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Appendices

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(b) Imports, Retained Imports and Re-exports by End-use Category

End-use category

Foodstuffs

HK$ Billion

2007

2011

2012

Imports

77.2

145.2

150.7

Retained imports(1)

59.8

109.3

114.5@

Re-exports

19.1

39.2

39.5

Consumer goods

Imports

762.2

938.1

944.4

Retained imports(1)

146.9

250.5

270.0@

Re-exports

815.2

883.8

866.7

Raw materials and semi-manufactures

Imports

1,098.7

1,297.7

1,284.4

Retained imports(1)

276.5

327.6

318.8@

Re-exports

915.1

1,115.6

1,110.4

Fuels

Imports

Retained imports(1)

Re-exports

Capital goods

Imports

88.1

146.0

141.9

84.0

141.6

135.6@

4.3

4.6

6.7

841.8

1,237.6

1,390.8

Retained imports(1)

Re-exports

Total

Imports

Retained imports(1)

Re-exports

164.4

197.0

245.4@

824.7

1,228.4

1,352.2

2,868.0

3,764.6

3,912.2

731.6

1,026.1

1,086.7@

2,578.4

3.271.6

3,375.5

Note: (1) Retained imports refer to those imported goods which are retained for use in Hong Kong rather than being

re-exported to other places. The value of retained imports is derived by subtracting the estimated import value of re-exports from the value of imports. The former is obtained by removing an estimated re-export margin from the value of re-exports.

(c) Domestic Exports by Principal Commodity

HK$ Billion

Principal commodity

2007

2011

2012

Jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares, and

8.7

8.5

8.9

other articles of precious or semi-precious materials

Plastics in primary and non-primary forms

6.5

7.5

6.4

Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances,

7.9

3.9

3.2

and electrical parts thereof

Office machines and automatic data processing

2.9

2.4

3.2

machines

Tobacco, manufactured

1.9

2.5

3.0

Source: Trade Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department

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