CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935 — Page 128

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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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