Foreign trade


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.

Table 7.43.2: Top five export markets, Beihai City, 1995 and 2000

Country/region

Export value (US$ million)

% of export total

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.

Table 7.43.3: Key import markets, Beihai City, 2000

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




Doing Business with China
Doing Business with China
ISBN: 1905050089
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 648
Authors: Lord Brittan

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