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The value of total exports by ocean to Japan increased by 25% in the first half of 1995 over the same period in 1994. Increases were also recorded in seaborne total exports to the other main destinations: China (+13%) and the United Kingdom (+8.4%).
Japan was the largest supplier of Hong Kong's imports by ocean, accounting for a share of 24% in value in the first half of 1995. The value of imports by ocean from Japan went up by 15% in the first half of 1995 over the same period in 1994. Increases were also recorded in seaborne imports from the United States (+36%), South Korea (+33%), China (+27%) and Taiwan (+21%).
Table 2 shows changes in value of external trade by ocean with main trading partners in the first half of 1995 compared with the same period in 1994.
In the first half of 1995, the value of total exports by air to the United States accounted for 26% of the value of Hong Kong's total exports by air and increased by 12% over the same period in 1994.
The value of total exports by air to Taiwan and Japan increased by 37% and 33% respectively in the first half of 1995 over the same period in 1994. Increases were also recorded in airborne total exports to the other main destinations: Singapore (+27%) and Germany (+11%).
Airborne imports from all main suppliers increased considerably in the first half of 1995. The percentage increases in value in the first half of 1995 over the same period in 1994 were: France (+155%), Singapore (+60%), Taiwan (+50%), Japan (+38%) and the United States (+22%).
Table 3 shows changes in value of external trade by air with main trading partners in the first half of 1995 compared with the same period in 1994.
More detailed figures on changes in value of external trade by ocean between the first half of 1995 and the same period in 1994 analysed by principal commodity division are shown in Table 4.
Significant increases were recorded in value of re-exports by ocean for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (by $8.6 billion or 29%); miscellaneous manufactured articles consisting mainly of baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods (by $8.2 billion or 19%); and electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $5.2 billion or 36%).