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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1993

TABLE 3: EXTERNAL TRADE BY AIR BY MAJOR TRADING PARTNER

MAJOR TRADING PARTNER

JAN-DEC

1992

HKD Mn.

JAN-DEC

1991 !KD Mn.

YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE

HKD MT.

X

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(COUNTRY OF DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

26,061

25,166

895

3.6

SINGAPORE

7,826

5,790

2,035

35.1

JAPAN

6,380

6,902

522

7.6

GERMANY

6,199

7,414

1,214

16.4

UNITED KINGDOM

3,399

3,599

200

5.5

ALL COUNTRIES

70,173

69,171

+ 1,002

1.4

RE-EXPORTS

(COUNTRY OF DESTINATION}

UNITED STATES

20,933

15,316

5,617

36.7

JAPAN

9,643

8,249

+ 1,394

+

16.9

TAIWAN

9,244

7,633

1,611

+

21.1

GERMANY

6,152

5,807

344

5.9

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

5,898

5,366

532

9.9

ALL COUNTRIES

91,795

74,115

+ 17,680

23.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

(COUNTRY OF DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

46,994

40,482

+ 6,511

16.1

JAPAN

16,024

15,151

873

5.8

SINGAPORE

12,511

10,085

2,426

24.1

GERMANY

12,351

13,221

870

6.6

TAIWAN

12,152

10,124

+ 2,029

20.0

ALL COUNTRIES

161,969

143,286

+ 18,683

13.0

IMPORTS

(SUPPLIER)

JAPAN

35,380

31,438

UNITED STATES

30,849

24,278

3,942 6,571

+

12.5

+ 27.1

SINGAPORE

12,062

8,827

+ 3,235

+ 36.6

TAIWAN

10,500

7,908

+ 2,592

+ 32.8

SWITZERLAND

9,613

8,065

+ 1,548

+ 19.2

ALL COUNTRIES

170,686

139,348

+ 31,337

+

22.5

/TABLE 4