CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935 — Page 63

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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

2/718d. 511,791,180 68,105,545

508,682,598

67,691,877

1922

2/657. 484,528,587

61,196,970

482,798,560

60,978,464

1923

2/3-5d. 544,290,607

61,941,405

539,290,048

61,372,331

1924

2/44d.

607,625,078 72,155,478

536,208,792

63.674.794

1931

1/03d.

652,518.949

34,665,069 542,049,838

28,796,398

1932

1/3 d.

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

1/51d.

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/

1/32

1/41

1931

1932

1933

1/5 1934

$

$

$

$

United Kingdom...

23,981,983

26,197,022

10,316,915

Japan

12,489,669

3,481,402

2,901,875

4,228,564 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..

Total Exports

58,284,937

35,263,422

53,403,728 36,398,051

28,850,351

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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