1923 1924 1930 1931
£
£ £
Br. N. Borneo
107
160
103
S. Africa
1
3
Straits &
F.M.S.
866
979
4443
348
258 439
225
353
*S. China
Denmark
France
-1.801 1,016
32 39 100 179
118
મ 118
86
RD 78
948 210 151
108. 171
T
51
50
Instrts
236.7
Exports
212.4
4
China Japan
20.2
26,5 25.9 227.2
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1931.
THE COLONY'S
TRADE.
Increases
in both
Imports & Exports.
6 MONTHS' FIGURES.
The Statistical Branch of the Imports and Exports Department reports that the declared value of merchandise imported into Hong Kong during the half-yearly period ended September 30, 1931, amount. ed to $362.4 millions, an increase of $71.3 millions as compared with the corresponding period of 1980, and $71,8 millions more than the corresponding six months of 1924. Exports intalled $263.2 millions, representing an increase of $43,6 millions as compared with 1930, and an increase of $24.3' millions as compared with 1924.
Following are the figures for the half yearly periods, ended Septed ber 30, of 1923, 1924, 1980 and
(In S's millions.)
2931:--
Belgium
N. China
M. China
3,011 4,201 2,789 2,544
The total values by malu groups Fr. Indo-China 4,857 5,009 1,830 1,431 June
036 809
of commodities, with the figures Germany Halland
(£2,080,172) for September, 1930, in brackets Italy
$44,059,882
are given below:- Jama Korea &
(£2,111,203) (£2,917,081) ( Formosa ..13.209 4,738 2248 2,122
544.080,877 234 September $63,450,477 250
2,284,185) (£8.992,095) (2 245 155 "K. C. Wan .. "Macao
20 Mean rate of exchange for Sep- BA Norway
tember, 1931 II.K. S= 1.03/16d. N. East Indies 2,852 4,639 1,002 1,823
373 78 THE
50
Values by Countries, Philippine Is.
The total values of imports and 4,298 2,742 1.345 1,208 Siam
105 HO 51
04
exports of merchandise are shown 16 10
45 Sweden Switzerland U.S.A.
....... 2,658 3.108 1,289 1,407 below by countries, the figures for September, 1930, being given in Not recorded in 1923 and 1924.
brackets:- Imports Percentages. The major portion of the import trade was shared by ten countries. In the following table the percent. ages, given ure those for the last three quarters of 1930, and the 1st. 2nd and 3rd quarters of 1931-
Un. Kingdon 7,179,084 Australia
Buzma
1990 1st Q. 2nd Q. 3rd Q. | Cannda
1937 1931 1931
THE
CHINA MAIL.
123 January
Exports Imports (3,380,620) (£2,778,215)
$50,589,025
$47,073,820
Switzreland
( 2,931,913) (£)
2,361,212)
Imporis
117,079 123,531) { 180)
Exports $
Chemical & Drugs Acids... Piculs Alum
- 2,466
2,425
1,220
1,140
11
Blenching
February. $55,592,410
Spain
2,622
351 March
(£2,662,483) (1,738,742)
$64,434,250 $71,773,140
(£2,079,186) (£3,532,684)
U.S.A.
7,019) ( 5,272,744
1,800)
Powder Soda Ash
1,471
1.674
*
13,553
10,2204
301 April
... $64,701,689
$40,030,734
Others
169,438
(£ 3,107,682)
{. 110,380) ( 96,527) Gambler
(3,730,297) (1,263,292) Betelnuts
Cutch
1,106,844
Dyeing & Tanning Materials-
5,017
8,787
101,508
840
1,075.
12,456
5,504
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and All Columbia
$2.50
May
(£
(E
£2,799,919) ( $57,370
$43,856,817 2,749,304) (2,101,425) 102 126 July ..... $58,012,911
(€ 2,900,645) August... $60,875 222
..... $58,117,246
Commodity Figures
Indige
(Art.)
2,050
760
JONER 817.
Μπήκτους
Bark Bark
7,258
1,937
FF
$41,003,440
Sapan
Wood
190
320
69
Imports $ Animals:
1,037,579 .....( 1,028,326) ( Live Building
1,307,221 Materiais.{' 588,446) (
& Drugs Chemicals Chinese
Medicines
Exports $
Foodsta Beans.. Fresh
61,040
62,492
Fish
13,338
13,760
f
2,844,908
1,328,033
Shark
Fins..
Flour
94,427) (Wheat)
249,333) $73,028) (
32,039
36,844) 7-44,000
1,100
1,221
368,872
Poultry Bacon &
Hend
102,08€ 120,820 350,136
310,484
Ham
3b.
132,013
03,043
(2,035,019) (1,378,781)
Rice
Plculs
699,619
404,570
Ceylon
12.3 9.4
10.7
12.7
1924
1980
1931
2006
WR.R
N. E. Indies 10.2.
16,2
7.6
12.5
E. Africa
Imports Exports
$
304,240 (6,201,428) € 308,174) G12,791 120385 230,849) (179,018)
190,952 183,362
205,903) 10,750) (
178,703 202,340 243,(31) ( 119,808).
101.514. 10,683
169,412) 8.208) ( 13,512
Dyeing
Materials
481,588
430,469
Sugar..
674,024
738,921
415,607)
Onions..
#
Foodstuffs
Hardware ..., 378,732) (
350,836
Machinery
& Engines (
20.734
Metals
....(
2XF.1
210.4
302.J
203.2
Un. Kingdom 94 U.S.A.
14.8
3.1
H.7
29,655) {
Minerals
5,906)
7.2
8.1
& Ores...t
Egypt
B0,180
8.77 4.0
Straits
Germany
10.0 5.0 5.7 8.2 5.2 Twili:
44 4.6
5.5 4.8 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.0
New Zealand 1.5
..1.7 2.0
13
6.3
9,663) (
54,719)
Nuts &
1,660,582 681,109
Seeds
362,745) (3,448)
Oils &
Pata
9,121 18.957) (
46,402
Paints
arc
Into
North BuruCO
S. Afrien
448,00%
180,17
(
390,210) (
08,099)
15,620
M5237
5,459) ( $7,388)
Piece
Goods Railway
845,032
2,640,929 (1,522,027) ( 2311,311)
Materials .{
Tobacze .....{
+.. 11.0
9.2
8.7
+
10.1
9.0
4th Quarter 178 16.5
+
10.3
Exports.
W. Indies
+
B. Emp, Other Belgium
(
450
} 33,148 271,801) ( 875,614
39,805
Tre zure....(
31,475)
Vehicles ...
119,112
644,279)
Wearing
98,000
Apparel...
Sundries:
(619,280) {
31,851)
+
68
N. China
9,662,830
5,802,580
Bags
M. Chinn
S. China
Cuba
843,962 5,140,305
(826,984) (4,840,005)
(8,786,190) (3.264,613) Electrical
Apparatus ( 554,337) (329,030)
C. Amerien
Denmark
France
Indo-China
Germany
Holland
7,116,600 34,104,029
5,288,269) (11,264,385) Leather
60,779 000) (
42,877) 4.70R 172,043
Hides ...
3,420) (265,466)
(all kinds) (
Paper...
1.
6,991
6,862) (
320,400
1,061 26,273) 18,39
Matches...
Manures
470,605) ( 18,365)
2,799,168 3,054,277 Others
3,219,900 53,510
4,630,305) (3,072,347)
3,094,019) 100,960)
558,090
83,387
309,116) (
85,808)
Italy
With a view to illustrating the Indo-China progress of trade, the following | Siam
sterling tables have been prepared of the imports and exports of mer- chandise; quarterly periods being taken as the monthly figures liable to argidental fluctuations.
Imports.
n's raillbans.)
1923 1924 1925 1920 1911 IM Quarter 11.7 19.3 103 2nd Quarter 15.2 17.1 14.5 3rd Quarter 14.3 19.2
(in 's millions.)
123 1924 1925 1930 1931, Jst Charter 133 183 182 2nd Quarter 16.3 15.2 14.1 3rd at 11.0 14.6 4th Quarter 17.2.13.5
India
September Figures.
Imports of merchandise Hong Kong during the month of September amounted to a declared Straits value of $63.5 millions, represent-
in increnses of $2.6 millions as W. Africa compared with the previous month. and $6.7 millions as compared with September of last year,
Exports were declared to a value $15 millions, un increase of $1 million as compared with August, and an increase of $5.8 millions as compared with September, 1980.
Imports, September, September,
1931.
19:30.
Merchandise $61,150,477. ($56,772,414) Treasure ...$ 9,581,577 ($ 4,031,978)
Total
$73,012,064 ($60,804,392)
Exports
*7.4 3.4 + 7.3 8.3 + 8.5 No statistics available for period. Jale. 1925, to March, 1930, In reading the above figures should be noted that in 1930-31 the sterling value of the Hong Kong dollar depreciated very con- Biderably as compared with the previous recorded periods, but, as the same time the fact should not be lost sight of that during the 1930-31 periods sterling wholesale
Total $59,131,955 - ($42,845,689) prices recorded a decline of some
Monthly Fluctuations. 25 to 30 per cent., thus offsetting
Since September of last year Im- to. some extent the apparent de-
ports of merchandise have fluctunt- clines in sterling values.
The progressive sterling valuesed from the lowest dollar value
of imports from the major coan- tries exporting to Hong Kong are shown below for the six months period ended September 30, in each of the years 1923, 1924, 1930 and
3931:-
(*000's omitted.)
1923 1934 1930 1931
*
£
September, September,
1930. 1931. Merchandise .844,080,877 ($39,207,052) Treasure ....$14,153,078 (8 3,636,037)
Japan K. C. Wan.. Macao
1,184,762
510,023) ( 3,948,094
21,108 1,070
676,089) 449,073) Union
872,609 (1,137,125) ( 2,062,001) Silk Pinea
4,350,488 3,950,871 4.4.241,2251(3,818,727) Art. Jik
73,012,054 59,133,965 Total... (60,804,392) (42,845,699)
Comparison of Quantities,
The following comparative table shows the quantities of certain of the chief commodities imported into Hong Kong during the mouth of September, 1930 and 1931:
(53.2 millions) in October to the
(8,101,662) ( 2,039,839) highest (71.8 millione) in March.
308,217 1,864,940 (1,199,412) (2,060,417)
835,945 2,587,000 1981, while exports fluctuated from $37.7 millions, in February, 1991, to
706,379) (1,919,4257 Norway
46,718
5.722 $54.4 millions In March, 1931. The
340) 42,362) ( figures are given below with the
Animals, Live sterling equivalents, at
1,102,318 average N. East Indies 6,721,810
GOLD (6,702,431) (1,500,204) Cattle .. lead rates of exchange, in brackets-
Pigs .... 714.199 76,148 Exports Philippines Imporots
$39,207,682
146,204) ( 720,960) Buildings Materials
1,040.768
Pieces. 4,172,560 Bricks & 2,367,207 (£2,562,792) Siura (£ 3,710,905)
(2,427,858) (2,287,787) $46,504,831 $53,168,170
Cement. Piculs 110,218 7,361 (£3,433,778) (£3,009,249)
Sq.ft. 158,089). Glass ... } { $42,069,093
140,087
2,000, Lima ... Picula (£3,516,157) (£2,084,169) Sweden
2,808) Timber: .Cub, ft. ( 278,501) ( $48,509,920 $59,110,100
Un. Kingdom. 3,521 5,480 1,8K2 1,607 September $50,772.414
Australia
253
191
Burma
413'
567
370
102 139
128 October
Canada
212
376 113
H7
Br. East Africa
40
38 12
India
4924 623
New Zerland.
5 39
208 B
313
Derember
12 November $55,110,372
S. Amerien
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261,828 209,700 1,082
477 320,847
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27,809
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· 65.801
71,860
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179,244
166,430
3,737,981 2,438,203
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3,524
13,429
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29,371
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224,403
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-(13,282.976) ( 6,945,976)
16,808,210 9,9-13,862
121,300) ( 124,078)
Ground-
nuta
24,028
21,607
Melon
14,274
Seeds
4,732
2,428
3,802) (307840) Pepper 860,747 708,917) (884,824) 9.501,677 14,153,078
6,192
2,629
600,104
Sesamum
Seeds Other
7,185
11,871
4,031,978) ( 3,638,037) 306,020 113,861 178,218) (
Seeds Oils & Fats
3,586,
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2,627
76,651), Petrol 928,065 1,091,067
Kerosene
803,808) (874,801) Lard
.. Gals.
827,200
1,161,823
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1,227
19,621
486,712) 339,581) 20,451 440,231
Coconut
1,188
1,961
Linseed
286,268
204,205
144,H33) (
177.833) Peanut Oil
Oif it
-409.
430
23,341
26,000
533,836
Wood Oll
1,8H7
5,784
40.503) 237,211)
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388,060
Cotton
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.Pieces
136,924
884,865) 627,821)
130,042 Yards 12,501,321 15,143,669
384,781 -160,993
Suitings
144,099
235,371
2,028,10
Cloth
13
121,747
193,435
"Goods. Piculs
1,264
.. 897
Yarn Sundries
lb.
0,236
76,610
Gimnies Picces
758,730
2,038,207
Hides... Piculs.
4,460
7,840
Leather
($ole).
4,773
4,218
Mats
(Other) Bales
33,052
21,524
Paper:
(Chin-
ese) .. Piculs
7,144.
8,604.
Common
Soap.
10,188
2,800
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1930.
1931.
3,627 27,119
4,207 23,692
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