Table 14
Appendices
6
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
Exports and Imports of Services by Service Component
Service component
HK$ Billion
2008
2012@
2013@
Exports of services
Transport
225.6
248.5
245.1
(+12.5)
(-0.6)
(-1.4)
Travel
119.2
256.5
302.0
(+11.1)
(+15.8)
(+17.7)
Insurance and pension services
4.7
7.2
8.3
(-13.7)
(+9.3)
(+15.3)
Financial services
93.4
120.7
129.6
(-3.7)
(+7.8)
(+7.4)
Other services
101.5
131.1
135.7
(+9.8)
(+8.7)
(+3.5)
Total
544.4
764.0
820.7
(+8.3)
(+7.5)
(+7.4)
Imports of services
Transport
128.9
142.6
142.0
(+13.0)
(+2.3)
(-0.4)
Travel
125.3
155.7
163.0
(+6.8)
(+5.2)
(+4.7)
Insurance and pension services
6.1
9.5
9.8
(-18.8)
(+1.9)
(+4.0)
Financial services
24.5
30.5
33.4
(+12.1)
(+1.0)
(+9.3)
Other services
280.5
256.0
246.9
(+1.9)
(+2.0)
(-3.6)
Total
565.4
594.3
595.2
(+5.5)
(+2.8)
(+0.2)
Net exports of services
-21.0
169.8
225.6
Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.
Trade in services statistics are compiled based on the recommendations made in the United Nations' System of National Accounts 2008, including the change of ownership principle in recording goods sent abroad for processing and merchanting. For details about the concepts, definitions and related compilation methods of the change of ownership principle, please refer to the Special Report on Gross Domestic Product published in September 2012.
@ Figures are subject to revision later on.
Sources: National Income Branch and Trade in Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department
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