HONGKONG
A489
Imports of merchandise in November, 1940 increased by 18.4 per cent in terms of local currency, and by 20.0 per cent in terms of sterling. Exports of merchandise in November, 1940 increased by 24.1 per cent in term of local currency, and by 24.0 per cent in terms of sterling.
During the first eleven months of 1940 imports of merchandise totalled $686.9 millions (£42.5 millions) as compared with $539.4 millions (£33.1 millions) in the corresponding period of 1939; and exports totalled $570.8 millions (£35.3 millions) as compared with $486.6 millions (£29.9 millions).
Imports of merchandise increased by 27.3 per cent in terms of local currency, and by 28.4 per cent in terms of sterling; exports increased by 17.3 per cent in terms of local currency, and by 18.1 per cent in terms of sterling.
The following table shows comparative imports and exports of merchandise during each of the eleven months of 1940 as compared with the corresponding months of 1939 and 1938, in $'s and £'s sterling (in millions):
IMPORTS
EXPORTS
1938
1939
1940
1938
1939
1940
January..
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
...
September
October
.$61.7
40.7
69.7
39.4
40.2
61.9
£ 3.8
2.5
4.3
2.4
2.5
3.8
$41.4
36.8
53.0
38.5
36.5
42.2
£ 2.6
2.3
3.3
2.4
2.3
2.6
$59.3
48.0
75.7
57.5
43.9
48.0
...
£3.6
3.0
4.7
3.6
2.7
3.0
...
:.
...359.3
57.1
72.1
51.4
49,6
59.0
£3.6
3.5
4.5
3.2
3.0
3.6
...$63.3
59.1
79.3
46.1
49.3
59.0
£3.9
3.6
4.9
2.8
3.0
3.7
:
...$57.5
59.3
69.9
37.0
50.6
56.6
£ 3.6
3.6
4.3
2.3
3.1
3.5
:
:
...$47.8
50.6
56.6
36.7
45.7
62.4
£ 3.0
3.1
3.5
2.3
2.8
3.9
...$48.5
52.2
53.4
38.7
44.8
37.8
£ 3.0
3.2
3.3
2.4
2.7
2.3
...$39.1
39.9
48.0
51.3
42.5
42.8
£ 2.4
2.5
3.0
3.2
2.6
2.7
...$40.4
46.9
51.4
40.4
43.9
51.5
£ 2.5
2.9
3.2
2.5
2.7
3.2
November
...$53.6
48.9
57.9
41.4
39.8
49.4
£ 3.3
3.0
3.6
2.6
2.5
3.1
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