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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
2/718d. 511,791,180 68,105,545
508,682,598
67,691,877
1922
2/657. 484,528,587
61,196,970
482,798,560
60,978,464
1923
2/3-5d. 544,290,607
61,941,405
539,290,048
61,372,331
1924
2/44d.
607,625,078 72,155,478
536,208,792
63.674.794
1931
1/03d.
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
1/41d.
432,396,507
29,276,847 403,092,170
27,292,699
1st half
1934
1/51d.
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
1/41
1931
1932
1933
1/5 1934
$
$
$
$
United Kingdom...
23,981,983
26,197,022
10,316,915
Japan
12,489,669
3,481,402
2,901,875
4,228,564 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
21,967,616
IMPORT PERCENTAGES.
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
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
Others
11.6
12.7
13.1
13.5
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
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