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Imports Exports

Imports Exports

Imports Exports

Hong Kong.

Imports and Exports of Petroleum

Products.

1931.

Gasoline

8,576,289 gallons 6,067,766

Fuel Oil

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182,596 tons

44,691

11

Diesel Oil

802 tons

11,255

Kerosene

#1

Imports Exports

25,231,914 gallons 27,860,001

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Lubricating Oils

Imports Exports

1,581,655 gallons 1,438,700

Paraffin Wax

Imports Exports

X

212,986 *piculs 161,024 X

XX

7,002,531 6,025,031

13,134,892 $2,377,835

3282

47,034 889,571

16,079,024 18,009,360

$ 1,959,890 $1,834,264

$4,040,256 3,361,849

82.89

X

1 picul = 133 lbs.

xx The average exchange rate of the

Hong Kong dollar on London during 1931 was 1/0 d. It is now stated to be about 1/4d.