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TABLE 2 : EXTERNAL TRADE BY OCEAN BY MAIN TRADING PARTNER

MAIN TRADING PARTNER

JAN-JUN

1996

HKD Mn.

JAN-JUN

1995

HKD Mn.

YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE

HKD Mn.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

13,451

15,858

2,408

15.2

UNITED KINGDOM

3,045

3,135

89

-

2.9

GERMANY

2,913

3,472

559

16.1

JAPAN

2,363

2,449

86

3.5

CHINA

2,159

2,026

133

+

6.6

ALL COUNTRIES

38,925

43,745

4,820

11.0

RE-EXPORTS

(DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

85,758

87,408

1,650

-

1.9

CHINA

33,545

27,787

5,758

20.7

JAPAN

26,808

20,368

6,440

31.6

GERMANY

18,143

16,752

1,391

8.3

UNITED KINGDOM

12,621

11,355

1,267

11.2

ALL COUNTRIES

299,441

281,157

+

18,284

+

6.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

(DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

99,208

103,266

4,058

3.9

CHINA

35,705

29,813

5,891

19.8

JAPAN

29,171

22,817

6,354

27.8

GERMANY

21,056

20,224

832

4.1

UNITED KINGDOM

15,666

14,489

1,177

8.1

ALL COUNTRIES

338,366

324,902

+13,464

4.1

IMPORTS

(SUPPLIER)

JAPAN

74,532

79,799

5,267

6.6

TAIWAN

48,707

51,418

2,711

5.3

UNITED STATES

31,559

29,942

+

1,617

5.4

SOUTH KOREA

29,724

31,001

-

1,277

4.1

SINGAPORE

24,915

22,570

2,345

10.

4

ALL COUNTRIES

336,204

334,263

1,941

0.6