AnnualReport-1938

# Appendix A.

TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE (IN $'S AND £'S THOUSANDS).

AVERAGE RATE OF EXCHANGE.

H.K.$ ls. 2.27/32d.

= 1s. 2.13/16d.

IMPORTS EXPORTS $ £ $ £ 1938.... 618,169 38,233 511,902 31,661 1937 617,064 38,084 467,323 28,843 1936.. 452,350 28,625 350,865 22,203 1935..... 364,990 35,453 271,033 26,327 1934...... 415,919 31,519 325,105 24,637

1s. 3.3/16d.

= 1s. 11.5/16d.

= 1s. 6.3/16d.

# Appendix B.

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL IMPORTS PROVIDED BY EMPIRE AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 % % % % % British Empire 17.2 16.1 13.0 13.9 14.8 Foreign 82.8 83.9 87.0 86.1 85.2 Australia 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.3 1.6 Belgium 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 British Malaya 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.3 China 37.7 34.2 33.6 33.8 35.2 French Indo-China 5.6 6.6 5.7 8.9 6.3 Germany 6.3 5.0 5.2 4.5 3.3 India 1.9 1.0 1.3 1.2 2.0 Japan 3.0 9.4 12.8 11.8 8.8 Netherlands East Indies 6.6 7.6 8.5 6.2 8.3 Siam 5.9 3.7 6.6 5.6 8.0 United Kingdom 9.1 7.6 6.4 6.5 7.8 U. S. A. 8.9 8.4 7.1 7.3 7.1 All Other Countries 10.9 11.2 7.7 8.9 9.1

# Appendix C.

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPORTS SENT TO EMPIRE AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 % % % % % British Empire 16.3 19.7 17.6 13.9 14.2 Foreign 83.7 80.3 82.4 86.1 85.8 British Malaya 7.2 8.5 7.3 6.3 7.6 China 45.1 40.7 42.7 49.0 48.0 French Indo-China 4.5 5.1 5.0 5.3 7.4 India 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 Japan 0.6 4.2 5.1 4.2 3.5 Kwong Chow Wan 1.9 2.1 3.0 3.4 2.5 Macao 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.9 5.3 Netherlands East Indies 2.8 3.3 2.8 2.3 2.6 Philippine Islands 1.9 2.8 3.3 1.8 1.6 Siam 3.1 3.0 4.1 3.9 4.5 United Kingdom 4.1 4.5 3.8 2.8 2.0 U. S. A. 10.2 8.8 8.1 7.8 5.7 All Other Countries 12.9 12.2 9.7 7.0 8.0

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