Table 13
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
(a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory
Appendices
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HK$ Billion
Type of trade/Main country/territory
2007
2011
2012
Imports
2,868.0
3,764.6
3,912.2
(+10.3)
(+11.9)
(+3.9)
The mainland of China
1,329.7
1,696.8
1,840.9
Japan
287.3
318.6
311.6
Singapore
194.8
254.6
246.3
Taiwan
205.1
240.9
244.9
United States of America
138.8
211.4
204.5
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)
2,502.7
3,172.5
3,309.1
European Union(2)
204.6
303.9
305.5
Domestic exports
109.1
65.7
58.8
(-18.9)
(-5.5)
(-10.4)
The mainland of China
40.6
30.7
26.0
United States of America
23.9
7.2
6.8
Switzerland
1.0
2.8
3.1
Singapore
3.0
2.6
2.7
Taiwan
4.0
3.0
2.7
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)
84.8
53.0
47.0
European Union (2)
17.1
4.6
2.9
Re-exports
2,578.4
3,271.6
3,375.5
(+10.8)
(+10.5)
(+3.2)
The mainland of China
1,267.7
1,716.7
1,831.7
United States of America
344.3
323.6
331.7
Japan
116.7
133.6
142.8
Taiwan
48.9
82.3
78.1
Germany
78.1
88.7
77.4
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)
2,064.7
European Union(2)
346.7
2,629.8
354.9
2,761.9
329.9
Notes:
(1)
Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation is composed of the United States of America, Canada, Russia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Thailand, Japan, the mainland of China, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
(2)
European Union includes 27 members. They are Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria.
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