Table 14
APPENDICES
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
Exports and Imports of Services by Major Service Group
Major service group
HK$ Billion
1998
2002@
2003@
Exports of services
Transportation
Travel(1)
Insurance services
Financial services
85.1
103.0
(-2.6)
(+10.0)
105.3 (+2.2)
44.0
58.8
(-26.3)
(+26.9)
3.1
3.7
(+16.4)
(+5.1)
16.3
20.9
(-13.9)
(-4.2)
Merchanting and other trade-related services.
76.9
117.2
(+4.7)
(+10.1)
55.4 (-5.8)
4.0 (+7.3)
21.5 (+2.9)
130.0 (+10.9)
Other services
32.1
34.2
(+4.5)
(-4.3)
34.1 (-0.5)
Total
257.4
337.9
350.3
(-5.6)
(+9.8)
(+3.7)
Imports of services Transportation
Travel
Insurance services
Financial services
42.9
51.7
(-14.7)
(+1.5)
52.1 (+0.8)
104.4
96.8
90.0
(+6.3)
(+0.8)
(-7.0)
4.6
4.0
(+2.2)
(-0.1)
6.7
5.3
(+16.4)
(+2.0)
Merchanting and other trade-related services
8.5
12.1
(-13.7)
(+2.8)
4.3 (+7.5)
5.8 (+7.6)
13.2 (+9.1)
Other services
26.5
23.4
(-4.8)
(-4.2)
23.8 (+1.6)
Total
193.6
193.4
189.2
(-1.4)
(+0.5)
(-2.2)
Net exports of services
63.9
144.5
161.1
Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.
(1) Figures have been revised to incorporate the new data on destination consumption expenditure of incoming visitors and travellers released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board in November 2003. For details, please refer to the feature article 'Statistics on Inbound Tourism' in the December 2003 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics.
Source: Trade in Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
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