RESTRICTED
QUARTERLY DIGEST OF HONG KONG
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Statistical variables
CHINA
FIRST QUARTER 1987
% increase over
Unit
Magnitude
Previous Same quarter quarter
last year
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CHINA
5.55
-4.6
77.0
by land
4.46
-3.1
102.0
by sea
}
0.31
-12.9
0.2
by air
0.06
4.8
22.2
others
}
0.72#
-9.9
26.5
}
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
11.81
-9.1
48.3
by land
}
7.64
-9.1
67.5
by sea
}
1.71
-8.4
11.6
by air
}
0.77
4.7
67.2
others
}
1.70#
-14.9
19.9
}
TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA
}
17.36
-7.7
56.4
by land
) HKD
12.10
-7.0
78.8
by sea
) Billion
2.01
-9.1
9.7
by air
}
0.83
4.7
62.8
others
2.42#
-13.4
21.8
IMPORTS FROM CHINA
}
23.17
-7.2
52.0
by land
>
14.96
-6.5
69.1
by sea
}
4.29
-7.5
29.7
by air
}
0.40
9.3
6.7
others
}
3.53#
-11.2
30.1
}
TRADE BALANCE WITH CHINA
}
-5.81
N.A.
N.A.
}
IMPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
}
22.80
-7.3
53.5
}
RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN
16.50
1.9
73.9
INDEX OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS
TO CHINA
Value index
}
759
-4.6
77.0
Unit value index
) 1981
141
0.8
1.9
Quantum index
) =100
539
-5.4
73.8
INDEX OF IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Value index
)
314
-7.2
52.0
Unit value index
) 1981
121
0.9
-0.3
Quantum index
) =100
259
-8.0
52.5
N.A. Not Applicable
Including shipments on junks, parcels by post and hand-carried goods. Exports of electricity are included under 'others' for domestic exports and total exports, while imports of water under 'others' for imports.
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