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TABLE 2: EXTERNAL TRADE BY OCEAN BY MAIN TRADING PARTNER

MAIN TRADING PARTNER

JAN-DEC

1996 HKD Mn.

JAN-DEC

1995 HKD Ma.

YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE

HKD Mn.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

30,810

36,089

UNITED KINGDOM

6,937

7,431

GERMANY

6,423

7,490

JAPAN

4,666

4,882

CHINA

4,412

4,

147

+ 1 │

ALL COUNTRIES

84,843

95,134

5,280

14.6

495

6.7

1,067

14.2

216

4.4

265

6.4

10,291

10.8

RE-EXPORTS

(DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

200,226

192,239

7,987

4.2

CHINA

72,029

58,045

13,984

24.1

JAPAN

56,449

48,557

7,893

16.3

GERMANY

37,748

37,136

612

1.6

UNITED KINGDOM

29,188

26,584

2,603

ALL COUNTRIES

654,309

625,552

38,756

+++

9.8

6.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

(DESTINATION)

UNITED STATES

231,036

228,329

CHINA

76,441

62,192

++

JAPAN

61,115

53,439

GERMANY

44,171

44,626

UNITED KINGDOM

36,124

34,016

ALL COUNTRIES

739,152

710,687

455 2,109 28,465

2,708

1.2

14,249

22.9

7,677

14.4

1.0.

6.2

4.0

++

IMPORTS

(SUPPLIER)

JAPAN

151,471

158,956

TAIWAN

98,041

106,067

UNITED STATES

62,778

62,643

SOUTH KOREA

59,075

59,090

CHINA

49,985

51,313

ALL COUNTRIES

680,368

678,812

+ 1 + 1

7,485

8,026 135

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1,328

1,556

[[ + +

4.7

7.6

0.2

*

2.6

0.2

* denotes less than 0.05%