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$6.648 billion respectively; 5.4 per cent and 94.6 per cent of the total import value.
Country/region | Export value (US$ million) | % of total exports |
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1995 | ||
Hong Kong | 708.09 | 27.77 |
Japan | 497.96 | 19.53 |
USA | 317.92 | 12.47 |
Germany | 151.34 | 5.94 |
Russia | 70.61 | 3.83 |
Total | 1,745.92 | 69.54 |
2000 | ||
Japan | 1,000.8 | 21.63 |
Hong Kong | 806.45 | 17.43 |
USA | 611.56 | 13.22 |
Germany | 249.26 | 5.39 |
Russia | 231.03 | 4.99 |
Total | 2,899.1 | 62.66 |
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.
Country/region | Import value (US$ million) | % of total export |
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1995 | ||
Japan | 784.22 | 42.61 |
USA | 279.87 | 15.21 |
Hong Kong | 239.11 | 12.99 |
Peru | 120.65 | 5.56 |
UK | 71.87 | 3.90 |
Total | 1,685.13 | 91.56 |
2000 | ||
Japan | 1,434.11 | 20.42 |
Finland | 1,378.82 | 19.63 |
USA | 767.98 | 10.93 |
Germany | 480.74 | 6.84 |
Sweden | 443.74 | 6.32 |
Total | 4,505.39 | 63.96 |