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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 21

(Chapter 6: Trade and Industry)

Hong Kong's External Trade" Analysed by Standard International Trade Classification Revision 3 (SITC Rev. 3)

Imports

Section

Food and live animals

Beverages and tobacco

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials

$ Million

1997

1998

1999

65,993

57,483

55,746

15,697

12,028

10,887

30,515

24,601

21,981

31,803

24,795

28,555

Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes

7,583

8,128

2,534

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.

104,598

91,219

89,941

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

311,903

264,148

249,758

Machinery and transport equipment

623,665

562,814

540,679

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

416,788

378,286

388,999

Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC

6,545

5,589

3.637

Merchandise total

1,615,090

1,429,092

1,392,718

Gold and specie

Grand total

36,446

1,651,536

17,611

9,352

1,446,703

1,402,070

Domestic Exports

Section

Food and live animals

Beverages and tobacco

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials

$ Million

1997

1998

1999

3,430

1,870

1,691

2,549

1,590

950

1,806

1,481

1,496

873

613

594

Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes

182

122

234

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.

8,077

6,753

5,655

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

22,350

18,164

15,623

Machinery and transport equipment

58,707

46,471

39,731

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

109,749

108,770

103,114

Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC

3,687

2,621

1,512

Merchandise total

211,410

188,454

170,600

Gold and specie

0

Grand total

211,410

1,992

190,447

3,036

173,636

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