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SUMMARY OF IMPORTS & EXPORTS

BY MAIN SECTIONS

With Indices on Base 1947

100 (Shown in Brackets)

EXPORTS

Total 1947

Total 1948

Total 1949

Total 1947

Total 1948

Total 1949

IMPORTS

HK$

HK$

HK$

HK$

HK$

HK$

I. Food products, beverages & tobacco

II. Fatty substances & waxes, animal & vegetable

III. Chemicals & allied products IV. Rubber

V. Wood, cork

VI. Paper

342,604,224 (100.0)

176,928,444 (100.0) 105,819,048 (100.0) 53,044,356 (100.0) 35,646,168 (100.0)

56,732,364 (100.0)

488,239,285 (141.0)

133,028,979 (75.1) 209,268,036 (197.7) 36,683,644 ( 69.1) 38,551,490 (108.1) 100,839,751 (177.7)

651,711,098 (190.2)

158,716,912 ( 89.7) 255,650,848 (241.6) 49,857,974 ( 94.0) 50,198,942 (140.8) 96,554,344 (170.2)

182,154,528 (100.0)

112,608,624 (100.0) 119,504,544 (100.0) 38,958,012 (100.0) 4,579,284 (100.0) 38,547,036 (100.0)

245,859,170 (134.9)

143,413,480 (127.3) 131,307,123 (109.8) 32,427,05) ( 83.2) 8,251,155 (180.2) 66,460,910 (172.4)

397,675,730 (218.3)

188,717,277 (167.6) 196,682,696 (164.6)

47,885,502 (1229) 12,039,619 (262.9) 96,317,745 (249.8)

VII. Hides, skins & leather & manufactures thereof, n.e.s.

VIII. Textiles

15,420,804 (100.0) 221,706,408 (100.0)

17,630,812 (114.3) 379,392,520 (171.1)

29,859,000 (193.6) 445,619,083 (201.0)

15,059,628 (100.0) 173,209,740 (100.0)

20,751,735 (137.7) 325,683,564 (188.0)

29,473,611 (195.7) 459,379,694 (265.2)

IX. Articles of clothing of all materials & miscellaneous made-up textile goods

X. Products for heating, light- ing & power, lubricants & related products, n.e.s. XI. Non-metallic minerals & manufactures thereof, n.e.s. XII. Precious metals & precious

stones, pearls & articles made of these materials XIII. Base metals & manufactures thereof n.e.s.

52,945,536 (100.0)

51,755,175 ( 97.7)

87,713,799 (165.7)

95,527,752 (100.0)

143,395,984 (150.1)

189,575,115 (198.4)

102,127,452 (100.0)

24,090,384 (100.0)

118,934,175 (116.4)

41,007,156 (170.2)

156,652,798 (153.4)

47,080,170 (195.4)

80,094,144 (100.0)

17,540,676 (100.0)

71,579,224 ( 89.3)

23,054,524 (131.4)

78,188,324 ( 97.6)

27,244,202 (155.3)

8,572,236 (100.0)

124,447,368 (100.0)

XIV. Machinery, apparatus & ap- pliances, n.e.s. & vehicles

66,188,460 (100.0)

XV. Miscellaneous

commodities,

n.e.s.

71,480,904 (100.0)

11,138,429 (129.9)

170,151,040 (136.7)

120,531,696 (182.1)

165,386,416 (231.3)

39,802,045 (464.3)

216,599,450 (174.0)

189,338,263 (286.1)

275,847,075 (384.5)

567,720 (100.0)

114,791,148 (100.0)

26,182,620 (100.0)

73,806,204 (100.0)

4,768,155 (839.8)

163,930,850 (142.8)

44,608,080 (170.3)

157,248,696 (213.0)

6,017,676 (1059.9)

241,220,570 (210.1)

66,782,004 (255.0)

281,703,227 (381.6)

TOTAL

1,549,921,452 (100.0) | 2,077,538,604 (143.0) | 2,750,201,801 (177.4)

1,216,833,564 (100.0)

1,582,739,700 (130.0) | 2,318,902,992 (190.5)

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