286
Appendix 16
(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)
Trade
Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade
% increase or decrease
Imports.
Exports... Re-exports Total trade
+
1970 1969
1970
1969
$ million $ million
17,607
14,893
+ 18%
12,347
10,518
+ 17%
2,892
2,679
+ 8%
32,845
28,090
+ 17%
+
14.3 million tons
Cargo Tonnages
Appendix 17
(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade) Imports: Commodity Pattern
1970 total value $17,607 million
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Food and live animals
Machinery and transport equipment Miscellaneous manufactured articles Chemicals
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
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 metal, n.e.s.
Food and live animals
Fruit and vegetables
Cereals and cereal preparations
-
...
13.3 million tons
% of total imports in 1970 33% 17
-
16
8 8
1970
$ million
1969
% increase
or decrease
$ million
5,825
4,912
+ 19%
3,012
2,556
+18
1,235
1,162
6
464
316
47
439
356
270
218
204
144
3,051
2,804
9
671
554
21%
556
598
7
Live animals...
495
460
Meat and meat preparations
339
284
Fish and fish preparations...
+
336
273
Dairy products and eggs
250
238
Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof
157
176
Sugar, sugar preparations and honey
102
96
Miscellaneous food preparations
85
+
84
Machinery and transport equipment
2,897
2,238
Electrical machinery
•
1,508
1,310
Non-electric machinery
+
969
648
Transport equipment
419
280
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2,111
1,711
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and
optical goods, watches and clocks
875
716
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.
791
623
Clothing
278
231
Footwear
53
54
Chemicals
1,423
1,196
Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins
421
371
+++++ +++++++++++
8
19%
11
+ 50
+
+22
+27
19
(7-82888 25879:
1
29
15
50
23%
20%
14°
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
316
238
+ 32%
Chemical elements and compounds
234
207
Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials
198
159
13% 25
Essential oils and perfume materials Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
Textile fibres
138
126
10
1,328
1,169
+14
796
718
Crude animal and vegetable materials
249
222
11% -12
Wood, lumber and cork
82
72
+14%
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
64
37
+749
Oil-seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels...
47
36
+ 32%
Crude fertilisers and crude minerals (excluding coal
petroleum and precious stones)
31
26
+ 21%
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