ENG-1949 — Page 218

Base

Monthly Average

1948

INDICES ON BASE

Monthly Average

1949

December

1949

184

Commercial

Cargo Tonnages,

Ocean and

River Vessels

Monthly Average, 1947 (237,451 tons) 100

297,763 tons 125.4

419,148 tons

176.5

537,170 tons

226.2

186

Arrivals of

Monthly Average, 1947

Aircraft at

Kaitak

(229 aircraft)

100

596. aircraft

260.2

1062 aircraft

463.7

365 aircraft

159.3

211

Value of Imports Monthly Average, 1947

($129,160,121)

100

$173,128,218

134.0

212

Value of Exports Monthly Average, 1947

($101,402,797)

100

$131,894,976

130.0

$229,183,483 177.4

$193,241,916

190.5

$286,665,075

221.9

$279,214,357 275.3

229

Exports of certain

commodities

manufactured

in Hong Kong

*(i) Preserved Ginger

Monthly Average, 1947 excess of exports ($278,453) over imports 100

$792,479

284.6

$844,488

303.3

$805,927

289.4

Monthly Average, 1947 excess of exports

($471,264) over imports 100

$385,726

81.8

* Note:

* (ii) Preserves (excl.

Ginger)

$200,931

(excess of imports over exports)

These indices are not indices of production, but simply of the excess of exports over imports.

$492,576

104.5

Reference

No. of

Relevant

Table

170