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TABLES

(A) Japan's Trade with Hong Kong

exports

imports

surplus

FY 86

7.47

1.15

6.32

FY 87

9.40

1.64

7.76

FY 88

12.20

2.21

9.99

* see also table (E)

(US$ billion)

re-exports of Japanese goods to third countries from Hong Kong*

2.38

3.15

4.83

(B) Japan's surpluses.with trading partners in FY 88

(US$ billion)

United States

48.99

Hong Kong

9.99

West Germany.

7.76

United Kingdom

6.59

(C) Japanese investment in Hong Kong

Cases

Value

(US$ billion)

As percentage of total Japanese investment abroad

1986

163

0.5

1987

261

1. 1

1988

335

1.7

2.2%

3.2%

3.5%

(D) Japanese investment worldwide 1951-1988

Number of firms

United States

Panama

Hong Kong

18,007

3,386

3, 164

Source: Ministry of Finance