262
Imports. Exports...
Re-exports
Total trade
Appendix 4
(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)
Trade
Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade
*
++
% increase or decrease
+15% +11%
1971
$ million
1970
$ million
20,256
17,607
13,750
12,347
3,414
2,892
37,420
32,845
+ 18%
14
15.8 million tons
1971 1970
::
Cargo Tonnages
...
Appendix 5
(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)
Imports: Commodity Pattern
1971 total value $20,256 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
Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof Iron and steel
Non-ferrous metals...
14.3 million tons
% of total imports in 1971
33%
17%
17%
12%
7%
7%
1971
% increase
1970
or decrease
$ million
$ million
6,628
5,825
+ 14%
3,450
3,012
15%
1,437
1,235
16%
498
439
14%
442
464
5%
286
270
6%
Manufactures of matal, n.e.s.
259
204
27
Food and live animals
3,474
3,051
14
Fruit and vegetables
760
671
+13%
Live animals
639
495
Cereals and cereal preparations
546
556
2
Fish and fish preparations
406
336
Meat and meat preparations
363
339
Dairy products and eggs
290
250
Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof
152
157
Sugar, sugar preparations and honey
132
102
Miscellaneous food preparations
[...
104
85
+++++
+21
7%
16%
39%
+ 29
22
Machinery and transport equipment
3,467
2,897
20
Electrical machinery
1,744
1,508
16%
Non-electric machinery
1,225
969
Transport equipment
498
419
+26
199
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2,450
2,111
+ 16%
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and
optical goods, watches and clocks
984
875
+ 12%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.
886
791
+ 12%
Clothing
364
278
31
Sanitary plumbing heating and lighting fixtures and
fittings
63
44
Chemicals
1,517
1,423
+43 7
Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins
454
421
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products ...
319
316
Chemical elements and compounds
244
234
Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials
219
198
Essential oils and perfume materials
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
Textile fibres
153
138
1,458
1,328
829
796
Crude animal and vegetable materials
322
249
Wood, lumber and cork
108
82
Matalliferous ores and metal scrap
63
64
-++++++1
11
10
Crude fertilisers and crude minerals (excluding coal
petroleum and precious stones)
54
Oil-seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels
39
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31
47
+ 73% 18%
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