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Annex 2

Hong-Kong's Trade with the UK in Manufacturos (SITC 5-8)

Value in £ million

Jan.-July

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1981

1982

Exports

369

426

556

560

673

359

359

(8.8)

(9.8)

(11.0)

(9.9)

(9.8)

(9.8)

(8.5)

Re-exports

13

14

28

43

43

22

29

(1.3)

(1.2)

(1.8)

(2.0)

(1.4)

(1.3)

(1.4)

Imports

240

299

374

436

515

283

337

(5.7)

(5.8)

(6.1)

(6.0)

(5.6)

(5.4)

(5.8)

Total Trade

622

739

958

1,039

1,231

664

725

(6.7)

(6.9)

(7.5)

(6.9)

(6.4)

(6.3)

(6.0)

Balance of

Trade Cin

Hong Kong's

favour)

+142

+141

+210

+167

+201

+98

+51

Imports/

Exports Ratio

(%)

65

70

67

78

77

78.8

93.9

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