THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1993
ON THE OTHER HAND, $70,645 MILLION OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN TO ALL COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CHINA WERE PRODUCED THROUGH OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 18%.
THE ESTIMATES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993 AND CORRESPONDING CHANGES OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 1992 ARE SUMMARISED THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
THE
ESTIMATED VALUE AND PROPORTION OF TRADE INVOLVING OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA, 1ST QUARTER OF 1993
IN
1ST
QTR.
1993
(HKD MN.)
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE OVER 1ST QTR. 1992
(%)
TOTAL TRADE VALUE * :
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
71,389
+36.6
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
13,422
+ 17.6
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
57,967
+41.9
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
82,339
+14.7
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
92,218
+19.5
TO ALL COUNTRIES OTHER
THAN CHINA
ESTIMATED VALUE INVOLVING OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA :
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
TO ALL COUNTRIES OTHER
THAN CHINA
33,672
9,861
23,811
58,587
70,645
+27.1
+19.7
+30.4
+13.4
+18.0
ESTIMATED PROPORTION INVOLVING OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA :
1ST
1ST
QTR.
QTR.
1993
1992
(%)
(%)
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
47.2
50.7
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
73.5
72.2
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
41.1
44.7
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
71.2
72.0
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
76.6
77.6
TO ALL COUNTRIES OTHER
THAN CHINA
*
THE VALUE EXCLUDES COMMODITIES AND TRANSACTIONS NOT CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO KIND.
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