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Appendix "A".
Table I.
Total values, in Sterling and Hong Kong currency, of Imports and Exports of Merchandise during the years 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1931, 1932, 1933 and first half year 1934.
Average
IMPORTS.
EXPORTS.
Year
Rate of Exchange
H.K.$
£
H.K.$
£
1921
1922
2/6d.
1923
2/3d.
1924
2/4 d.
1931
1/02d.
2/718d. 511,791,180 68,105,545 508,682,598 484,528,587 61,196,970 482,798,560 544,290,607 61,941,405 607,625,078 72,155,478 652,518,949
67,691,877
60,978,464 539,290.048 61,372,331 536,208,792 34,665,069 542,049,838
63,674,794
28,796,398
1932
1/32d.
552,388,563
36,250,499 471,859,706
30,965,793
1933
1/41d.
432,396,507
29,276,847 403,092,170
27,292,699
1st half
1934
1/5 d.
166,553,174
12,144,502 157,107,557
11,455,759
Appendix "A".
Table II.
Total values of Imports and Exports of PIECE GOODS AND TEXTILES and percentage table of distribution of Imports, during the first half years 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1934.
IMPORTS.
Average Rate of
Exchange
From.
1/03
1/33
1931
1932
1/4/1/ 1933
1/5/1/ 1934
$
$
$
$
United Kingdom.......
23,981,983
26,197,022
10,316,915
4,228,564
Japan
12,489,669
3,481,402
2,901,875
4,431.873
China, North
12,807,498
15,661,725
17,082,496
15,273,634
Germany
1,047,640
796,230
622,995
282,672
Italy
1,000,319
371.875
548,070
624,269
France
225,796
135,527
145,919
120,322
Others
6,732,032
6,759,947
4,779,781
3,889,017
Total.
58,284,937
53,403,728
36,398,051
28,850,351
Total Exports
35,263,422
30,985,699 26,362,260
21,967,616
IMPORT PERCENTAGES.
From.
1931
1932
1933
1934
%
%
%
%
United Kingdom...
41.1
49.1
28.4
14.6
Japan
21.4
6.5
8.0
15.4
China, North
22.0
29.3
46.9
52.9
Germany
1.8
1.5
1.7
1.0
Italy
1.7
0.7
1.5
2.2
France
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
Others
11.6
12.7
13.1
13.5
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
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