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Table 13

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

(a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory

HK$ Billion

Type of trade/Main country/territory

2000

2004

2005

Imports

1,658.0

2,111.1

2,329.5

(+19.0)

(+16.9)

(+10.3)

The mainland of China

715.0

918.3

1,049.3

Japan

199.0

256.1

256.5

Taiwan

124.2

153.8

168.2

Singapore

75.0

111.0

135.2

United States of America

112.8

112.0

119.3

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

1,436.9

1,824.4

2,024.4

European Union(1)

145.6

170.4

176.8

Domestic exports

181.0

126.0

136.0

(+6.1)

(+3.5)

(+8.0)

The mainland of China

54.2

37.9

44.6

United States of America

54.4

38.6

37.8

United Kingdom

10.7

8.2

7.3

Netherlands

3.9

2.6

5.4

Taiwan

6.1

4.7

5.1

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation European Union(1)

139.6

99.0

107.5

33.2

22.1

22.5

Re-exports

1,391.7

1,893.1

2,114.1

(+18.1)

(+16.8)

(+11.7)

The mainland of China

488.8

850.6

967.9

United States of America

311.0

303.0

322.9

Japan

82.0

104.7

114.3

Germany

50.6

57.9

68.4

United Kingdom

52.4

57.7

61.9

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

1,078.9

1,518.3

1,683.2

European Union(1)

212.6

260.4

304.6

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

(1) On 1 May 2004, 10 new members joined the European Union (EU). Together with the 15 original members, there are a total of 25 members in the EU. Statistics on merchandise trade with the EU in this table are compiled based on the new coverage. They are thus different from figures shown in tables of 2003 and earlier editions of this publication.

Source: Trade Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department.

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