APPENDIX 22
(Chapter 6: Commerce and Industry)

Hong Kong's External Trade(1) Analysed by Standard International
Trade Classification Revision 3 (SITC Rev. 3)
Imports
$ Million

Section 1999 2000 2001

Food and live animals 55,746 57,438 54,413
Beverages and tobacco 10,887 10,642 10,358
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 21,981 23,233 20,674
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 28,555 35,321 31,489
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 2,534 3,184 3,365
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 89,941 104,559 89,942
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 249,758 282,506 253,642
Machinery and transport equipment 540,679 707,766 688,090
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 388,999 432,398 415,695
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC 3,637 916 526



Merchandise total 1,392,718 1,657,962 1,568,194
Gold and specie 9,352 9,954 7,300



Grand total 1,402,070 1,667,916 1,575,494





Domestic Exports
$ Million

Section 1999 2000 2001

Food and live animals 1,691 1,724 1,469
Beverages and tobacco 950 1,026 1,050
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 1,496 1,903 1,838
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 594 847 923
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 234 73 58
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 5,655 6,300 5,489
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 15,623 15,877 12,964
Machinery and transport equipment 39,731 44,846 32,816
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 103,114 107,773 96,440
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC 1,512 597 473



Merchandise total 170,600 180,967 153,520
Gold and specie 3,036 2,437 4,583



Grand total 173,636 183,403 158,103





Re-exports
$ Million

Section 1999 2000 2001

Food and live animals 17,082 18,515 16,445
Beverages and tobacco 6,820 6,157 5,643
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 17,792 17,685 15,022
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 4,265 3,357 2,693
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 1,307 988 682
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 66,951 74,983 66,743
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 189,740 216,264 195,114
Machinery and transport equipment 431,673 560,832 560,060
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 440,260 492,212 464,613
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC 2,510 729 452



Merchandise total 1,178,400 1,391,722 1,327,467
Gold and specie 1,069 4,242 4,521



Grand total 1,179,469 1,395,964 1,331,988




Notes: (1) For coverage of Hong Kong's external trade statistics, please refer to footnote (1) of Appendix 21.
'n.e.s.' denotes not elsewhere specified.

Source: Trade Statistics Dissemination Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)