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The estimates for the first quarter of 1996 and the corresponding changes over the same period in 1995 are summarized in the following table :-
ESTIMATED VALUE AND PROPORTION OF TRADE INVOLVING OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA, 1ST QUARTER OF 1996.
1st
gcr.
1996
(HKD Mn.)
Percentage change over 1st atr. 1995 (%)
Total trade value *
Total exports to China
105,274
Domestic exports to China Re-exports to China
12,622
92,652
+ 8.0 4.7 +10.0
Imports from China
119,743
+ 4.3
Re-exports of China origin
135,772
+ 7.4
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
45,483
8,915
36,568
98,117
116,587
3.8
1.4
-
4.4
+11.8
+10.5
Estimated proportion involving outward processing in China :
ist
1st
qtr.
+996
(%)
qtr. 1995
(*)
Total exports to China
43.2
48.
5
Domestic exports to China
70.6
68.3
Re-exports to China
39.5
45.4
Imports from China
81.9
76.5
Re-exports of China origin
85.9
83.4
to all countries other
than China
*
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The value excludes commodities and transaccions not classified according to kind.