(a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
HK$ Billion |
 |
Type of trade/Main country/territory |
1997 |
|
2001 |
2002 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imports |
1,615.1 |
|
1,568.2 |
|
1,619.4 |
|
|
|
(+5.2) |
|
(–5.4) |
|
(+3.3) |
|
|
The mainland of
China |
608.4 |
|
682.0 |
|
717.1 |
|
|
Japan |
221.6 |
 |
176.6 |
 |
182.6 |
 |
|
Taiwan |
124.5 |
|
107.9 |
|
115.9 |
|
|
United States |
125.4 |
 |
104.9 |
 |
91.5 |
 |
|
Republic of Korea |
73.2 |
|
70.8 |
|
76.0 |
|
|
Asia-Pacific Economic
Co-operation |
1,362.6 |
|
1,340.9 |
|
1,391.4 |
|
|
European Union |
177.8 |
|
151.2 |
|
139.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic exports |
211.4 |
|
153.5 |
|
130.9 |
|
|
|
(–0.4) |
|
(–15.2) |
|
(–14.7) |
|
|
United States |
55.1 |
|
47.6 |
|
41.9 |
|
|
The mainland of
China |
63.9 |
|
49.5 |
|
41.4 |
|
|
United Kingdom |
10.7 |
 |
8.6 |
 |
7.6 |
 |
|
Taiwan |
7.0 |
|
5.3 |
|
4.4 |
|
|
Germany |
10.3 |
 |
5.8 |
 |
4.3 |
 |
|
Asia-Pacific Economic
Co-operation |
163.6 |
|
121.6 |
|
105.2 |
|
|
European Union |
36.7 |
|
25.5 |
|
20.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Re-exports |
1,244.5 |
|
1,327.5 |
|
1,429.6 |
|
|
|
(+5.0) |
|
(–4.6) |
|
(+7.7) |
|
|
The mainland of
China |
443.9 |
|
496.6 |
|
571.9 |
|
|
United States |
261.4 |
|
282.2 |
|
291.0 |
|
|
Japan |
77.7 |
|
83.6 |
|
80.7 |
|
|
United Kingdom |
39.1 |
|
46.8 |
|
46.6 |
|
|
Germany |
46.3 |
|
45.8 |
|
44.6 |
|
|
Asia-Pacific Economic
Co-operation |
958.1 |
|
1,042.8 |
|
1,146.7 |
|
|
European Union |
177.6 |
|
188.2 |
|
186.4 |
|
|
|
(b) Imports, Retained Imports and Re-exports by End-use Category |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
HK$ Billion |
 |
End-use category |
1997 |
|
2001 |
2002 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foodstuffs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imports |
76.4 |
|
60.4 |
59.1 |
|
|
Retained imports
(1) |
54.7 |
|
44.6 |
|
44.4 |
|
Re-exports |
23.8 |
 |
17.4 |
16.2 |
 |
Consumer goods |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imports |
581.5 |
 |
538.0 |
543.2 |
 |
|
Retained imports
(1) |
134.0 |
|
121.2 |
|
118.9 |
|
Re-exports |
590.4 |
|
570.2 |
580.4 |
|
Raw materials and
semi-manufactures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imports |
564.9 |
|
511.4 |
558.1 |
|
|
Retained imports
(1) |
224.5 |
|
161.7 |
|
162.3 |
|
Re-exports |
366.9 |
|
396.0 |
|
448.3 |
|
Fuels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imports |
30.0 |
|
30.4 |
|
31.3 |
|
|
Retained imports
(1) |
16.7 |
 |
28.6 |
 |
29.7 |
|
Re-exports |
14.2 |
|
1.9 |
|
1.7 |
|
Capital goods |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Imports |
362.3 |
|
428.1 |
427.7 |
|
|
Retained imports
(1) |
162.6 |
|
152.8 |
|
119.4 |
|
Re-exports |
249.3 |
|
342.0 |
383.0 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imports |
1,615.1 |
|
1,568.2 |
|
1,619.4 |
|
|
Retained imports
(1) |
592.1 |
|
508.9 |
|
478.6 |
|
Re-exports |
1,244.5 |
|
1,327.5 |
|
1,429.6 |
|
|
|
(c) Domestic Exports by Principal Commodity |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
HK$ Billion |
 |
Principal commodity |
1997 |
|
2001 |
2002 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles of apparel
and clothing accessories |
72.2 |
|
72.2 |
|
65.0 |
|
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances, and electrical |
33.0 |
|
20.3 |
|
15.6 |
|
|
parts thereof |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made-up articles and related products |
12.7 |
 |
8.2 |
|
7.6 |
|
Jewellery, goldsmiths'
and silversmiths' waves, and other |
5.3 |
|
4.7 |
|
5.2 |
|
|
articles of precious
or semi-precious materials |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Printed matters |
4.8 |
|
4.0 |
|
3.9 |
|
|
|