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Table 13

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

(a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory

Appendices

6

HK$ Billion

Type of trade/Main country/territory

2007

2011

2012

Imports

2,868.0

3,764.6

3,912.2

(+10.3)

(+11.9)

(+3.9)

The mainland of China

1,329.7

1,696.8

1,840.9

Japan

287.3

318.6

311.6

Singapore

194.8

254.6

246.3

Taiwan

205.1

240.9

244.9

United States of America

138.8

211.4

204.5

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)

2,502.7

3,172.5

3,309.1

European Union(2)

204.6

303.9

305.5

Domestic exports

109.1

65.7

58.8

(-18.9)

(-5.5)

(-10.4)

The mainland of China

40.6

30.7

26.0

United States of America

23.9

7.2

6.8

Switzerland

1.0

2.8

3.1

Singapore

3.0

2.6

2.7

Taiwan

4.0

3.0

2.7

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)

84.8

53.0

47.0

European Union (2)

17.1

4.6

2.9

Re-exports

2,578.4

3,271.6

3,375.5

(+10.8)

(+10.5)

(+3.2)

The mainland of China

1,267.7

1,716.7

1,831.7

United States of America

344.3

323.6

331.7

Japan

116.7

133.6

142.8

Taiwan

48.9

82.3

78.1

Germany

78.1

88.7

77.4

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)

2,064.7

European Union(2)

346.7

2,629.8

354.9

2,761.9

329.9

Notes:

(1)

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

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation is composed of the United States of America, Canada, Russia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Thailand, Japan, the mainland of China, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

(2)

European Union includes 27 members. They are Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria.

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