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APPENDICES

Appendix IV

(Chapter 6: Industry and Trade)

Trade

Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade

(To nearest ten million $)

407

Imports Exports Re-exports Total trade

1961 1960

1961

$ million

1960

$ million

% increase or decrease

5,970

5,860

+

2%

2,940

2,870

990 9.900

1,070

9,800

+1+

2%

7%

1%

Cargō Tonnages

Imports: Commodity Pattern

1961 total value $5,970 million

8.4 million tons 8.2 million tons

% of total imports in

1961

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Food

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

Machinery and transport equipment

30%

24%

12%

10%

Chemicals

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

9%

8%

% increase

1961

$ million

1960

$ million

or decrease

Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles

14

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

Base metals

1,771

1,932

867

1,044

8%

17%

272

302

10%

·

Silver, platinum, gems and jewellery

255

212

+ 20%

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof

138

134

Food

1,406

1,353

Cereals and cereal preparations

360

317

+++

3%

4%

+ 14%

Fruits and vegetables

264

264

Live animals, chiefly for food

214

248

14%

Dairy products

135

128

+ 5%

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

723

687

+ 5%

Textile fibres

432

337

+ 28%

Animal and vegetable crude materials, inedible

124

155

20%

Wood, lumber and cork

64

87

Machinery and transport equipment

623

599

L

Non-electric machinery

271

269

Electric machinery

208

176

+++ 1

26%

4%

1%

+18%

Transport equipment

144

154

6%

Chemicals

532

466

+ 14%

Explosives and miscellaneous chemical products Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

209

177

+ 18%

+

110

109

+

1%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

464

427

+

9%

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic

and optical goods, watches and clocks

193

176

+ 10%