Table 3 title : Analysis of merchanting by main destination of sales of goods involved in merchanting, 2002 - 2003

Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2002 was HK$ million 383,353.
Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2003 was HK$ million 442,401.

% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2002 was 37.3%.
% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2003 was 37.5%.

Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2002 was 7.4%.
Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2003 was 15.4%.

Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2002 was HK$ million 31,948.
Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2003 was HK$ million 33,751.

% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2002 was 36.2%.
% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2003 was 33.7%.

Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2002 was 6.4%.
Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2003 was 5.6%.

Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2002 was 8.3%.
Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to the mainland of China for the year 2003 was 7.6%.

Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2002 was HK$ million 200,311.
Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2003 was HK$ million 209,810.

% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2002 was 19.5%.
% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2003 was 17.8%.

Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2002 was 21.9%.
Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2003 was 4.7%.

Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2002 was HK$ million 21,248.
Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2003 was HK$ million 24,442.

% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2002 was 24.1%.
% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2003 was 24.4%.

Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2002 was 13.0%.
Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2003 was 15.0%.

Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2002 was 10.6%.
Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to the United States of America for the year 2003 was 11.6%.

Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2002 was HK$ million 92,239.
Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2003 was HK$ million 92,243.

% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2002 was 9.0%.
% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2003 was 7.8%.

Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2002 was 48.8%.
Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2003 was within +/-0.05%.

Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2002 was HK$ million 7,338.
Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2003 was HK$ million 7,056.

% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2002 was 8.3%.
% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2003 was 7.0%.

Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2002 was 27.6%.
Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2003 was -3.8%.

Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2002 was 8.0%.
Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to Japan for the year 2003 was 7.6%.

Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2002 was HK$ million 39,791.
Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2003 was HK$ million 49,595.

% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2002 was 3.9%.
% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2003 was 4.2%.

Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2002 was 88.1%.
Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2003 was 24.6%.

Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2002 was HK$ million 2,672.
Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2003 was HK$ million 3,246.

% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2002 was 3.0%.
% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2003 was 3.2%.

Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2002 was 52.0%.
Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2003 was 21.5%.

Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2002 was 6.7%.
Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to Taiwan for the year 2003 was 6.5%.

Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2002 was HK$ million 43,789.
Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2003 was HK$ million 47,400.

% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2002 was 4.3%.
% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2003 was 4.0%.

Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2002 was 10.6%.
Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2003 was 8.2%.

Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2002 was HK$ million 1,874.
Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2003 was HK$ million 1,936.

% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2002 was 2.1%.
% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2003 was 1.9%.

Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2002 was 56.2%.
Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2003 was 3.3%.

Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2002 was 4.3%.
Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to the Republic of Korea for the year 2003 was 4.1%.

Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2002 was HK$ million 267,297.
Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2003 was HK$ million 339,432.

% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2002 was 26.0%.
% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2003 was 28.7%.

Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2002 was 10.7%.
Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2003 was 27.0%.

Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2002 was HK$ million 23,239.
Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2003 was HK$ million 29,706.

% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2002 was 26.3%.
% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2003 was 29.7%.

Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2002 was 6.2%.
Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2003 was 27.8%.

Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2002 was 8.7%.
Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to other destinations for the year 2003 was 8.8%.

Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2002 was HK$ million 1,026,780.
Sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2003 was HK$ million 1,180,882.

% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2002 was 100.0%.
% share of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2003 was 100.0%.

Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2002 was 16.0%.
Year-on-year % change of sales of goods involved in exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2003 was 15.0%.

Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2002 was HK$ million 88,320.
Gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2003 was HK$ million 100,136.

% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2002 was 100.0%.
% share of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2003 was 100.0%.

Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2002 was 11.2%.
Year-on-year % change of gross margin earned from exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2003 was 13.4%.

Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2002 was 8.6%.
Trade margin of exports of merchanting services to all destinations for the year 2003 was 8.5%.

Note : The sum of individual items and the corresponding total shown in the table may not tally because of rounding.


Last updated on 15 April 2005