N 17
428
Standard Form X.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TIMBER, WOOD PRODUCTS AND MINOR PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1939.
Category. Gross imports. Gross exports. Net imports or exports. Average annual net imports or exports for quinquennium ended 31st December, 1939. Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hardwood 10,395 958,910 83 *11,327 10,312 947,583 5,883 540,770 Teakwood 3,764 856,458 232 40,894 3,532 815,564 2,180 495,163 American Pine 9,429 1,010,179 1,185 94,264 8,244 915,915 5,578 537,519 China Fir 1,285 98,861 75 7,551 1,210 91,310 2,671 193,515 Softwood, n.o.e. 4,657 444,961 1,166 135,236 3,491 309,725 5,683 424,857 All Timber, n.o.e. (Value only) 1,368,811 325,440 1,043,371 788,490 Sleepers 25 2,500 29,530 4,738,180 2,832,441 2,766 617,212 1,961 2,012 Total. Firewood (Piculs) 2,467,391 26,814 2,500 41,002 2,465,430 2,830,429 2,479,849 2,052,776 Charcoal (Piculs)... 539,062 1,401,646 32,910 80,116 506,152 1,321,530 334,569 744,098Percentage by value of gross imports or exports from or to different sources or destinations during the year 1939.
Imports from.
Hardwood: Malaya 15.6; B. N. Borneo 83.2; N. China 0.4; Neth. E. Indies 0.7; Philippines 0.5; Thailand 13.7 (error: should be a percentage sum close to 100%).
Teakwood: Indo-China 13.1; Neth. E. Indies 4.2; Thailand 82.7.
American Pine: Canada 29.6; U.S.A. 70.4.
Exports to.
Br. Emp. Other 4.2; N. China 7.6; M. China 22.1; S. China 21.4; K.C. Wan 0.2; Macao 44.5.
Teakwood: N. China 0.1; M. China 0.2; K.C. Wan 1.5; Macao 97.8; U.S.A. 0.4.
Firewood: N. China 61.7; Fr. Indo-China 1.2; K.C. Wan 0.9; Macao 36.2.
Charcoal: M. China 5.6; Macao 94.4.
Charcoal: S. China 18.2; Macao 81.8.
Sleepers: India 0.1; Malaya 0.2; N. China 41.1; M. China 0.7; S. China 6.1; Fr. Indo-China 10.4; Japan 1.0; K.C. Wan 0.7; Macao 39.4; Philippines 0.3.
Softwood, n.o.e.: M. China 100.0.
All Timber, n.o.e.: Macao 100.0.
Hardwood: Malaya 24.5; B. N. Borneo 43.0; M. China 3.4; S. China 2.9; Fr. Indo-China 2.0; K.C. Wan 22.2; Macao 0.8; Neth. E. Indies 0.9; Thailand 0.3.
Teakwood: Malaya 23.0; B. N. Borneo 10.3; N. China 0.1; M. China 3.1; S. China 1.6; Fr. Indo-China 48.7; K.C. Wan 10.5; Macao 0.4; Thailand 2.3.
Grand Total (Value only)
8,972,267
699,340
8,277,927
5,818,190
One dollar Hong Kong-18. /3d.
One picul 133 lbs.
N 17
428
Standard Form X.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TIMBER, WOOD PRODUCTS AND MINOR PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1939.
Category.
Gross imports.
Gross exports.
Net imports
or
exports.
Hundreds
Average annual net imports or exports for quinquennium ended 31st December, 1939.
Hundreds
of cu. ft.
Value in
H.K. $
Hundreds
of cu. ft.
Value in
H.K. $
of cu. ft.
Value in
H.K. $
Hundreds
of cu. ft.
Value in
H.K. $
Hardwood
10,395
958,910
83
*11,327
10,312
947,583
5,883
540,770
Percentage by value of gross imports or exports from or to different sources or destinations during the year 1939.
Imports from.
Malaya 1,5; B. N. Borneo 83.2; N. China 0.4; Neth. E. Indies 0.7; Philippines 0.5; Thailand 13.7.
Indo-China 13.1; Neth. E. Indies 4.2; Thailand 82.7.
Teakwood
3,764
856,458
232
40,894
3,532
815,564
2,180
495,163
Fr.
American Pine
9,429
1,010,179
1,185
94,264
8,244
915,915
5,578
537,519
Canada 29.6; U.S.A. 70.4.
China Fir
1,285
98,861
75
7,551
1,210
91,310
2,671
193,515
Softwood, n.o.e.
4,657
444,961
1,166
135,236
3,491
309,725
5,683
424,857
All Timber, n.o.e. (Value only)
1,368,811
325,440
1,043,371
788,490
Sleepers
25
2,500
29,530 4,738,180
2,832,441
2,766
617,212
1,961
2,012
Total.
Firewood (Piculs) 2,467,391
26
2,500
221
41,002 26,814 4,125,968 22,216 3,021,316 2,465,430 2,830,429 2,479,849 2,052,776
Charcoal (Piculs)...
539,062
1,401,646
32,910
80,116
506,152 1,321,530
334,569
744,098
N. China 15.6; S. China 0.4; K.C. Wan 82.6; Macao 1.4. Malaya 36.7; B. N. Borneo 26.1; N. China 3.1; M. China 12.1; K.C. Wan 0.6; U.S.A. 21.4. U.K. 0.6; Australia 3.6; Canada 0.6; Malaya 4.0; B. N. Borneo 25.7; N. China 1.0; M. China 7.4; S. China 0.6; C. America 0.2; Fr. Indo-China 8.1; K. C. Wan 12.5; Macao 2.7; Neth. E. Indies 1.4; Philippines Thailand 27.6; U.S.A. 3.9.
0.1;
Malaya 24.5; B. N. Borneo 43.0; M. China 3.4; S. China 2.9; Fr. Indo-China 2.0; K. C. Wan 22.2; Macao 0.8; Neth. E. Indies 0.9; Thailand 0.3.
Malaya 23.0; B. N. Borneo 10.3; N. China 0.1; M. China 3.1; S. China 1.6; Fr. Indo-China 48.7; K. C. Wan 10.5; Macao 0.4; Thailand 2.3.
Exports to.
Br. Emp. Other 4.2 N. China 7.6; M. China 22.1; S. China 21.4; K. C. Wan 0.2; Macao 44.5.
N. China 0.1; M. China 0.2; K. C. Wan 1.5; Macao 97.8; U.S.A. 0.4.
N. China 61.7; Fr. Indo-China 1.2; K. C. Wan 0.9; Macao 36.2.
M. China 5.6; Macao 94.4.
S. China 18.2; Macao 81.8.
India 0.1; Malaya 0.2; N. China 41,1; M. China 0.7; S. China 6.1; Fr. Indo-China 10.4; Japan 1.0; K. C. Wan 0.7; Macao 39.4; Philippines 0.3.
M. Chna 100.0.
Macao 100.0.
Malaya 2.8; M. China 0.7; S. China 0.5; K. C. Wan 0.3; Macao 90.4; Neth. E. Indies 0.6; Thailand 4.7.
Grand Total
8,972,267
699,340
8,277,927
5,818,190
(Value only)
One dollar Hong Kong-18. /3d.
One picul 133 lbs.
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