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Table 13

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

Merchandise Trade by Main Country or Territory

Appendices

6

HK$ Billion

Type of trade/Main country or territory

2012

2016

2017

Imports

3,912.2

4,008.4

4,357.0

(+3.9)

(-0.9)

(+8.7)

Mainland of China

1,840.9

1,916.8

2,030.1

Taiwan

244.9

292.1

329.7

Singapore

246.3

261.7

288.1

Japan

311.6

246.7

253.4

South Korea

153.5

196.2

252.1

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(1)

3.309.1

3,476.5

3,784.0

Association of Southeast Asian Nations(2)

502.2

569.4

652.7

European Union(3)

305.5

267.0

284.9

Total exports

3,434.3

3,588.2

3,875.9

(+2.9)

(-0.5)

(+8.0)

Mainland of China

1,857.8

1,943.5

2,105.8

United States

India

Japan

338.5

324.0

330.2

77.2

116.7

158.6

144.0

116.7

128.5

Taiwan

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(1)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations(2)

European Union(3)

80.8

74.5

89.4

2,808.8

2,878.3

3,101.8

227.7

333.1

263.9

284.0

330.6

347.1

Notes:

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

(1) The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is composed of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, the Mainland of

China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.

(2) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is composed of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's

Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

(3) The 28 members of the European Union (EU) are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the 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.

Source: Trade Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department

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