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Appendix "A".
Table I.
Total values, in Sterling and Hong Kong currency, of Imports and Exports of Merchandise during the years 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1931, 1932, 1933 and first half year 1934.
Average
IMPORTS.
EXPORTS.
Year
Rate of Exchange
H.K.$
H.K.$
£
1921
1922
2/6d.
1923
2/3d.
2/7150. 511,791,180 68,105,545 508,682,598 484,528,587 61,196,970 482,798,560 544,290,607 61,941,405
67,691,877
60,978,464
539,290,048 61,372,331
1924
2/4 d.
607,625,078
72,155,478
536,208.792
63,674,794
1931
1/0 d.
652,518,949
34,665,069
542,049,838
28,796,398
1932
1/3 d.
552,388,563
36,250,499 471,859,706
30,965,793
1933
1/44d.
432,396,507
29,276,847 403,092,170
27,292,699
1st half
1934
1/5 d.
166,553,174
12,144,502 157,107,557
11,455,759
Appendix “A”.
Table II.
Total values of Imports and Exports of PIECE GOODS AND TEXTILES and percentage table of distribution of Imports, during the first half years 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1934.
IMPORTS.
Average Rate of
Exchange
From.
1/03
1/32
1931
1932
1/41 1933
1/5/
1934
$
$
$
$3
United Kingdom...
23,981,983
26,197,022
10,316,915
4,228,564
Japan
12,489,669
3,481,402
2,901,875
4,431,873
China, North
12,807,498
15,661,725
17,082,496
15,273,634
Germany
1,047,640
796,230
622,995
282,672
Italy
1,000,319
371,875
548,070
624,269
France
225,796
135,527
145,919
120,322
Others
6,732,032
6,759,947
4,779,781
3,889,017
Total..
Total Exports
58,284,937
35,263,422
53,403,728 36,398,051
28,850,351
30,985,699 26,362,260
IMPORT PERCENTAGES.
21,967,616
From.
1931
1932
1933
1934
%
%
%
United Kingdom....
41.1
49.1
28.4
14.6
Japan
21.4
6.5
8.0
15.4
China, North
22.0
29.3
46.9
52.9
Germany
1.8
1.5
1.7
1.0
Italy
1.7
0.7
1.5
2.2
France Others
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
11.6
12.7
13.1
13.5
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0