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Hong Kong's Trade with the UK in All Products

Annex 1

Value in £ million

Jan.-July

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1981

1982

Exports

373

430

561

585

682

362

364

(8.7)

(9.5)

(10.7)

(10.0)

(9.6)

(9.5)

(8.4)

Re-exports

14

16

35

70

80

54

33

(1.2)

(1.1)

(1.9)

(2.7)

(2.2)

(2.6)

(1.4)

Imports

269

331

409

470

556

307

(4.5)

(4.7)

(5.1)

(4.9)

(405)

(4.4)

364 (4.7)

Total Trade

656

777 1,005

1,125

1,318

723

(5.7)

(6.0)

(6.6)

(6.2)

(5.7)

(5.7)

761 (5.3)

Balance of

Trade (in

Hong Kong's

favour)

+118

+115

+187

+185

+206

+109

+33

Imports/

Exports Ratio (%)

72

77

73

80

82

85

100

Notes 1. Figures in brackets denote percentage share of

Hong Kong's total trade.

2. Exchange rate for the respective years are as follows:

1977: HK$8.14 = £1 1978 HK$9.00 = £1 1979: HK$10.64 = £1 1980 HK$11.6 = £1 1981: HK$11.31 = £1 1982 HK$10.46 = £1 (May)

Source: Hong Kong Trade Statistics