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Table 14

APPENDICES

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

Exports and Imports of Services by Major Service Group

Major service group

HK$ Billion

1998

2002@

2003@

Exports of services

Transportation

Travel(1)

Insurance services

Financial services

85.1

103.0

(-2.6)

(+10.0)

105.3 (+2.2)

44.0

58.8

(-26.3)

(+26.9)

3.1

3.7

(+16.4)

(+5.1)

16.3

20.9

(-13.9)

(-4.2)

Merchanting and other trade-related services.

76.9

117.2

(+4.7)

(+10.1)

55.4 (-5.8)

4.0 (+7.3)

21.5 (+2.9)

130.0 (+10.9)

Other services

32.1

34.2

(+4.5)

(-4.3)

34.1 (-0.5)

Total

257.4

337.9

350.3

(-5.6)

(+9.8)

(+3.7)

Imports of services Transportation

Travel

Insurance services

Financial services

42.9

51.7

(-14.7)

(+1.5)

52.1 (+0.8)

104.4

96.8

90.0

(+6.3)

(+0.8)

(-7.0)

4.6

4.0

(+2.2)

(-0.1)

6.7

5.3

(+16.4)

(+2.0)

Merchanting and other trade-related services

8.5

12.1

(-13.7)

(+2.8)

4.3 (+7.5)

5.8 (+7.6)

13.2 (+9.1)

Other services

26.5

23.4

(-4.8)

(-4.2)

23.8 (+1.6)

Total

193.6

193.4

189.2

(-1.4)

(+0.5)

(-2.2)

Net exports of services

63.9

144.5

161.1

Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.

(1) Figures have been revised to incorporate the new data on destination consumption expenditure of incoming visitors and travellers released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board in November 2003. For details, please refer to the feature article 'Statistics on Inbound Tourism' in the December 2003 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics.

Source: Trade in Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2802 1372)

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