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Appendix XVI

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Trade

Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade

1967

% increase or decrease

Imports..

Exports

Re-exports

Total trade

***

1967

1966

...

...

J

J

---

-

*

$ million

1966

$ million

10,449

10,097

6,700

5,730

2,081

1,833

•

19,230

17,660

Cargo Tonnages

*

***

•

•

+ 3% +17

+14

11.5 million tons 13.2 million tons

Appendix XVII

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Imports: Commodity Pattern

1967 total value $10,449 million

% of total imports in 1967

30%

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Food

Machinery and transport equipment

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels Chemicals

and

:

A

+

+

J

1369

22%

1169

9°

8%

% increase

1967

1966

or decrease

$ million

$ million

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

***

3.137

3,297

5%

1,563

1,669

6%

715

736

3%

240

275

13

...

244

242

1

141

135

123

128

+++

2,329

2,216

Cereals and cereal preparations

637

448

Fruits and vegetables

438

412

Live animals, chiefly for food

365

467

Fish and fish preparations...

239

195

Meat and meat preparations

206

187

Dairy products and eggs

190

187

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

89

127

Miscellaneous food preparations ...

68

58

Sugar, sugar preparations and honey

68

108

Machinery and transport equipment

1,347

1,310

Electric machinery

756

721

+

Non-electric machinery

416

408

Transport equipment

174

181

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

1,100

857

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

427

271

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

409

308

+

-

Clothing

163

167

Footwear

42

44

·÷W+++1+++|+|+++++ + |!

59

10

1

30

+ 18

37

5%

+ 33%

3

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

986

1,030

Textile fibres...

578

623

Animal and vegetable crude materials, inedible.

Wood, lumper and cork

Crude rubber, including synthetic and reclaimed

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

Chemicals

220

216

52

61

40

32

1+1+

7

1

14

+ 25

38

45

15

Metalliferous ores and metal scrap

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins

Chemical elements and compounds

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

32

24

861

748

+ 33 + 15%

268

227

18

165

127

+ 31

་

163

154

+++

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

Essential oils and perfume materials

111

96

15%

87

83

+ 5%