HONG KONG: A HARD-EARNED SUCCESS
Growth trends of domestic exports and re-exports
Index (1974 = 100)
11000
10000
9000
In the past 28 years, the growth rate in real terms of re-exports was much faster than that of domestic exports.
8000
In 1994, the value of re-exports amounted to HK$948 billion (US$123 billion), and the value of domestic exports to HK$222 billion (US$29 billion).
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6000
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5
Re-exports in real terms
Domestic exports
in real terms
66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
Year
Hang Seng Index and stock exchange turnover
Hang Seng Index
(Average covering the Index on the last trading day of each month in the year. Index for 31.7.64 = 100)
10000
Annual stock exchange turnover
(HK$ billion)
1400
8000
1200
8000
Over the past 28 years, the Hang Seng Index rose by 114 times whilst the stock exchange turnover was higher by about 3250 times.
Stock exchange
turnover
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1000
Hang Seng Index
66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
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