External Merchandise Trade Statistics Classified by Country/Territory and Commodity for March 2003
Tuesday, 6 May 2003

Table 6 title : Imports of ten principal commodity divisions 

Total imports value for March 2003 was HK$ million 154212.
Percentage change in total imports value for March 2003 over March 2002 was +14.6%.
Total imports value for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 403240.
Percentage change in total imports value for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +17.8%.

Value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for March 2003 was HK$ million 30494.
Percentage change in the value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for March 2003 over March 2002 was +24.5%.
Value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 75784.
Percentage change in the value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +21.4%.

Value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for March 2003 was HK$ million 18957.
Percentage change in the value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for March 2003 over March 2002 was +16.4%.
Value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 46162.
Percentage change in the value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +23.7%.

Value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for March 2003 was HK$ million 16060.
Percentage change in the value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for March 2003 over March 2002 was within plus or minus 0.05%.
Value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 40593.
Percentage change in the value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +18.0%.

Value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for March 2003 was HK$ million 9006.
Percentage change in the value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for March 2003 over March 2002 was +11.3%.
Value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 26160.
Percentage change in the value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +7.7%.

Value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for March 2003 was HK$ million 9931.
Percentage change in the value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for March 2003 over March 2002 was +20.7%.
Value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 24902.
Percentage change in the value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +8.8%.

Value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for March 2003 was HK$ million 9400.
Percentage change in the value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for March 2003 over March 2002 was +18.0%.
Value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 21445.
Percentage change in the value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +16.2%.

Value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for March 2003 was HK$ million 5531.
Percentage change in the value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for March 2003 over March 2002 was +13.2%.
Value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 14170.
Percentage change in the value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +15.0%.

Value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for March 2003 was HK$ million 5102.
Percentage change in the value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for March 2003 over March 2002 was +4.9%.
Value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 13970.
Percentage change in the value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +18.5%.

Value of imports for plastics in primary forms for March 2003 was HK$ million 3964.
Percentage change in the value of imports for plastics in primary forms for March 2003 over March 2002 was +35.2%.
Value of imports for plastics in primary forms for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 10824.
Percentage change in the value of imports for plastics in primary forms for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +36.3%.

Value of imports for footwear for March 2003 was HK$ million 3133.
Percentage change in the value of imports for footwear for March 2003 over March 2002 was +4.8%.
Value of imports for footwear for January to March 2003 was HK$ million 9893.
Percentage change in the value of imports for footwear for January to March 2003 over January to March 2002 was +10.4%.