CONFIDENTIAL
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG CHINA
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
FOURTH QUARTER 1992
% change over
Magnitude
Statistical variables
Unit
4th
1st-4th
4th 1st-4th
quarter
quarter
quarter
quarter
1992
1992
1991
1991
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
17.10
61.96
10.5
13.9
by road & railway
14.47
52.73
8.5
12.4
by ocean
0.83
2.95
44.6
35.0
by air
0.14
0.45
5.7
8.9
others #
1.66
5.83
16.0
19.1
}
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
62.99
212.11
41.2
38.3
by road & railway
}
40.08
140.94
31.0
32.9
by ocean
}
11.08
33.86
108.2
80.8
by air
}
1.69
5.78
25.9
28.2
others #
10.13
31.53
37.7
31.0
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
80.09
274.06
33.3
31.9
by road & railway
by ocean
) HKD
54.56
193.67
24.2
26.6
) Billion
11.91
36.80
102.0
76.1
by air
1.83
6.23
24.1
26.5
others #
}
11.79
37.37
34.1
29.0
}
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
>
97.20
354.35
15.1
20.8
by road & railway
77.81
280.26
16.7
23.9
by ocean
9.23
37.26
17.0
19.3
by air
>
0.88
3.20
23.2
25.4
others #
9.28
33.62
1.0
0.8
}
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
}
-17.11
-80.28
N.A.
N.A.
}
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
93.43
342.05
14.0
19.9
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
112.90
403.78
20.9
27.9
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
Value index
>
2 339
2 119
10.5
13.9
Unit value index
) 1981
152
154
-1.0
0.1
Quantum index
) =100
1 536
1 377
11.6
13.8
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
>
1 318
1 201
15.1
20.8
Unit value index
) 1981
135
136
-0.3
1.1
Quantum index
) =100
979
886
15.5
19.4
N. A. Not Applicable.
#
Including rivers, parcels by post and hand-carried goods, electricity (for domestic exports and total exports only), and water (for imports only).
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