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Imports

Export

1947

Monthly Average Total Jan.-Dec.] Monthly Average 1948 1948

Monthly Average Total Jan.-Dec. 1947 1948

Monthly Average

1948

SUMMARY OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

By Main Section With Indices On Base Monthly Average 1947 = 100 (shown in brackets)

1. Food Products,

Tobacco

Beverages,

HK $

28,550,352 (100.0)

14,744,037 (100.0)

II. Fatty Substances & waxes, animals & vegetable

III. Chemicals and Allied

Products

IV. Rubber

V. Wood, Cork

VI. Paper

VII. Hides Skins and Leather

and Manufactures thereof

n.e.s.

VIII. Textiles

IX. Articles of Clothing of all Materials and Misc. made-up Textile Goods

X. Products for

Products, n.e.s.

Heating,

Power,

8,818,254 (100.0) 4,420,363 (100.0) 2,970,514 (100.0) 4,727,697 (100.0)

1,285,067 (100.0) 18,475,534 (100.0)

4,412,128 (100.0)

HK $ HK $ HK $ 483,239,285 40,269,940 (141.0) 15,179,544 (100.0) 133,028,986|11,085,748 (75.1)| 9,384,052 (100.0) 209,268,038 17,439,003 (197.7)| 9,958,712 (100.0) 36,683,644 3,056,970 (69.1)| 3,246,501 (100.0) 38,551,488 3,212,624 (108.1) 381,607 (100.0) 100,839,751 8,403,312 (177.7) 3,212,253 (100.0)

17,630,812 1,469,234 (114.3) 1,254,969 (100.0) 379,392,516 31,616,043 (171.1) 14,434,145 (100.0)

51,755,182 4,312,931 (97.7) 7,960,646 (100.0)

Lighting and

Lubricants

and Related

8,510,621 (100.0)

118,934,174 9,911,181 (116.4) 6,764,512 (100.0)

2,007,532 (100.0)

41,007,156 3,417,263 (170.2) 1,461,723 (100.0)

XI. Non-Metallic Minerals and Manufactures thereof,

n.e.s

XII. Precious Metals &t Precious Stones Pearls and Articles made of these materials

XIII. Base Metals and Manu- factures thereof n.e.s. XIV. Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances, n.e.s. and Vehicles

XV.

n.e.s.

Misc. Commodities,

Total

714,353 (100.0)

10,370,614 (100.0)

5,515,705 (100.0)

5,956,742 (100.0)

129,160,121 (100.0)

11,138,429 928,202 (129.9) 47,310 (100.0) 170,151,040 14,179,253 (136.7) 9,565,929 (100.0)

120,531,696 10,044,308 (182.1)| 2,181,885 (100.0) 165,386,418 13,782,201 (231.3) 6,150,517 (100.0)

2,077,538,615|173,128,217 (134.0) 101,402,797 (100.0)

HK $ HK $ 245,859,171 20,488,264 (134.9)

143,413,483 11,951,123 (127.3)

131,307,125 10,942,260 (109.8) 32,427,044 2,702,254 (83.2) 8,251,159 687,596 (180.2) 66,460,913 5,538,409 (172.4)

20,751,728 1,729,311 (137-7) 325,683,569 27,140,297 (188.0)

143,395,979|11,949,665 (150.1)

71,579,220 5,964,935 (89.3)

23,054,523 1,921,210 (131.4)

4,768,162 397.346 (839.8) 163,930,846|13,660,904 (142.8)

44,608,087 3,717,340 (170.3) 157,248,701 13,104,058 (213.0) 1,582,739,710 131,894,975 (130.0)

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