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Appendix XVI

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Trade

Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade

% increase or decrease

Imports..

Exports

Re-exports

Total trade

1969 1968

...

::

1969

1968

$ million $ million

14,893 10.518

12,472

+ 19%

8,428

+ 25

+

+

2,679 28,090

2,142

+ 25

23,042

+ 22%

13.3 million tons

Cargo Tonnages

Appendix XVII

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Imports: Commodity Pattern

1969 total value $14,893 million

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

Food and live animals

Machinery and transport equipment Miscellaneous manufactured articles Chemicals

-

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

+

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Non-metallic mineral manufactures

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof Iron and steel

Food and live animals

...

1969

$ million 4,912

1968

12.0 million tons

4

% of total imports in 1969

33%

19

15

11

89

8%

% increase

or decrease

·+1++++++++

39

59

19

$ million

3,976

+ 24%

2,556

2,108

1,162

853

356

318

316

228

Non-ferrous metals

218

207

Manufactures of metal, n,e,s,

144

121

2,804

2,468

Cereals and cereal preparations

598

603

Fruit and vegetables

554

508

Live animals...

460

356

29

Meat and meat preparations

284

252

13

Fish and fish preparations

273

251

9

Dairy products and eggs

238

202

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

176

98

Sugar, sugar preparations and honey

96

91

Miscellaneous food preparations

84

76

Machinery and transport equipment

2,238

1,604

39

Electrical machinery

1,310

922

42

Non-electric machinery

648

482

Transport equipment

280

200

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

1,711

1,366

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

716

526

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

623

514

Clothing

231

205

Footwear

54

53

Chemicals

1,196

1,041

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

371

312

238

202

Chemical elements and compounds

207

204

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

159

139

+

Essential oils and perfume materials

126

107

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

1,169

1,261

Textile fibres

718

840

Crude animal and vegetable materials

222

210

Wood, lumber and cork

72

66

Crude rubber, including synthetic and reclaimed Metalliferous ores and metal scrap

38

27

37

39

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

36

41

+++ ++++++++++[ [+++||

35

39

+36

21

13

1

+15

19

18

14

176

76

15

39