External Merchandise Trade Statistics Classified by Country/Territory and Commodity for August 2003 Tuesday, 7 October 2003 Table 5 title : Imports of goods from ten main suppliers Total imports value for August 2003 was HK$ million 152918. Percentage change in total imports value for August 2003 over August 2002 was +6.0%. Total imports value for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 1146700. Percentage change in total imports value for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +11.2%. Value of imports from the mainland of China for August 2003 was HK$ million 70447. Percentage change in the value of imports from the mainland of China for August 2003 over August 2002 was +6.1%. Value of imports from the mainland of China for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 499993. Percentage change in the value of imports from the mainland of China for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +10.3%. Value of imports from Japan for August 2003 was HK$ million 16820. Percentage change in the value of imports from Japan for August 2003 over August 2002 was +9.7%. Value of imports from Japan for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 135189. Percentage change in the value of imports from Japan for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +18.0%. Value of imports from Taiwan for August 2003 was HK$ million 10347. Percentage change in the value of imports from Taiwan for August 2003 over August 2002 was +2.2%. Value of imports from Taiwan for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 78824. Percentage change in the value of imports from Taiwan for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +5.9%. Value of imports from United States Of America for August 2003 was HK$ million 8085. Percentage change in the value of imports from United States Of America for August 2003 over August 2002 was +1.6%. Value of imports from United States Of America for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 62022. Percentage change in the value of imports from United States Of America for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +3.4%. Value of imports from Singapore for August 2003 was HK$ million 7553. Percentage change in the value of imports from Singapore for August 2003 over August 2002 was +10.5%. Value of imports from Singapore for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 57724. Percentage change in the value of imports from Singapore for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +20.4%. Value of imports from Republic Of Korea for August 2003 was HK$ million 7277. Percentage change in the value of imports from Republic Of Korea for August 2003 over August 2002 was +15.7%. Value of imports from Republic Of Korea for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 55279. Percentage change in the value of imports from Republic Of Korea for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +13.6%. Value of imports from Malaysia for August 2003 was HK$ million 3831. Percentage change in the value of imports from Malaysia for August 2003 over August 2002 was +18.5%. Value of imports from Malaysia for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 28339. Percentage change in the value of imports from Malaysia for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +12.3%. Value of imports from Germany for August 2003 was HK$ million 3388. Percentage change in the value of imports from Germany for August 2003 over August 2002 was +15.1%. Value of imports from Germany for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 25795. Percentage change in the value of imports from Germany for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +23.0%. Value of imports from Thailand for August 2003 was HK$ million 2836. Percentage change in the value of imports from Thailand for August 2003 over August 2002 was +15.9%. Value of imports from Thailand for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 21118. Percentage change in the value of imports from Thailand for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +11.1%. Value of imports from Philippines for August 2003 was HK$ million 2547. Percentage change in the value of imports from Philippines for August 2003 over August 2002 was +48.1%. Value of imports from Philippines for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 18587. Percentage change in the value of imports from Philippines for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +42.4%.