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Visible Trade with Chipa dy December 1982

Merchandise

Domestic exports to China

Re-exporta to China

Total exports to Ching

Imports from China

Trade balance with China

$ 418 million

$ 800 million

$1 218 million

$3 484 million

$2 267 million (in deficit)

Re-exports of China origin to all countries$1 524 million

Comparative figures

Calendar Year-to-date

Jan.-Dec.

82

Jan.-Dec.

81

Increase/ Decre863

$ Ma.

$ MA.

$ Ma.

22

Domestic-exports

3806

(% Total experts)

(32.3)

2 924 (26.7)

382

+30.2

Re-exports

7 992

8 044

52

0.6

Total exports

11 798

10 968

+ 830

+ 7.6

Imports

32 935

29 510

+3 425

+11.6

Trade helance

-21 137

-18 541

-2 595

Re-exports of China origia

14 694

12 834

+1 860

+14.5

Dec.

Dec.

Seme month last year

1982

1981

Increase/ Decrease

$ Ma.

# Ma.

8 Min.

%

Domestic exports

(of Total exports)

418 (34.3)

389

28

+ 7.3

(30.8)

Re-exports

800

876

76

- 8.6

Total exports

1.218

1 265

47

G

3.7

Imports

3484

3076

+ 408

+13.3

Trade balance

-2 267

-1 811

-. 456

Re-exports of China origin

1 524

1 174

+ 350

+29.8

Dec.

Last month

GILAEVIEWING DANIONA, ET DRAM

1982

Nov. 1982

Increase/

Decrease

Ma.

Mu.

Hü.

Domestic exports

(% of Total exports)

418

338

80

+23.8

(34.3).

(34.5)

Re-exports

800.

642

158

+24.6

Total exports

1 218

979

+ 238

+24.3

Imports

3484

2 870

f.

674

+21.4

Trade balance

~2 267

-1 891

376

Re-exports of China origin

1. 524

1 278

+ 245

+19,2

During the period January to December, 1982

China as a market for Hong Kong's domestic exports: the 4th largest.

China as a market China as a source

for Hong Kong's re-exports : the lot largest.

of Hong Kong's importe : the 1st largest.

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