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TRADE GROUP SUMMARIES.
Below are briefly summarized some of the more important Import and Export items during the years 1931 and 1932.
ANIMALS (LIVE).
Imports of Live Animals for slaughter fell from 397,517 head ($13.3 millions) in 1931 to 394,391 head ($12.6 millions) in 1932: Pigs numbering 318,641 ($8.4 millions) and Cattle 52,949 ($3.8 millions).
BUILDING MATERIALS.
Imports fell from $15,3 millions to $12.9 millions, and Exports from $9.6 millions to $8.7 millions.
Bricks and Tiles arrived in lesser quantities than in 1931, the declared imports amount- ing to 29 million pieces as compared with 37 million pieces; the South China supply falling off by eight million pieces.
Cement imports amounted to 2.1 million piculs ($2.4 millious) in 1932 as compared with 3.1 million piculs ($4.2 millions) in 1931. In 1981. Japan sent to Hong Kong 2.4 million piculs ($2.9 millions), this figure falling to 1.3 million picùls ($0.9 millions) in 1932. [In Jan- uary 1933 total imports of Cement from Japan amounted to 356,070 pieuls ($227,000) as com- pared with 55,767 piculs ($53.478) in January 1932.] Imports from North China, too, were affected, falling from 212,000 to 67,000 piculs, while French Indo-China came into the market with 724,000 piculs as compared with 498,000 pienls.
Sheet and Pane Glass imports declined from 7.2 million square feet (8872,000) to 6.8 million square feet ($692,000).
American Pine rose from In the Timber group, Hardwoods showed a slight increase. 251,000 cubic feet to 1,449,000 cubic feet. At the end of 1952, there were exceptionally large stocks in the Colony; one estimate placing the local stock of Softwoods at six million board feet.
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS.
Imports fell from $8.3 millions to $6.6 millions, and Exports from $4.6 millions to $4.1 millions,
The most noticeable decline was that of Pharmaceutical Products which fell from $2.1 millions to $1.3 million.
CHINESE MEDICINES.
Imports fell from $28.9 millions to $19.1 millions, and Exports from $16,5 millions to $13.6 millions. Ginseng imports dropped $2.0 millions, and Miscellaneous items $6.5 millions.
DYEING AND TANNING MATERIALS.
Imports fell from $8.9 millions to $6.0 millions, and Exports from $6.5 millions to $5.0 millions.
Aniline Dye imports declined from $3.7 millions to $2.1 millions, the German import falling from $3.2 millions to $1.7 million.
Artificial Indigo fell from 18,344 pieuls (§2.7 millions) to 14,979 piculs ($2.1 millions); Germany and Holland being the chief sufferers.
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