APPENDICES
Appendix IV
(Chapter 6: Industry and Trade)
Trade
Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade
413
Imports Exports Re-exports Total trade
1961 1962
1961
1962
% increase or decrease
$ million
$ million
5,970
6,657
+ 12%
2,939
3,317
+ 13%
991 9,900
1,070
+ 8%
11,045
+ 12%
Cargo Tonnages
Imports: Commodity Pattern
1962 total value $6,657 million
8.4 million tons 9.5 million tons
% of total imports in
1962
Chemicals
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
Food
Machinery and transport equipment
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
30%
24%
11%
11%
8%
8%
% increase
1961
1962
or decrease
$ million
$ million
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
1,771
1,995
+ 13%
Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles Silver, platinum, gems and jewellery
867
966
+ 11%
255
305
+ 19%
Base metals
272
280
+ 3%
Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof..
138
155
+ 12%
Food
1,406
1,609
+ 14%
Cereals and cereal preparations
360
463
+ 29%
Fruits and vegetables
264
287
+ 9%
Live animals, chiefly for food
214
260
+ 21%
Dairy products
Machinery and transport equipment
Non-electric machinery
135
149
+ 10%
623
711
+ 14%
271
292
+ 8%
Electric machinery
208
245
+ 18%
Transport equipment
144
173
+ 20%
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
723
748
+ 3%
Textile fibres
432
437
+ 1%
Animal and vegetable crude materials, inedible
124
122
2%
Wood, lumber and cork
64
85
+ 33%
Chemicals
532
558
+
5%
Explosives and miscellaneous chemical products
209
210
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
110
112
+ 2%
Chemical elements and compounds
80
105
+ 30%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
464
536
+ 15%
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic
and optical goods, watches and clocks
193
214
+ 11%