Table 13
Appendices
6
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
(a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory
HK$ Billion
Type of trade/Main country/territory
2008
2012
2013
Imports
3,025.3
3,912.2
4,060.7
(+5.5)
(+3.9)
(+3.8)
The mainland of China
1,410.7
1,840.9
1,942.1
Japan
297.6
311.6
286.3
Taiwan
192.0
244.9
261.9
Singapore
195.0
246.3
246.4
United States of America
150.7
204.5
219.7
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)
2,609.4
3,309.1
3,434.9
European Union (2)
228.5
305.5
315.2
Domestic exports
90.8
58.8
54.4
(-16.8)
(-10.4)
(-7.6)
The mainland of China
34.8
26.0
24.8
United States of America
18.9
6.8
5.4
Singapore
3.0
2.7
2.5
Taiwan
3.9
2.7
2.4
Vietnam
0.9
1.4
1.8
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)
73.0
47.0
44.6
European Union(2)
9.9
2.9
2.9
Re-exports
2,733.4
3,375.5
3,505.3
(+6.0)
(+3.2)
(+3.8)
The mainland of China
1,335.7
1,831.7
1,924.5
United States of America
340.4
331.7
325.9
Japan
118.7
142.8
134.0
India
51.3
76.3
83.0
Taiwan
51.1
78.1
74.9
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)
2,152.8
European Union(2)
376.9
2,761.9
330.2
2,854.5
331.6
Notes:
Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year. (1) Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation is composed of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, the mainland of China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States of America and Vietnam.
(2) On 1 July 2013, Croatia joined the European Union (EU). The 28 members of the EU are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Statistics on merchandise trade with the EU in this table are compiled based on the new coverage. They are thus different from figures shown in earlier editions of this publication.
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