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TABLE 2 : EXTERNAL TRADE BY OCEAN BY MAIN TRADING PARTNER
MAIN TRADING PARTNER
JAN-JUN
1996
HKD Mn.
JAN-JUN
1995
HKD Mn.
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
HKD Mn.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(DESTINATION)
UNITED STATES
13,451
15,858
2,408
15.2
UNITED KINGDOM
3,045
3,135
89
-
2.9
GERMANY
2,913
3,472
559
16.1
JAPAN
2,363
2,449
86
3.5
CHINA
2,159
2,026
133
+
6.6
ALL COUNTRIES
38,925
43,745
4,820
11.0
RE-EXPORTS
(DESTINATION)
UNITED STATES
85,758
87,408
1,650
-
1.9
CHINA
33,545
27,787
5,758
20.7
JAPAN
26,808
20,368
6,440
31.6
GERMANY
18,143
16,752
1,391
8.3
UNITED KINGDOM
12,621
11,355
1,267
11.2
ALL COUNTRIES
299,441
281,157
+
18,284
+
6.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
(DESTINATION)
UNITED STATES
99,208
103,266
4,058
3.9
CHINA
35,705
29,813
5,891
19.8
JAPAN
29,171
22,817
6,354
27.8
GERMANY
21,056
20,224
832
4.1
UNITED KINGDOM
15,666
14,489
1,177
8.1
ALL COUNTRIES
338,366
324,902
+13,464
4.1
IMPORTS
(SUPPLIER)
JAPAN
74,532
79,799
5,267
6.6
TAIWAN
48,707
51,418
2,711
5.3
UNITED STATES
31,559
29,942
+
1,617
5.4
SOUTH KOREA
29,724
31,001
-
1,277
4.1
SINGAPORE
24,915
22,570
2,345
10.
4
ALL COUNTRIES
336,204
334,263
1,941
0.6