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Appendix 3

(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)

Hong Kong's External Trade by Major Trading Partners

Imports

1979

1980

1981

1980-81 Change in

Source

$ Million

Per cent

$ Million

Per cent

$ Million

Per cent

per cent

Japan

China

United States

Taiwan

19,320

22.5

25,644

23.0

32,130

23.2

+25.3

15,130

17.6

21,948

19.7

29,510

21.3

+34.5

10,365

12.1

13,210

11.8

14,442

10.4

+9.3

6,035

7.0

7,961

7.1.

10,762

7.8

+35.2

Singapore

4,821

5.6

7,384

6.6

10,627

7.7

+43.9

Britain

4,350

5.1

5,456

4.9

6,283

4.5

+15.1

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

2,529

2.9

3,869

3.5

5,495

4.0

+42.0

Germany, Federal Republic

2,775

3.2

2,883

2.6

3,383

2.4

+17.3

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

2,592

3.0

2,897

2.6

2,848

2.1

-1.7

Australia

1,579

1.8

1,698

1.5

2,005

1.4

+18.1

Others

16,340

19.0

18,701

16.7

20,891

15.1

+11.7

Merchandise total

85,837

100.0

111,651

100.0

138,375

100.0

+23.9

Domestic Exports

Destination

United States

18,797

33.6

22,591

33.1

29,200

36.3

+29.3

Britain

5,974

10.7

6,791

10.0

7,710

9.6

+ 13.5

Germany, Federal Republic

6,344

11.3

7,384

10.8

7,048

8.8

-4.5

Japan

2,656

4.8

2,329

3.4

2,940

3.7

+26.2

China

603

1.1

1,605

2.4

2,924

3.6

+82.2

Australia

Canada

1,789

3.2

1,941

2.8

2,710

3.4

+39.6

1,637

2.9

1,782

2.6

2,355

2.9

+32.2

Singapore

1,413

2.5

1,791

2.6

1,732

2.2

-3.3

Netherlands

1,406

2.5

1,575

2.3

1,598

2.0

+1.4

France

1,004

1.8

1,407

2.1

1,483

1.8

+5.4

Others

|| 14,289

25.6

18,975

27.8

20,724

25.8

+9.2

Merchandise total

55,912

100.0

68,171

100.0

80,423

100.0

+18.0

Re-exports

Destination

China

1,315

6.6

4,642

15.4

8,044

19.3

+73.3

United States

1,995

10.0

3,085

10.3

4,785

11.5

+55.1

Indonesia

1,684

8.4

2,761

9.2

4,272

10.2

+54.7

Singapore

1,804

9.0

2,510

8.3

3,243

7.8

+29.2

Japan

2,477

12.4

2,201

7.3

2,792

6.7

+26.8

Taiwan

1,730

8.6

2,229

7.4

2,420

5.8

+8.6

Macau

605

3.0

923

3.1

1,407

3.4

+ 52.4

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

818

4.1

899

3.0

1,401

3.4

+55.8

Philippines

777

3.9

904

3.0

1,294

3.1

+43.2

Nigeria

377

1.9

843

2.8

1,073

2.6

+27.3

Others

6,441

32.2

9,075

30.2

11,009

26.3

+21.3

Merchandise total

20,022

100.0

30,072

100.0

41,739

100.0

+38.8

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