In 2000, the total import and export value of Beihai City was US$74.03 million, down by 37.93 per cent from US$119.26 million in 1999. Total export value was US$48.74 million, down 43.1 per cent from US$85.67 million in 1999, equivalent to 3.55 per cent of the city's GDP of RMB11.37 billion (US$1.37372 billion) and 3.26 per cent the total export value of the region. Export of primary and manufactured products amounted to US$2.28 million and US$46.46 million respectively, 4.68 per cent and 95.32 per cent of the total export value of the city. The top five export markets are shown in Table 7.43.2.
Country/region | Export value (US$ million) | % of export total |
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1995 | ||
Hong Kong | 31.02 | 51.74 |
Taiwan Province | 8.60 | 14.35 |
Japan | 5.99 | 9.99 |
Finland | 2.98 | 4.97 |
Republic of Korea | 2.10 | 3.50 |
Total | 52.28 | 87.21 |
2000 | ||
USA | 22.45 | 46.06 |
Hong Kong | 10.90 | 22.36 |
Germany | 3.54 | 7.26 |
Japan | 2.52 | 5.17 |
Vietnam | 2.52 | 5.17 |
Total | 41.93 | 86.02 |
Beihai also reported a decline in its import value, from US$33.59 million in 1999 to US$25.28 million in 2000, down by 24.7 per cent. Import of primary products, primarily livestock, amounted to US$15.38 million, 60.84 per cent of the total import value. Import of manufactured products totalled US$9.90 million, 39.16 per cent of the total imports. Key import markets are shown in Table 7.43.3.
Country/region | Import value (US$ million) | % of total import |
---|---|---|
2000 | ||
Hong Kong | 21.53 | 85.17 |
USA | 0.45 | 1.78 |
Total | 21.98 | 86.95 |