TNAG-2749-FCO40-3964-Economic-situation-in-Hong-Kong-1993 — Page 205

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

The Economy of China and Hong Kong - China Economic Relations

1992

Nov

Change over

the same period in

1991 ($)

Jan-Nov

Change over

the same

period in

1991

(*)

(I) China's Economy

Gross industrial output (Rmb bn)

260.9

26.1

2,551.1

20.4

Light industrial output

126.3

24.5

1,214.5

18.4

Heavy industrial output

134.6

27.6

1,336.6

22.2

Retail sales (Rmb bn)

95.8

17.0

976.2

14.9

Investment in fixed assets undertaken

50.1

42.1

337.3

37.7

by state-owned enterprises (Rmb bn)

Rate of inflation (%)

6.4

5.0

(For October and January-October)

Total trade (US$ bn)

16.2

30.4

140.9

20.8

Exports

8.5

28.7

73.7

18.2

Imports

7.6

32.3

67.3

23.8

Visible trade surplus/deficit

0.9

6.4

Foreign exchange reserves (US$ bn)

45.1

(As at end-June 1992)

(II) Hong Kong/China Visible Trade (HK$ bn)

Domestic exports to China

5.5

11.9

56.1

14.5

Re-exports to China

20.6

39.4

189.7

38.2

Total exports to China

26.2

32.5

245.7

32.0

Imports from China

31.0

12.4

322.6

22.1

Total trade with China

57.2

20.8

568.3

26.2

Visible trade balance with China

-4.9

-76.8

Re-exports of China origin#

35.9

14.3

368.1

29.0

#

Individual shipments of re-exports post a value which is usually higher than that of the corresponding shipments of imports, because a trade margin is added on during the course of re-export. This trade margin tends to vary amongst commodities and between different periods.

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