Exports and Imports of Services
by Major Service Group
HK$ Billion
Major service group
1998
2002
@
2003
@
Exports of services
Transportation
85.1
103.0
105.3
(-2.6)
(+10.0)
(+2.2)
Travel(1)
44.0
58.8
55.4
(-26.3)
(+26.9)
(-5.8)
Insurance services
3.1
3.7
4.0
(+16.4)
(+5.1)
(+7.3)
Financial services
16.3
20.9
21.5
(-13.9)
(-4.2)
(+2.9)
Merchanting and other
trade-related services
76.9
117.2
130.0
(+4.7)
(+10.1)
(+10.9)
Other services
32.1
34.2
34.1
(+4.5)
(-4.3)
(-0.5)
Total
257.4
337.9
350.3
(-5.6)
(+9.8)
(+3.7)
Imports of services
Transportation
42.9
51.7
52.1
(-14.7)
(+1.5)
(+0.8)
Travel
104.4
96.8
90.0
(+6.3)
(+0.8)
(-7.0)
Insurance services
4.6
4.0
4.3
(+2.2)
(-0.1)
(+7.5)
Financial services
6.7
5.3
5.8
(+16.4)
(+2.0)
(+7.6)
Merchanting and other
trade-related services
8.5
12.1
13.2
(-13.7)
(+2.8)
(+9.1)
Other services
26.5
23.4
23.8
(-4.8)
(-4.2)
(+1.6)
Total
193.6
193.4
189.2
(-1.4)
(+0.5)
(-2.2)
Net exports of services
63.9
144.5
161.1
Notes:
Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes
over the same period of the preceding year.
(1)
Figures have been revised to incorporate
the new data on destination consumption expenditure of incoming
visitors and travellers released by the Hong Kong Tourism
Board in November 2003. For details, please refer to the feature
article 'Statistics on Inbound Tourism' in the December 2003
issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics.
Source:
Trade in Services Statistics Section, Census and
Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2802 1372)
