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APPENDICES
Appendix IV-
Contd
(Chapter 6: Industry and Trade)
Trade
Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade
% increase or decrease
Imports... Exports. Re-exports Total trade
1963 1962
Cargo Tonnages
1963 $ million
1962
$ million
7,412
6,657
+ 11%
3,831
3,317
+ 15%
1,160
1,070
+ 8%
12,403
11,045
+- 12%
Imports: Commodity Pattern
1963 total value $7,412 million
10.7 million tons 9.5 million tons
% of total
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Food
Machinery and transport equipment
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels Miscellaneous manufactured articles Chemicals
:
imports in
1963
32%
23%
12%
11%
-
8%
8%
% increase or decrease
1963
1962
$ million
$ million
Base metals
+
specified
*
Dairy products
Non-electric machinery
+
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles Silver, platinum, gems and jewellery
Non-metallic mineral
Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof
Food
Cereals and cereal preparations
Live animals, chiefly for food
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sugar preparations
Machinery and transport equipment
Electric machinery
Transport equipment
2,335
1,995
+ 17%
1,141
966
+18%
343
305
+ 13%
341
280
--
+ 22%
manufactures, not
elsewhere
168
132
+ 28%
167
155
+ 8%
1,733
1,609
+ 8%
445
463
4%
314
260
+ 21%
304
287
+ 6%
169
149
+++
+ 13%
159
111
+ 44%
855
711
+ 20%
345
245
+ 40%
344
292
+ 18%
166
173
4%
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
820
748
+ 10%
Textile fibres
503
437
+ 15%
Animal and vegetable crude materials inedible
124
122
+ 2%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles ...
579
536
+ 8%
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic
and optical goods, watches and clocks
210
214
2%
..
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, not elsewhere
specified
187
167
+ 12%
Chemicals
574
558
+ 3%
Explosives and miscellaneous chemical products Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
215
210
+ 3%
109
112
3%