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Table 11 : Hong Kong's imports of steel bars and cement from China

Value

Growth rate in

money terms

(HK$Mn)

(8)

% share in Hong Kong's total imports of steel bars and cement

(8)

Ranking of China among

supplier countries of Hong Kong's imports of steel bars and cement

-

1978

253

119

32

1st

1979

387

53

34

1st

1980

464

20

29

2nd

1981

562

21

35

1st

1982

880

57

48

1st

1983

565

-36

29

2nd

1984

335

-41

13

3rd

1985

196

-41

8

4th

1986

140

69

11

4th

(Jan-Jun)

Average annual

growth rate (%)

1978-85

(7 years)

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Source: Hong Kong Trade Statistics

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