External Merchandise Trade Statistics Classified by Country/Territory and Commodity for July 2005
Friday, 26 August 2005

Table 9 title : Imports of ten principal commodity divisions

Total imports value for July 2005 was HK$ million 201647.
Percentage change in total imports value for July 2005 over July 2004 was +6.5%.
Total imports value for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 1286447.
Percentage change in total imports value for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +8.7%.

Value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for July 2005 was HK$ million 42058.
Percentage change in the value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for July 2005 over July 2004 was +0.7%.
Value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 281500.
Percentage change in the value of imports for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +9.0%.

Value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for July 2005 was HK$ million 25008.
Percentage change in the value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for July 2005 over July 2004 was +18.8%.
Value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 151912.
Percentage change in the value of imports for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +6.0%.

Value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for July 2005 was HK$ million 20778.
Percentage change in the value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for July 2005 over July 2004 was +11.5%.
Value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 137603.
Percentage change in the value of imports for office machines and automatic data processing machines for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +17.3%.

Value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for July 2005 was HK$ million 14599.
Percentage change in the value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for July 2005 over July 2004 was +6.9%.
Value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 78884.
Percentage change in the value of imports for articles of apparel and clothing accessories for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +10.3%.

Value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for July 2005 was HK$ million 12234.
Percentage change in the value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for July 2005 over July 2004 was +1.0%.
Value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 76139.
Percentage change in the value of imports for miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods) for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +12.4%.

Value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for July 2005 was HK$ million 9537.
Percentage change in the value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for July 2005 over July 2004 was -3.3%.
Value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 63386.
Percentage change in the value of imports for textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was -1.5%.

Value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for July 2005 was HK$ million 7671.
Percentage change in the value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for July 2005 over July 2004 was +15.8%.
Value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 50028.
Percentage change in the value of imports for non-metallic mineral manufactures for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +25.7%.

Value of imports for plastics in primary forms for July 2005 was HK$ million 6430.
Percentage change in the value of imports for plastics in primary forms for July 2005 over July 2004 was +27.8%.
Value of imports for plastics in primary forms for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 41144.
Percentage change in the value of imports for plastics in primary forms for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +31.1%.

Value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for July 2005 was HK$ million 5899.
Percentage change in the value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for July 2005 over July 2004 was +8.5%.
Value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 35565.
Percentage change in the value of imports for photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was -0.4%.

Value of imports for petroleum, petroleum products and related materials for July 2005 was HK$ million 4289.
Percentage change in the value of imports for petroleum, petroleum products and related materials for July 2005 over July 2004 was +37.3%.
Value of imports for petroleum, petroleum products and related materials for January to July 2005 was HK$ million 26216.
Percentage change in the value of imports for petroleum, petroleum products and related materials for January to July 2005 over January to July 2004 was +25.5%.