External Merchandise Trade Statistics Classified by Country/Territory and Commodity for August 2003
Tuesday, 7 October 2003

Table 6 title : Imports of ten principal commodity divisions 

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 for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for August 2003 was HK$ million 27121.
Percentage change in the value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for August 2003 over August 2002 was +3.9%.
Value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 218548.
Percentage change in the value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +16.8%.

Value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for August 2003 was HK$ million 17633.
Percentage change in the value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for August 2003 over August 2002 was +10.4%.
Value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 127896.
Percentage change in the value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +17.0%.

Value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for August 2003 was HK$ million 15924.
Percentage change in the value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for August 2003 over August 2002 was +50.0%.
Value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 118123.
Percentage change in the value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +23.5%.

Value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for August 2003 was HK$ million 12819.
Percentage change in the value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for August 2003 over August 2002 was +2.7%.
Value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 80292.
Percentage change in the value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +2.0%.

Value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for August 2003 was HK$ million 12717.
Percentage change in the value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for August 2003 over August 2002 was +8.9%.
Value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 77818.
Percentage change in the value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +7.2%.

Value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for August 2003 was HK$ million 7769.
Percentage change in the value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for August 2003 over August 2002 was -2.8%.
Value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 65574.
Percentage change in the value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +5.6%.

Value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for August 2003 was HK$ million 4764.
Percentage change in the value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for August 2003 over August 2002 was -7.2%.
Value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 37783.
Percentage change in the value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +3.8%.

Value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for August 2003 was HK$ million 4414.
Percentage change in the value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for August 2003 over August 2002 was -0.7%.
Value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 36072.
Percentage change in the value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +8.0%.

Value of imports for plastics in primary forms for August 2003 was HK$ million 4218.
Percentage change in the value of imports for plastics in primary forms for August 2003 over August 2002 was +15.7%.
Value of imports for plastics in primary forms for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 29363.
Percentage change in the value of imports for plastics in primary forms for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +16.1%.

Value of imports for footwear for August 2003 was HK$ million 3770.
Percentage change in the value of imports for footwear for August 2003 over August 2002 was +3.2%.
Value of imports for footwear for January to August 2003 was HK$ million 26710.
Percentage change in the value of imports for footwear for January to August 2003 over January to August 2002 was +1.3%.