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Appendix 3

(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)

Hong Kong's External Trade by Major Trading Partners

Imports

1976

1977

1978

1977-8

Change in

Source

$ Million

Per cent

$ Million

Per cent

$ Million

Per cent

per cent

Japan

China

United States

Taiwan

Singapore

9 348

21.6

11 547

23.7

14 405

22.8

+24·7

7761

17.9

8 082

16.6

10 550

16.7

+30.5

5 309

12.3

6 093

12.5

7 519

11.9

+23.4

3 057

7.1

3 254

6.7

4 257

6.8

+30.8

2517

5-8

2 888

5.9

3 219

5-1

+11-4

Britain

1 833

4.2

2 192

4-5

2975

4-7

+35-7

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

1 140

2.6

1 292

2.7

2115

3.4

+-63-7

Germany, Federal Republic

1 309

3.0

1 463

3.0

2072

3.3

+41.7

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

1 636

3.8

1 682

3.5

1793

2-8

+ 6.6

Australia

929

2.2

956

2.0

1 274

2.0

+33-2

Others

8 454

19-5

9 252

19.0

12876

20-4

+39.2

Merchandise total

43 293

100-0

48 701

100-0

63 056

100-0

+29-5

Domestic Exports

Destination

United States

11 236

34.4

13 552

38-7

15 125

37.2

+11.6

Germany, Federal Republic

3995

12.2

3 669

10.5

4 426

10-9

+20.6

Britain

3286

10.1

3 035

8-7

3871

9.5

+27.6

Japan

1 400

4.3

1 386

4.0

1 856

4.6

+33.9

Australia

1 368

4.2

1 247

3.6

1 494

3.7

+19.8

Canada

1 396

4-3

1 171

3.3

1271

3-1

+ 8.6

Singapore

782

2.4

904

2.6

1 104

2-7

+22.2

Netherlands

756

2.3

763

2-2

937

-2.3

+22·7

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

663

2.0

572

1.6

683

1.7

+19.4

Nigeria

1

311

1.0

461

1-3

581

1.4

+26-1

Others

-7 436

22-8

8 245

23.6

9 364

23-0

+13.6

Merchandise total

32 629

100.0

35 004

100.0

40 711

100.0

+16.3

Re-exports

Destination

Japan

1 500

16.8

1 339

13-6

2282

17.3

+70.4

Singapore

938

10.5

1 063

10.8

1 390

10-5

+30.8

Indonesia

708

7.9

1 059

10.8

1 302

9.9

-+-23.0

United States

855

9.6

883

9.0

1 232

9.3

+39.5

Taiwan

815

9-1

872

8.9

1 221

9.3

+40·1

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

385

4.3

456

4.6

600

4.5

+31.6

Philippines

278

3.1

331

3.4

507

3.8

-+-53.2

Thailand

386

4.3

360

3.7

368

2.8

+ 2.4

Macau

282

3-2

318

3.2

358

2-7

+12.8

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

172

1.9

168

1.7

261

2.0

+54-9

Others

2 609

29.2

2982

30.3

3 677

27.9

+23.3

Merchandise total

8 928

100-0

9 829

100.0

13 197

100-0

+34.3