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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 18

(Chapter 7: Trade and Industry)

Hong Kong's External Trade by Major Trading Partner

$ Million

1994

%

$ Million

1995

%%

$ Million

1996

%

Percentage Change 1996 Over

1995

Imports

Supplier

China

Japan Taiwan

470,876

37.6

539,480

36.2

570,442

37.1

+5.7

195,036

15.6

221,254

14.8

208,239

13.6

-5.9

107,310

8.6

129,266

8.7

123,202

8.0

-4.7

United States

89,343

7.1

115,078

7.7

121,058

7.9

+5.2

Singapore

61,968

5.0

78,027

5.2

81,495

5.3

+4.4

Republic of Korea

57,551

4.6

73,268

4.9

73,302

4.8

*

Malaysia

20,147

1.6

28,797

1.9

33,994

2.2

+18.0

Federal Republic of Germany

28,660

2.3

32,038

2.1

33,884

2.2

+5.8

United Kingdom

25,405

2.0

30,448

2.0

33,264

2.2

+9.2

Italy

22,778

1.8

27,637

1.9

31,799

2.1

+15.1

Others

171,635

13.7

215,827

14.5

224,903

14.6

+4.2

Merchandise total

1,250,709

100.0

1,491,121

100.0

1,535,582

100.0

+3.0

Domestic Exports

Destination

China

61,009

27.5

63,555

27.4

61,620

29.0

-3.0

United States

61,419

27.7

61,250

26.4

53,860

25.4

-12.1

Federal Republic of Germany

12,811

5.8

12,178

5.3

11,388

5.4

-6.5

Japan

10,455

4.7

11,877

5.1

11,335

5.3

-4.6

United Kingdom

10,292

4.6

10,941

4.7

10,597

5.0

-3.1

Singapore

12,225

5.5

12,236

5.3

10,009

4.7

-18.2

Taiwan

6,076

2.7

7,971

3.4

6,705

3.2

-15.9

Netherlands

4,775

2.2

5,152

2.2

4,674

2.2

-9.3

Canada

4,173

1.9

4,324

1.9

3,885

1.8

-10.2

France

2,813

1.3

3,174

1.4

2,947

1.4

-7.1

Others

36,045

16.2

38,999

16.8

35,139

16.6

-9.9

Merchandise total

222,092

100.0

231,657

100.0

212,160

100.0

-8.4

Re-exports

Destination

China

322,835

34.1

384,043

34.5

417,752

35.2

+8.8

United States

210,077

22.2

230,997

20.8

242,342

20.4

+4.9

Japan

54,745

5.8

70,081

6.3

80,154

6.8

+14.4

Federal Republic of Germany

41,617

4.4

45,770

4.1

47,216

4.0

+3.2

United Kingdom

27,318

2.9

32,257

2.9

35,991

3.0

+11.6

Singapore

20,346

2.1

26,011

2.3

28,388

2.4

+9.1

Taiwan

22,416

2.4

27,758

2.5

26,638

2.2

-4.0

Republic of Korea

16,483

1.7

19,292

1.7

20,091

1.7

+4.1

France

13,671

1.4

17,452

1.6

18,823

1.6

+7.9

Netherlands

13,542

1.4

16,702

1.5

18,261

1.5

+9.3

Others

204,871

21.6

242,106

21.8

250,103

21.1

+3.3

Merchandise total

947,921

100.0

1,112,470

100.0

1,185,758

100.0

+6.6

Note:

* denotes less than 0.05.

Source: Census and Statistics Department.