Doing Business with China

In 2000, the total value of imports and exports increased by 38.8 per cent, from US$8.392 billion in the previous year to US$11.651 billion. The total value of exports increased by 41.8 per cent to US$4.627 billion (15.57 per cent of the city's GDP and 1.86 per cent of China's total export value). Export of primary products and manufactured products amounted to US$278 million and US$4348 million respectively, or 6 per cent and 94 per cent of China's total export value. Commodities were exported to 179 countries and regions . Changes in key export destinations over the last five years are shown in Table 7.1.2.

Import value totalled US$7.024 billion in 2000, up 36.8 per cent on US$5.181 billion in 1999. Import of primary products and manufactured products amounted to US$376 million and US$6.648 billion respectively; 5.4 per cent and 94.6 per cent of the total import value.

Imports came from 193 countries and regions. The changes in key import origins between 1995 and 2000 are as shown in Table 7.1.3.