising and marketing research
364
397
7. News transmission
650
690
8. Financial assets dealing & broking
1,393
1,789
9. Banking services
903
1,022
10. Government expenditure abroad
1,870
1,976
11. Postal services
599
624
12. Other services
6,345
7,483