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Appendix XVI
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Trade
Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade
Imports..
Re-exports
Exports
Total trade
1966 1965
1966
1965
% increase or decrease
$ million $ million
10,097
8,965
+13
5.730
5,027
1,833
1,503
+ 22%
+
17,660
15,495
+ 14%
Cargo Tonnages
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Appendix XVII
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- Imports: Commodity Pattern
1966 total value $10,097 million
13.2 million tons 12.1 million tons
%% of total imports in 1966 33% 22
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Food
Machinery and transport equipment Crude materials, inedible, except fuels Miscellaneous manufactured articles Chemicals
13
+
10
8
7%
1966
1965
% increase
or decrease,
-Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Non-metallic mineral manufactures
Iron and steel
Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof Non-ferrous metals
Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.
Food
Live animals, chiefly for food
$ million $ million
3,297
2,767
+19
1,669
1,280
+30
736
600
+ 23
275
348
2109
242
203
19
135
112
20
128
117
2,216
2.042
++
467
443
+
Cereals and cereal preparations
448
398
Fruits and vegetables
412
402
Fish and fish preparations
195
177
Meat and meat preparations
187
160
Dairy products and eggs
187
187
Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof
127
97
Sugar, sugar preparations and honey
108
100
Machinery and transport equipment
...
1,310
1,177
Electric machinery
721
505
Non-electric machinery
408
468
*
Transport equipment
Textile fibres
181
203
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
1,030
924
623
563
Animal and vegetable crude materials, inedible... Wood, lumber and cork
216
182
61
65
Oil-seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels...
-
45
25
Crude rubber, including synthetic and reclaimed
32
24
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
24
36
Miscellaneous manufactured articles ...
857
796
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and
optical goods, watches and clocks
308
250
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.
271
221
Clothing
167
218
Footwear
44
43
Chemicals
748
669
Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
227
221
154
143
Chemical elements and compounds
127
103
Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials
96
74
Essential oil and perfume materials
83
72
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+10
+17%
Nil
+ 31%
8
1160
43
13
11
+12%
+ 11
19
+ 82
+31
33
+ 23
222
23
24
12
22
+30
15