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APPENDICES

Table 13

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

(a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory

HK$ Billion

Type of tradel Main country/territory

Imports

The mainland of China

Japan

1997

2001

2002

1,615.1

1,568.2

1,619.4

(+5.2)

(-5.4)

(+3.3)

608.4

682.0

717.1

221.6

176.6

182.6

Taiwan

124.5

107.9

115.9

United States

125.4

104.9

91.5

Republic of Korea

73.2

70.8

76.0

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

1,362.6

1,340.9

1,391.4

European Union

177.8

151.2

139.2

Domestic exports

211.4

153.5

130.9

(-0.4)

(-15.2)

(-14.7)

United States

55.1

47.6

41.9

The mainland of China

63.9

49.5

41.4

United Kingdom

10.7

8.6

7.6

Taiwan

7.0

5.3

4.4

Germany

10.3

5.8

4.3

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

163.6

121.6

105.2

European Union

36.7

25.5

20.4

Re-exports

1,244.5

1,327.5

1,429.6

(+5.0)

(-4.6)

(+7.7)

The mainland of China

443.9

496.6

571.9

United States

261.4

282.2

291.0

Japan

77.7

83.6

80.7

United Kingdom

39.1

46.8

46.6

Germany

46.3

45.8

44.6

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

958.1

1,042.8

1,146.7

European Union

177.6

188.2

186.4

Note:

Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year. Source: Trade Statistics Dissemination Section, Census and Statistics Department.

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