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Imports. Exports...

Re-exports

Total trade

Appendix 4

(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)

Trade

Value of Hong Kong's Merchandise Trade

*

++

% increase or decrease

+15% +11%

1971

$ million

1970

$ million

20,256

17,607

13,750

12,347

3,414

2,892

37,420

32,845

+ 18%

14

15.8 million tons

1971 1970

::

Cargo Tonnages

...

Appendix 5

(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)

Imports: Commodity Pattern

1971 total value $20,256 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

Non-ferrous metals...

14.3 million tons

% of total imports in 1971

33%

17%

17%

12%

7%

7%

1971

% increase

1970

or decrease

$ million

$ million

6,628

5,825

+ 14%

3,450

3,012

15%

1,437

1,235

16%

498

439

14%

442

464

5%

286

270

6%

Manufactures of matal, n.e.s.

259

204

27

Food and live animals

3,474

3,051

14

Fruit and vegetables

760

671

+13%

Live animals

639

495

Cereals and cereal preparations

546

556

2

Fish and fish preparations

406

336

Meat and meat preparations

363

339

Dairy products and eggs

290

250

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

152

157

Sugar, sugar preparations and honey

132

102

Miscellaneous food preparations

[...

104

85

+++++

+21

7%

16%

39%

+ 29

22

Machinery and transport equipment

3,467

2,897

20

Electrical machinery

1,744

1,508

16%

Non-electric machinery

1,225

969

Transport equipment

498

419

+26

199

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

2,450

2,111

+ 16%

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

984

875

+ 12%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

886

791

+ 12%

Clothing

364

278

31

Sanitary plumbing heating and lighting fixtures and

fittings

63

44

Chemicals

1,517

1,423

+43 7

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins

454

421

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products ...

319

316

Chemical elements and compounds

244

234

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

219

198

Essential oils and perfume materials

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

Textile fibres

153

138

1,458

1,328

829

796

Crude animal and vegetable materials

322

249

Wood, lumber and cork

108

82

Matalliferous ores and metal scrap

63

64

-++++++1

11

10

Crude fertilisers and crude minerals (excluding coal

petroleum and precious stones)

54

Oil-seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels

39

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31

47

+ 73% 18%

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