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Table 14

APPENDICES

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

Exports and Imports of Services by Major Service Group

HK$ Million

Major service group

1997

2001@

2002@

Exports of services

Transportation

Travel

Insurance services

87,342

101,815

109,743

(-1.2)

(+2.3)

(+7.8)

78,001

64,594

78,046

(-16.7)

(+4.5)

(+20.8)

2,665

3,942

4,111

(+9.1)

(+14.2)

(+4.3)

Financial services

18,951

19,739

18,919

(+7.6)

(-5.4)

(-4.2)

Merchanting and other trade-related services

73,441

99,323

109,067

(+12.8)

(+1.7)

(+9.8)

Other services

30,700

33,674

32,301

(+12.5)

(-2.0)

(-4.1)

Total

291,100

323,087

352,187

(-1.2)

(+1.7)

(+9.0)

Imports of services Transportation

Travel

50.240

49,334

49,955

(-1.7)

(+1.5)

(+1.3)

98,155

96,057

94,856

(+10.7)

(-1.4)

(-1.3)

Insurance services

4,501

4,048

3,994

(-4.6)

(-1.5)

(-1.3)

Financial services

5,792

5,320

5,405

(+8.8)

(-3.9)

(+1.6)

Merchanting and other trade-related services

9,856

10,494

10,353

(-9.3)

(-6.1)

(-1.3)

Other services

27,818

24,366

24,205

(+2.6)

(-1.3)

(-0.7)

Total

196,362

189,619

188,768

(+4.6)

(-1.0)

(-0.4)

Net exports of services

94,738

133,468

163,419

Note: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year. Source: Distribution and Services Statistics Section(1)B, Census and Statistics Department.

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