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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

2005

2009

2010

Imports

2,329.5

2,692.4

3,364.8

(+10.3)

(-11.0)

(+25.0)

The mainland of China

1,049.3

1,249.4

1,529.8

Japan

256.5

236.4

308.2

Singapore

135.2

174.7

237.4

Taiwan

168.2

175.6

224.8

United States of America

119.3

142.1

179.2

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

2,024.4

2,308.9

2,896.2

European Union(1)

176.8

208.6

247.2

Domestic exports

136.0

57.7

69.5

(+8.0)

(-36.4)

(+20.4)

The mainland of China

44.6

26.7

31.2

United States of America

37.8

7.3

8.4

Singapore

4.1

2.2

2.9

Taiwan

5.1

1.9

2.8

Netherlands

5.4

1.9

2.6

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

107.5

47.2

56.1

European Union(1)

22.5

5.1

6.6

Re-exports

2,114.1

2,411.3

2,961.5

(+11.7)

(-11.8)

(+22.8)

The mainland of China

967.9

1,236.6

1,567.0

United States of America

322.9

277.9

323.7

Japan

114.3

107.2

125.6

Germany

68.4

78.8

79.8

India

20.8

51.5

73.5

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

1,683.2

1,932.8

2,403.3

European Union(1)

305.2

303.3

332.6

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

(1) On 1 January 2007, 2 new members joined the European Union (EU). Together with the 25 original members, there were a total of 27 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 earlier editions of this publication.

Source: Trade Analysis Section (1), Census and Statistics Department.

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