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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1952

The value of imports declined by 22% from $4,870 million in 1951, to $3,779 million in 1952. Countries showing considerably reduced value in imports were Malaya from $394 million to $164 million; U.S.A. from $374 million to $221 million; United Kingdom from $619 million to $470 million; Germany from $214 million to $119 million; Indonesia from $90 million to $28 million; France from $123 million to $64 million; India from $159 million to $101 million; Pakistan from $144 million to $90 million; and Belgium from $123 million to $70 million.

The following were the principal sources of the Colony's imports in 1952, with comparative figures for

1951-

Commonwealth Countries:

1952 Imports

% of Total

1951 Imports

% of Total

HK$

HK$

United Kingdom

470,383,589 12.5%

619,056,609 12.7%

Malaya

163,898.046 4.3%

394,069,156 8.1%

India

100,890,058 2.7%

158,834,129 3.2%

Pakistan

Canada

Australia

Others

115,208,518

90,050,596 2.4% 78,537,160 2.1% 54,778,457 1.4% 3.0%

143,649,617 3.0%

87,886,623 1.8% 88,685,672 1.8%

138,908,365

2.9%

Other Countries:,

China

830,265,921 22.0%

(excluding Formosa)

Japan

482,207,870 12.8%

392,262,340

863,099,818 17.7%

8.1%

U. S. A.

Thailand

221,063,994 5.8% 204,657,603 5.4%

373,523,601 7.7% 155,597,339 3.2%

Italy

125,611,504 3.3%

125,894,855 2.6%

Germany

118,897,323 3.1%

214,278,034 4.4%

Switzerland

109,876,733 2.9%

130,861,275 2.7%

Netherlands

108,180,743

2.9%

125,152,979 2.5%

Others

504,979,369 13.4%

858,554,124 17.6%

TOTAL Common-

wealth Countries. 1,073,746,424 28.4% 1,631,090,171 33.5%

TOTAL other

Countries

2,705,741,060 71.6% 3,239,224,365 66.5%

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