Base
Monthly Average
1948
INDICES ON BASE
Monthly Average
1949
December
1949
184
Commercial
Cargo Tonnages,
Ocean and
River Vessels
Monthly Average, 1947 (237,451 tons) 100
297,763 tons 125.4
419,148 tons
176.5
537,170 tons
226.2
186
Arrivals of
Monthly Average, 1947
Aircraft at
Kaitak
(229 aircraft)
100
596. aircraft
260.2
1062 aircraft
463.7
365 aircraft
159.3
211
Value of Imports Monthly Average, 1947
($129,160,121)
100
$173,128,218
134.0
212
Value of Exports Monthly Average, 1947
($101,402,797)
100
$131,894,976
130.0
$229,183,483 177.4
$193,241,916
190.5
$286,665,075
221.9
$279,214,357 275.3
229
Exports of certain
commodities
manufactured
in Hong Kong
*(i) Preserved Ginger
Monthly Average, 1947 excess of exports ($278,453) over imports 100
$792,479
284.6
$844,488
303.3
$805,927
289.4
Monthly Average, 1947 excess of exports
($471,264) over imports 100
$385,726
81.8
* Note:
* (ii) Preserves (excl.
Ginger)
$200,931
(excess of imports over exports)
These indices are not indices of production, but simply of the excess of exports over imports.
$492,576
104.5
Reference
No. of
Relevant
Table
170