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Appendix 16

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Trade

Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade

% increase or decrease

Imports.

Exports... Re-exports Total trade

+

1970 1969

1970

1969

$ million $ million

17,607

14,893

+ 18%

12,347

10,518

+ 17%

2,892

2,679

+ 8%

32,845

28,090

+ 17%

+

14.3 million tons

Cargo Tonnages

Appendix 17

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade) Imports: Commodity Pattern

1970 total value $17,607 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 Iron and steel

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof Non-ferrous metals...

Manufactures of metal, n.e.s.

Food and live animals

Fruit and vegetables

Cereals and cereal preparations

-

...

13.3 million tons

% of total imports in 1970 33% 17

-

16

8 8

1970

$ million

1969

% increase

or decrease

$ million

5,825

4,912

+ 19%

3,012

2,556

+18

1,235

1,162

6

464

316

47

439

356

270

218

204

144

3,051

2,804

9

671

554

21%

556

598

7

Live animals...

495

460

Meat and meat preparations

339

284

Fish and fish preparations...

+

336

273

Dairy products and eggs

250

238

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

157

176

Sugar, sugar preparations and honey

102

96

Miscellaneous food preparations

85

+

84

Machinery and transport equipment

2,897

2,238

Electrical machinery

•

1,508

1,310

Non-electric machinery

+

969

648

Transport equipment

419

280

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

2,111

1,711

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

875

716

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

791

623

Clothing

278

231

Footwear

53

54

Chemicals

1,423

1,196

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins

421

371

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8

19%

11

+ 50

+

+22

+27

19

(7-82888 25879:

1

29

15

50

23%

20%

14°

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

316

238

+ 32%

Chemical elements and compounds

234

207

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

198

159

13% 25

Essential oils and perfume materials Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

Textile fibres

138

126

10

1,328

1,169

+14

796

718

Crude animal and vegetable materials

249

222

11% -12

Wood, lumber and cork

82

72

+14%

Metalliferous ores and metal scrap

64

37

+749

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

47

36

+ 32%

Crude fertilisers and crude minerals (excluding coal

petroleum and precious stones)

31

26

+ 21%

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