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Table 13

Appendices

6

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

(a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory

HK$ Billion

Type of trade/Main country/territory

2008

2012

2013

Imports

3,025.3

3,912.2

4,060.7

(+5.5)

(+3.9)

(+3.8)

The mainland of China

1,410.7

1,840.9

1,942.1

Japan

297.6

311.6

286.3

Taiwan

192.0

244.9

261.9

Singapore

195.0

246.3

246.4

United States of America

150.7

204.5

219.7

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)

2,609.4

3,309.1

3,434.9

European Union (2)

228.5

305.5

315.2

Domestic exports

90.8

58.8

54.4

(-16.8)

(-10.4)

(-7.6)

The mainland of China

34.8

26.0

24.8

United States of America

18.9

6.8

5.4

Singapore

3.0

2.7

2.5

Taiwan

3.9

2.7

2.4

Vietnam

0.9

1.4

1.8

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)

73.0

47.0

44.6

European Union(2)

9.9

2.9

2.9

Re-exports

2,733.4

3,375.5

3,505.3

(+6.0)

(+3.2)

(+3.8)

The mainland of China

1,335.7

1,831.7

1,924.5

United States of America

340.4

331.7

325.9

Japan

118.7

142.8

134.0

India

51.3

76.3

83.0

Taiwan

51.1

78.1

74.9

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation(1)

2,152.8

European Union(2)

376.9

2,761.9

330.2

2,854.5

331.6

Notes:

Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year. (1) Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation is composed of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, the mainland of China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States of America and Vietnam.

(2) On 1 July 2013, Croatia joined the European Union (EU). The 28 members of the EU are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 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.

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