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E. QUANTITIES AND VALUES OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF EXPORTS DURING THE YEARS 1938 AND 1939.
The values of principal exports of Chinese commodities from Hong Kong as follow:
1938, 1939.
Wood Oil $39,762,205 $49,525,910 *Tin $16,318,553 20,529,233 Tea $16,080,814 $20,357,195 Wolfram Ore $14,252,838 $21,207,308 *Firecrackers $4,647,436 $3,552,252 *Peanut Oil $3,920,453 $5,416,909 Hides $3,672,228 $7,138,920 Feathers $2,359,284 $3,913,538 *Preserved Ginger $2,156,132 $2,795,171Exports of Hong Kong manufactured goods under Imperial Preference were well maintained in 1939. The Trade Returns do not differentiate between exports of locally manufactured goods and re-exports of similar imported goods. It is therefore impossible to give approximate exports of locally manufactured sugar, cement, rope and woven cotton and artificial silk cloth because exports under these headings include considerable quantities of imported goods re-exported to adjacent markets. In the case of many other classes of goods, however, there is little import trade and the export figures may be taken to represent mainly the export of locally manufactured goods. The following export of Hong Kong made goods has been assessed on this basis:
1938. 1939.
Canvas Rubber Shoes $6,675,542 $8,495,901 Singlets $5,019,924 $5,741,079 Shirts $2,168,543 $4,000,182 Socks $1,121,172 $1,875,055 Other wearing apparel $3,426,077 $5,794,295 Electric Torches $2,900,261 $3,911,060 Electric Batteries $2,189,923 $1,734,976 Hats $1,068,113 $1,387,667F. TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS OF TREASURE.
G. TOTAL VALUE OF EXPORTS OF TREASURE.
H. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX.
I. INDEX NUMBERS OF QUANTITIES OF COMMODITIES IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG.
*NOTE. China tin is refined in Hong Kong before export. The item firecrackers includes locally made firecrackers as well as firecrackers imported from South China and Macao. The item peanut oil includes locally manufactured peanut oil as well as peanut oil imported from North China. Preserved ginger exported from Hong Kong is manufactured here from ginger imported from South China and sugar imported from the Netherlands East-Indies.