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Appendix 3
(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)
Hong Kong's External Trade by Major Trading Partners
Imports
1973
1974
1975
Per
Per
Per
1975/74 Change
Source/Destination
$ million
$ million
$ million
in
cent
cent
cent
per cent
Japan
5,853
20.2
7,142
20.9
6,991
20.9
2.1
China
5,634
19.4
5,991
17.6
6,805
20.3
+13.6
United States
++
3,702) 12.8
4,621
13.5
3,961
11.8
-14.3
Taiwan
1,686
5.8
1,765
5.2
1,943
5.8
+10.1
Singapore
958
3.3
1,889
5.5
1,921
5.7
+1.7
Britain
1,716
5.9
1,942
5.7
1,715
5.1
-11.7
Germany, Federal Republic
+
1,114
3.8
1,193
3.5
1,034
3.1
-13.4
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
910
3.1
1,121
3.3
943
2.8
-15,9
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
602
2.1
864
2.5
935
2.8
+ 8.2
Australia
697
2.4
760
2.2
742
2.2
2.3
Others
Merchandise total
6,133
21.2
6,832
20.0
6,481
19.4
29,005
100.0
34,120
100.0
33,472
100.0
1.9
United States
Germany, Federal Republic
Britain
Australia
Japan
Canada
Singapore
Domestic Exports
6,825
35.0
7,422
32.4
7,334
_32,1
– 1.2
1,902
9.8
2,444
10.7
2,860
12.5
+17,0
2,814
14.5
2,768
12.1
2,778
12.2
+ 0.3
771
4.0
1,298
5.7
1,034
4.5
-20.4
1,065
5.5
1,061
4.6
956
4.2
- 9.9
512
2.6
619
2.7
775
3.4
+25.2
536
2.7
626
2.7
624
2,7
0.2
411
2.1
504
2.2
496
2.2
1.5
++
324
1.7
389
1.7
471
2.1
+21.1
266
1.6
357
1.9
410
1.8
+14.7
4,048
20.5
5,423
23.3
5,123
22.4
5.5
19,474
100.0
22,911
100.0
22,859
100.0
0.2
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Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Others
Merchandise total
Japan Singapore Taiwan
Indonesia
-
United States
:
:
:.
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Thailand
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Philippines
Macau
Others
Merchandise total
Re-exports
1,429
21.9
1,023
14.4
964
13.8
5.7
737
11.3
862
12.1
928
13.3
+ 7,7
673
10.3
692
9.7
600
8.6
-13.3
528
8.1
615
8.6
589
8.5
4.1
461
7.1
514
7.2
555
8.0
+ 7.9
278
4.3
278
3.9
286
4.1
+ 2.8
129
2.0
161
2.3
247
3.5
+53.7
158
2.4
201
2.8
231
3.3
+15.0
124
1.9
193
2.7
231
3.3
+19.5
214
3.3
231
3.2
211
3.0
8.6
1,793
27.5
2,356
33.1
2,132
30.6
P
9.5
6,525
100.0
7,124
100.0
6,973
100.0
2.1