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1923

1924

..: 1931

HONGKONG

Imports.

£44.2

Exports. £44.2

$392 9

$392.9

£55:6:

£48.1

..

$476.6

$412.3

£26.7

£19.7

$549.3

$403.2

1932

£31.4

£23.3

$477.8

$352.3

1933

£25.5

£20.5

$381.0

$307.0

Note:

1923 H.K. $=2s. 3 d.

1924 H.K. $=2s. 1d.

1931 H.K. $=1 0d.

1932 H.K. $=1s. 32d.

1933 January-September H.K. $=1s. 4.1/16

For purposes of closer comparison the following table has been prepared showing the quarterly values of both Imports and Exports (in $'s and £'s millions) for the years 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, and 1933:—

IMPORTS.

First Quarter.

1923. $130.7

£14.7

: 1924.

165.4

19.3

$131.5

£15.2

144.0

17.1

$130.7 £14.3

167.2

19.2

1931.

186.9

9.0

Second Quarter.

180.1

8.7

Third Quarter.

182.3 .9.0

Fourth Quarter.

1932

1933.

170.7

132.8

11.9

8.5

164.7

126.1

10.2

8.5

142.4

122.1

9.3

8.5

$156.8

136.6

£17.0

16.5

188.4 11.8

146.2

9.6

$549.7

613.2

737.7

624.0

£62.0

1

72.1

38.5

41.0

EXPORTS.

First Quarter.

1923. $123.6

£13.9

1924. 156.9

1931.

1932.

140.1

127.0

1933. 105.3

18.3

6.8

8.8

6.8

Second Quarter.

$140.8

£16.3

127.9

15.2

132.5

6.4

115.3

7:1

106.2 7.1

Third Quarter.

$128.5

127.5

£14.0

14.6

130.6

6.5

110.0 7.2

95.5 6.6