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APPENDICES

Re-exports

Section

Food and live animals

Beverages and tobacco

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials

$ Million

1997

1998

1999

20,923

18,078

17,082

10,387

8,017

6,820

21,112

19,112

17,792

15,869

9,503

4,265

Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes

2,998

3,232

1,307

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.

74,046

66,565

66,951

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

215,918

197,442

189,740

Machinery and transport equipment

419,976

407,400

431,673

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

459,074

426,262

440,260

Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC

4,237

3,584

2,510

Merchandise total

1,244,539

1,159,195

1,178,400

Gold and specie

1,136

4,826

1,069

Grand total

1,245,675

1,164,021

1,179,469

Notes: (1) For coverage of Hong Kong's external trade statistics, please refer to footnote (1) of Appendix 20.

'n.e.s.' denotes not elsewhere specified.

Source: Trade Statistics Dissemination Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)