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Appendix XVI

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Trade

Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade

Imports..

Re-exports

Exports

Total trade

1966 1965

1966

1965

% increase or decrease

$ million $ million

10,097

8,965

+13

5.730

5,027

1,833

1,503

+ 22%

+

17,660

15,495

+ 14%

Cargo Tonnages

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Appendix XVII

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

- Imports: Commodity Pattern

1966 total value $10,097 million

13.2 million tons 12.1 million tons

%% of total imports in 1966 33% 22

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Food

Machinery and transport equipment Crude materials, inedible, except fuels Miscellaneous manufactured articles Chemicals

13

+

10

8

7%

1966

1965

% increase

or decrease,

-Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Non-metallic mineral manufactures

Iron and steel

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof Non-ferrous metals

Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.

Food

Live animals, chiefly for food

$ million $ million

3,297

2,767

+19

1,669

1,280

+30

736

600

+ 23

275

348

2109

242

203

19

135

112

20

128

117

2,216

2.042

++

467

443

+

Cereals and cereal preparations

448

398

Fruits and vegetables

412

402

Fish and fish preparations

195

177

Meat and meat preparations

187

160

Dairy products and eggs

187

187

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

127

97

Sugar, sugar preparations and honey

108

100

Machinery and transport equipment

...

1,310

1,177

Electric machinery

721

505

Non-electric machinery

408

468

*

Transport equipment

Textile fibres

181

203

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

1,030

924

623

563

Animal and vegetable crude materials, inedible... Wood, lumber and cork

216

182

61

65

Oil-seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels...

-

45

25

Crude rubber, including synthetic and reclaimed

32

24

Metalliferous ores and metal scrap

24

36

Miscellaneous manufactured articles ...

857

796

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

308

250

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

271

221

Clothing

167

218

Footwear

44

43

Chemicals

748

669

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

227

221

154

143

Chemical elements and compounds

127

103

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

96

74

Essential oil and perfume materials

83

72

+++++++++ +|++|+++|]++++ ++·

+10

+17%

Nil

+ 31%

8

1160

43

13

11

+12%

+ 11

19

+ 82

+31

33

+ 23

222

23

24

12

22

+30

15