Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (December 1978)

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EXCHANGE RA TE

All figures quoted are in Hong Kong dollars.

The official rate for conversion to U.S. dollars was HK$5.085= U.S.$1.00 until 25th November, 1974.

The Hong Kong dollar floated on 26th November, 1974.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY D. R. RICK, GoVERNMENT PRINTER AT THE GOVERNMENT PllESS, JAVA ROAD , HONG KONO

Hong Kong

Monthly Digest of Statistics

December , 1978

Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

CONTENTS

Sections/tables

Part I

Page

ii

SECTION 1: CLIMATE

1.1 1.2

Summary of meteorological observations Extract of meteorological observations for Hong Kong during December 1978

SECTION 2: VITAL STATISTICS

2.1 2.2 2.3

Statistics of registered births and marriages Statistics of registered deaths Deaths by cause

SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES

3.1

3.2

3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6

Number of establishments and persons engaged, analysed by International Standard Industrial Classification .

Number of establishments and persons engaged, analysed by employment size by International Standard Industrial Classification

Employment in Government service by purpose Indexes of average daily wages for workers in selected industries and services Reported accidents by cause Stoppages of work by industry .

SECTION 4: PRODUCTION

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5

Mining production Electricity consumption and distribution Gas consumption and distribution Cement production Textile production

SECTION 5: EXTERNAL TRADE

5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6

External trade . Imports by areas Domestic exports by areas Re-exports by areas . Merchandise trade with major trading partners Imports by commodity sections of Standard International Trade Classification

(Revised 2) 5. 7 Domestic exports by commodity sections of Standard International Trade Classifica-

I 1

2 2 3

4-6

7 8 9

10 11

12 12 13 13

14-15

16 16 17 17 18

18

tion (Revised 2) 19 5.8 Re-exports by commodity sections of Standard International Trade Classification

(Revised 2) 19 5.9 Domestic exports of principal commodities 20 5.10 Trade index numbers 20 5.11 Trade index numbers for domestic exports 21 5.12 Trade index numbers for imports 22

SECTION 6: FOOD SUPPLIES

6.1 6.2

Rice . Other foodstuffs

23 23

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics December 1978

Sections/tables

SECTION 7: TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS 7.1 Movements of aircraft and airborne passengers 7.2 Ocean-going vessels entered and cleared . 7.3 River steamers, hydrofoil vessels, junks and launches entered and cleared. 7.4 Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) traffic statistics 7.5 Total tonnage of commercial cargo carried by different means of transport 7.6 Commercial cargo carried by vessels of all types 7. 7 Containers carried by ocean-going vessels . 7.8 Public transport: passenger journeys by undertaking 7.9 Public transport: passenger journeys by area 7 .10 Traffic accidents and casualties . 7.11 Motor vehicles registered . 7 .12 Telephone services statistics

SECTION 8: PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES 8.1 Average retail prices of selected foodstuffs 8.2 Average wholesale prices of selected foodstuffs. 8.3 Consumer Price Index (A) 8.4 Consumer Price Index (B) 8.5 Hang Seng Consumer Price Index 8.6 Consumer Price Indexes (A) and (B): averages for the period of 12 months

SECTION 9: 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6

9.7

9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13

9.14 9.15 9.16

MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE Money supply . Banks: liabilities and assets Analysis of loans and advances Interest rates paid by principal banks Interest rates charged and bank cheques cleared Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars and the effective exchange rate index for the

Hong Kong dollar . Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars and the effective exchange rate index for the

Hong Kong dollar in December 1978 Revenue and expenditure of the Hong Kong Government Value of stock exchange turnover Index of share prices Index of share prices and value of stock exchange turnover in December 1978 Commodity exchange turnover . Closing quotations of commodity futures and commodity exchange turnover in

December 1978 Instruments registered in the Land Office . Local and foreign companies registered and dissolved Deposit-taking companies: liabilities and assets·

SECTION 10: HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION 10.1 Existing private living quarters in urban areas . 10.2 Public housing . 10.3 New building projects with consent to commence work 10.4 Completed buildings certified for occupation 10.5 Usable floor area of completed new buildings . 10.6 Number and cost of completed buildings by cost of construction 10. 7 Completed buildings certified for occupation by type of building, cost of construction

and area during December 1978


Page·

24 24-25

26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31

32 33 33 34 34 35

36 36 37 38 38

39

40 41 41 42 42 43

43 44 45 45

46 46 47 47 48 48

49

iii

Sections/tables

SECTION 11 : TRAVELLING AND TOURISM 11.1 Arrivals of passengers by air, sea and land 11.2 Departures of passengers by air, sea and land 11.3 Incoming tourists to Hong Kong by country of residence .

SECTION 12: SOCIAL STATISTICS

12.1 Crime statistics . 12.2 Infectious diseases notified: cases and deaths

SECTION 13: MISCELLANEOUS

Page

50

50

51

52-53 54

13.1 Petroleum products: releases from petroleum companies by type 55 13.2 Petroleum products: releases from petroleum companies, duty free and duty paid 55 13.3 13.4

Fire services statistics Water supplies .

Part II (appears in July issue only)

SECTION 14: POPULATION

14.1 Total population 14.2 Estimated population by age group at mid-1979 14.3 Estimated mid-year population and growth rates, 1969-1979

Part III (appears in January issue only)

SECTION 15: POPULATION

15.l Estimated population and growth rates, 1968-1978

SECTION 16: SOCIAL STATISTICS

16.1 Education statistics .

Part IV (appears in January, April, July and October issues only)

SECTION 17: SPECIAL REVIEW

Part V Explanatory notes

56 57

I-II

iv Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics December 1978

SECTION 1 CLIMATE

1.1 SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

Year/month

1975 1976 1977 1978 1977: Dec. 1978: Jan.

Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Royal Observatory Mean Air temperature Mean Mean

pressure Mean Mean dew relative at M.S.L. maximum Mean minimum point humidity

mbar 1,012.6 1,013.1 1,013.5 1,012.7 1,019.5 1,020.3 1,021.1 1,014.9 1,012.5 1,008.9 1,006.0 1,004.4 1,003.0 1,008.9 1,013.3 1,018.5 1,020.9

oc 25.6 25.4 26.4 25.6 22.3 18.9 19.0 20.2 24.7 27.5 31.4 32.1 31.3 31.0 26.8 23.5 21.2

oc 22.8 22.5 23.3 22.8 19.4 15.9 16.0 18.1 21.9 25.0 28.4 28.9 28.2 27.9 24.0 20.9 18.6

oc 20.7 20.4 21.1 20.7 17.4 13.3 13.9 16.4 19.9 23.2 26.3 26.7 26.3 25.7 21.9 18.9 16.2

oc 18.8 18.1 18.7 18.8 14.5 10.4 11.5 16.3 19.7 22.4 24.8 24.6 25.0 23.8 18.1 15.9 13.1

% 79 77 76 79 75 72 76 90 88 86 82 78 83 79 72 73 72

* Amended by the Royal Observatory.

Mean amount of cloud

% 71 65 61 71 50 63 79 95 83 82 73 62 74 67 68 54 46

Total rainfall

mm 3,028.7 2,197.2 1,680.0 2,593.0

7.9 22.9 16.2

143.8 237.0 300.4 242.4 555.2 230.8 271.8 501.4

55.8 15.3

King's Park Waglan Island Total Total Prevailing Mean bright evapora- wind wind

sunshine tion direction speed

hours 1,713.4 1,883.5 2,201.3 1,755.2

196.9 147.0 88.4 21.7 76.1 89.4

171.3 244.7 179.2 210.3 148.3 177.8 201.0

mm 1,497.2 1,542.3 1,650.5 1,579.1

102.9 94.1 75.5 59.8

103.6 128.1 161.4 213.0 167.2 169.3 167.9 125.2 114.0

points E E E E

ENE N N

NNE ENE

E SW* SW E E E

ENE ENE

knots 11.8 13.1 10.9 11.9 11.6 12.0 10.5 10.9 8.6 9.7 8.3

11.5 10.7 12.8 18.2 14.7 14.3

1.2 EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG DURING DECEMBER 1978

Date

Dec. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Mean Total

Mean pressure

at M.S.L.

mbar 1025.8

26.4 23.4 22.3 22.8 22.2 20.3 19.l 18.5 20.2 24.6 22.7 20.0 19.9 18.8 18.2 16.2 15.8 18.4 21.7 22.9 22.2 22.9 21.3 17.5 16.9 18.4 19.3 22.1 23.7 21.9

1020.9

1019.6

Royal Observatory Air temperature Mean Mean

dew relative Max. Mean Min. point humidity

oc 22.6 21.3 21.4 26.3 22.9 21.6 21.6 23.5 26.2 26.6 19.3 19.8 22.0 23.2 20.8 20.4 21.2 22.3 21.7 18.3 18.4 19.6 19.1 17.6 18.6 19.8 22.8 21.3 20.1 18.5 19.6 21.2

oc 19.0 18.5 19.4 22.0 20.9 20.0 19.9 21.0 22.2 21.6 16.5 17.3 18.8 19.5 17.6 17.5 18.5 20.0 19.4 17.1 16.4 16 9 16.9 14.8 16.5 18.0 19.5 18.4 17.9 17.0 17.3 18.6

oc 16.1 15.3 17.4 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.0 19.2 19.4 16.1 14.1 14.3 16.4 16.7 14.4 15.4 15.5 18.5 18.0 15.8 14.5 14.0 13.8 13.1 14.6 16.6 16.8 16.0 16.5 15.5 15.2 16.2

oc 10.6 11.0 14.4 16.0 14.1 15.5 15.5 16.8 18.2 15.7 5.8

10.3 14.1 7.4 7.2

11.6 12.4 15.6 15.3 13.4 12.1 10.6 10.0 12.8 15.0 16.1 16.3 13.2 13.9 11.8 13.2 13.1

% 59 62 73 70 66 76 76 77 79 71 49 64 74 47 52 69 68 76 77 79 76 67 64 88 91 89 83 72 78 72 77 72

Mean amount of cloud

% 14 30 52 49 68 57 41 54 20 43 23 20 17

8 61 85 90 96 83 17 32 98 99 86 34 11 41 52 55 46

Total rainfall

mm

0.4 0.4

9.6 4.5 0.4

15.3

NORMALS FOR DECEMBER

20.7 17.5 15.0 11.4 70 54 25.9

King's Park Total Total bright evapora-

sunshine tion

hours 9.6 9.6 9.0 8.2 3.9 7.9 9.4 6.2 9.2 8.0 9.6 9.4 8.8 9.6 8.9 8.9 5.1 0.4 0.7

2.0 8.1 7.7

0.9 8.6 8.4 7.6 8.2 7.1

201.0

171.9

mm 5.0 4.2 3.0 5.0 3.6 4.2 5.0 3.5 3.5 7.0 4.5 3.6 4.5 6.9 3.6 3.0 2.9 3.2 4.2 2.1 2.9 5.0 2.3 0.6 1.0 1.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.2 3.5

114.0

123.3

The minimum hourly reading of mean sea level pressure was 1014.2 millibars at 1500 H.K.T. on the 17th.

Waglan Island Prevailing Mean

wind wind direction speed

points NE

ENE ENE

N NE

ENE ENE NE N N N E

ENE N N

ENE ENE

E E E E N E E N

ENE E

ENE ENE

E E

ENE

E

knots 14.4 18.2 16.8 5.8

11.3 16.8 15.4 9.5 4.0

16.7 17.5 14.8 8.3

19.1 11.2 10.4 8.3

14.9 23.4 23.3 20.7 11.5 11.4 16.9 12.3 11.9 6.5

11.5 19.1 26.5 16.3 14.3

13.4

The maximum gust peak speed as recorded by the Dines anemograph was 45 knots from N at 1825 H.K.T. on the 10th. The maximum instantaneous intensity of rainfall as recorded by the Jardi recorder at King's Park was 6 millimetres per hour at

2052 H.K.T. on the 25th.


Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar. Apr. May

June

July

Aug. Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

2

Feb.

Mar. Apr. May

June

July Aug. Sept. Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

SECTION 2 VITAL STATISTICS

2.1 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES

Chinese

Male Female

39,703

38,591

39,845

39,619

3,401

3,421

2,834

3,105

2,708

3,102

2,865

3,007

3,692

3,631

3,798

3,864

3,592

36,454

35,764

37,023

37,422

3,216

3,335

2,707

2,799

2,554

3,043

2,787

2,761

3,577

3,339

3,627

3,591

3,302

Total

76,157

74,355

76,868

77,041

6,617

6,756

5,541

5,904

5,262

6,145

5,652

5,768

7,269

6,970

7,425

7,455

6,894

Births

Non-Chinese

Male Female Total

1,051

1,041

948

1,055

83

104

77

96

86

85

71

73

98

99

91

90

85

992

946

991

1,077

91

92

81

104

96

96

84

69

95

99

92

79

90

2,043

1,987

1,939

2,132

174

196

158

200

182

181

155

142

193

198

183

169

175

Total

Male Female

40,754

39,632

40,793

40,674

3,484

3,525

2,911

3,201

2,794

3,187

2,936

3,080

3,790

3,730

3,889

3,954

3,677

37,446

36,710

38,014

38,499

3,307

3,427

2,788

2.903

2,650

3,139

2,871

2,830

3,672

3.438

3,719

3,670

3,392

2.2 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED DEATHS

Total

78,200

76,342

78,807

79,173

6,791

6,952

5,699

6,104

5,444

6,326

5,807

5,910

7,462

7,168

7,608

7,624

7,069

Chinese Non-Chinese Total

Male

11,457

12,693

12,617

12,221

1,163

1,217

992

1,163

995

1,075

1,013

903

864

936

1,023

1,029

1,011

Female

9,429

10,195

10,543

10,318

925

952

904

1,039

910

906

898

791

734

728

814

778

864

Total

20,886

22,888

23,160

22,543

2,088

2,169

1,896

2,202

1,905

1,981

1,914

1,695

1,598

1,664

1,837

1,807

1,875

Male

208

188

200

199

16

17

8

19

20

19

17

13

18

16

20

16

16

Female

92

113

99

96

8

10

5

8

8

6

9

14

6

9

7

8 6

Total

300

301

299

295

24

27

13

27

28

25

26

27

24

25

27

24

22

Male

11,665

12,881

12,817

12,420

1,179

1,234

1,000

1,182

1,015

1,094

1,030

916

882

952

1,043 -

1,045

1,027

Female

9,521

10,308

10,642

10,414

933

962

909

1,047

918

912

907

805

740

737

821

786

870

Unknown sex

5

6

9

3

1 .

1

2

Marriages

36,192

39,617

40,390

40,400

3,585

3,438

2,560

3,553

3,136

3,894

3,611

3,224

3,148

3,324

3,316

3,768

3,428

Total

21,191

23,195

23,459

22,843

2,112

2,196

1,909

2,229

1,933

2,006

1,940

1,722

1,623

1,690

1,866

1,832

1,897

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics' December 1978

VITAL STATISTICS

2.3 DEATHS BY CAUSE

1977 1977 1978 1978 1978 Cause of death 1974 1975 1976 1977 3rd 4th lst 2nd 3rd

qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr.

Infective and parasitic 1,281 854 757 749 161 148 176 181 130

Neoplasms 4,710 5,126 5,382 5,662 1,452 1,455 1,424 1,502 1,518

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic 218 256 329 292 63 60 70 89 61

Blood and blood-forming organs 46 58 67 74 16 16 14 13 6

Mental disorders 26 50 41 23 2 13 3 4 8

Nervous system and sense organs 176 135 166 179 40 48 40 35 45

Circulatory system 5,604 5,865 6,699 6,737 1,451 1,572 2,074 1,840 1,488

Respiratory system 3,795 3,340 3,368 3,607 799 735 1,000 861 689

Digestive system 1,115 980 1,158 1,133 265 274 285 226 229

Genito-urinary system 373 427 506 523 128 120 173 144 112

Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium 13 2 14 13 4 3

Skin and subcutaneous tissues 32 27 56 35 11 9 9 12 5

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissues 35 36 30 39 10 7 5 7 4

Congenital anomalies 398 395 377 399 94 98 97 77 93

Certain causes of perinatal mortality 552 538 493 470 135 121 108 112 114

Symptoms ill-defined 1,928 1,682 1,865 1,757 349 381 564 398 329

Accidents, poisonings and violence 1,748 1,420 1,887 1,767 492 527 290 376 201

Total 22,050 21,191 23,195 23,459 5,472 5,584 6,333 5,878 5,035

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics December 1978 3

SECTION 3 EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES

3.1 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONS ENGAGED, ANALYSED BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION

International Standard Industrial Classification

(l.S.I.C.)

3rd quarter 1977 2nd quarter 1978 3rd quarter 1978 Establish- Persons engaged Establish- Persons engaged Establish- Persons engaged

ments Male Female Total ments Male Female Total ments Male Female Total

Major Division 2 Mining and quarrying

By groups:

Iron ore mining

Stone quarrying, clay and sandpits

mining and quarrying not elsewhere classified

Total

13

5

19

38

524

54

616

2

10

40

529

57

626

13.

5

19

39

565

64

668

7

11

40

572

67

679

13

5

19

37

560

39

636 4

38

560

42

640

Major Division 3 Manufacturing

By major groups:

4

Food products

Beverages

Tobacco

Textiles

Wearing apparel, except footwear

Leather and leather products, except footwear and wearing apparel

Footwear, except rubber, pJastic and wooden footwear

Wood and cork products except furniture

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

Paper and paper products

Printing, publishing and allied industries

Chemicals and chemical products

Products of petroleum and coal

Rubber products (figures for rubber footwear in brackeL•)

1,182

28

4

3,774

8,665

122

415

1,264

1,179

1,043

1,986

441

4

382 (179)

12,100

3,251

500

56,859

73,647

1,397

3,292

6,272

7,996

7,364

19,121

3,620

24

3,532 (2,304)

3,397

340

276

47,641

175,090

629

1,448

1,436

571

1,427

3,446

2,120

1,923 (l,625)

15,497

3,591

776

104,500

248,737

2,026

4,740

7,708

8,567

8,791

22,567

5,740

25

5,455 (3,929)

1,161

29

4

3,656

8,652

137

417

1,303

1,366

1,046

2,048

486

5

386 (176)

12,541

3,673

500

55,544

77,916

1,698

4,096

6,514

8,372

8,153

18,938

3,996

24

3,730 (2,320)

3,827

368

282

44,382

183,875

658

2,108

1,486

522

1,660

3,832

2,413

3

1,873 (1,574)

16,368

4,041

782

99,926

261,791

2,356

6,204

8,000

8,894

9,813

22,770

6,409

27

5,603 (3,894)

1,129

30

3

3,639

8,806

138

449

1,257

1,333

1,056

2,103

488

5

390 (174)

12,604

3,730

505

53,137

78,471

1,669

3,915

6,120

8,405

7,669

19,440

3,940

34

3,787 (2,394)

3,762 16,366

378 4,108

282 787

42,228 95,365

185,489 263,960

636 2,305

2,185 6,100

1,264 7,384

578 8,983

1,683 9,352

3,730 23,170

2,230 6,170

5 39

2,163 5,950 (1,876) (4,270)

Plastic products (figures for plastic toys in brackets) 3,992 37,980 43,496 81,476 4,244 42,004 48,016 90,020 4,305 40,773 44,734 85,507

(1,394) (16,327) (27,665) (43,992) (1,478) (18,846) (31,708) (50,554) -(1,466) (16,820) (28,382) (45,202)

Non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal 330 3,059 827

Basic metal industries 310 3,569 248

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6,355 47,262 23, 765

Machinery, except electrical 1,373 11,196 1,122

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies (figures for electronic parts and components for computers and transistorized radios in

3,886

3,817

71,027

12,318

brackets) J.400 28,610 63,166 91,776 (735) (19,281) (52,929) (72,210)

Transport equipment

Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment not elsewhere classified, and of photographic and optical goods

Other manufacturing industries

289 11,598

475 10,847

2,122 15,135

509 12,107

8,920 19,767

8,270 23,405

349

333

6,547

1,377

3,489

3,633

49,724

11,163

856

291

26,083

1,246

4,345

3,924

75,807

12,409

1,439 33,170 67,154 100,324 (759) (22,369) (55,569) (77,938)

321 12,432 534 12,966

523 12,246 11,592 23,838

2,353 16,866 10,380 27,246

358

334

6,743

1,373

3 ,590 900 4,490

3, 733 294 4,027

49,081 25,202 74,283

I 0,884 1,085 11,969

1,481 31,702 62,505 94,207 (768) (20,902) (50,985) (71,887)

315 12,892 517 13,409

587 13,240 12,523 25,763

2,427 16,646 10,733 27,379

Total 37,135 368,231 390,068 758,299 38,182 390,422 413,441 803,863 38,749 385,967 405,106 791,073



(I.S.l.C.)

Major Division 4 Electricity, gas and water

By selected groups:

Electric light and power

Gas manufacture and distribution

Major Division 5 Construction

Building and construction worksites by type of tendering authority:

Public Works Department

Housing Department

Mass Transit Railway

Private sector

Major Division 6 Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels

Wholesale:

Foodstuffs

Fuel

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

Clothing and footwear

Consumer goods

Consumer durables

Capital goods

Raw materials and semi-manufactures

General commodities

Sub-total

Retail:

Foodstuffs

Fuel



Consumer goods

Consumer durables

Sub-total

Import/export:

Foodstuffs

Fuel



Consumer goods

Consumer durables

Capital goods

Raw materials and semi~manufactures

General commodities

Sub· total

EMPLOYMENT



5,490

707

281 15,635

30 3,936

23 6,837

814 29,962

1,434 9,073

94 1,666

102 1,183

970 3,386

1,755 7,602

254 1,873

236 1,061

1,042 4,414

361 880

6,248 31,138

364

59

5,854

766

945 16,580

308 4,244

100 6,937

2,917 32,879

963 10,036

173 1,839

104 1,287

1,199 4,585

2,233 9,835

503 2,376

310 1,371

1,016 5,430

245 1,125

6, 746 37,884

5,504

804

318 18,545

54 6,541

28 7,369

803 30,781

1,458 9,292

79 1,016

96 1,090

1,036 3,511

1,864 7,956

358 2,445

209 979

1,196 4,992

443 1,064

6, 739 32,345

385

69

5,889

873

5,769

713

1,163 19,708 310 19,017

462 7,003 51 7,026

36 7,405 29 7,236

2, 783 33,564 820 30,603

1,121

161

Ill

1,333

2,574

696

250

1,047

249

7,542

10,413 1,459

1,177 86

1,201 95

4,844 1,038

10,530 1,843

3,141 358

1,229 201

6,03<}-.. 1,182

1,313 444

39,887 6,706

8,830

1,640

1,127

3,642

7,858

2,434

928

5,168

1,107

32,734

396

105

6,165

818

1,048 20,065

442 7,468

39 7,275

2,560 33, 163

1,158

188

118

1,402

2,390

771

202

1,096

328

7,653

9,988

1,828

1,245

5,044

10,248

3,205

1,130

6,264

1,435

40,387

16,679 38,234 15,070 53,304 17,095 36,756 15,494 52,250 16,833 37,032 15,444 52,476

494 3,328 534 3.862 523 3,618 565 4,183 517 3,545 490 4,035

297 514 280 794 272 472 255 727 263 479 198 677

3,610 7,055 5,452 12,507 3,857 7,283 6,083 13,366 3,809 7,219 6,225 13,444

10,981 33,156 16,781 49,937 11,189 32,366 17,465 49,831 11,157 32,353 18,091 50,444

2,432 9,352 2,238 II 590 2,623 10,714 2,882 13,596 2,675 10,713 3,093 13,806

34,493 91,639 40,355 131,994 35,559 91,209 42,744 133,953 35,254 91,341 43,541 134,882

721 4,373 1,070 5,443

27 846 240 1,086

52 572 173 745

1,828 6,184 3,685 9,869

2,657 11,048 5,304 16,352

833 6,633 1,843 8,476

423 2,229 835 3,064

838 4,082 1,281 5,363

7,032 29,371 14,497 43,868

14,411 65,338 28,928 94,266

701

38

53

1,891

2,606

885

410

963

7,074

14,621

3,998

1,347

575

6,168

10,237

5,672

2,185

4,230

28,552

62,964

1,089

262

189

3,834

5,313

2,104

807

1,501

14,793

29,892

5,087

1,609

764

10,002

15,550

7,776

2,992

5,731

43,345

92,856

692

30

50

1,842

2,598

830

428

920

6,982

14,372

4,069

795

574

6,332

10,669

5,386

2,252

4,366

28,377

62,820

1,135

246

202

4,354

5,410

2,079

889

1,598

15,140

31,053

5,204

1,041

776

10,686

16,079

7,465

3,141

5,964

43,517

93,873


EMPLOYMENT


(I.S.I.C.)



Restaurants, hotels and other eating and lodging places:

Restaurants, cafes, bars and other eating and drinking places 3,922 73,255 26,190 99,445 3,955 73,307 26,630 99,937 3,979 73,808 27,193 101,001

Hotels 46 11,412 3,691 15,103 43 12,000 3,851 15,851 43 11,857 3,723 15,580

Boarding houses 647 996 1,037 2,033 656 1,051 1,167 2,218 647 1,034 1,074 2,108

Sub-total 4,615 85,663 30,918 116,581 4,654 86,358 31,648 118,006 4,669 86,699 31,990 118,689

Total 59,767 273,778 106,947 380,725 61,573 272,876 111,826 384,702 61,001 273,594 114,237 387,831

Major Division 7 Transport, storage and communication

By selected groups:

Urban, sub.urban and inter.urban highway passenger transport (motor buses and tramways only)

Supporting services to land transport (cross-harbour tunnel only)

Ocean and coastal water transport

5 10,491

190

(excluding seamen) 217 4,675

Inland water transport (harbour ferry only) 2 1,996

Air transport carriers 70 2,918

Services incidental to transport 1,396 11,074

Storage and warehousing 174 3,736

Communication (cable and wireless and telephone services) 3 8,282

Major Division 8 Financing, insurance real estate and business services

By groups:

528 11,019

13 203

1,374 6,049

83 2,079

1,785 4,703

3,423 14,497

576 4,312

1,639 9,921

Monetary institutions 859 18,670 11,368 30,038

Other financial institutions 1,442 6,596 2,794 9,390

Financial services 116 503 124 627

Insurance 401 2,930 1,970 4,900

Real estate 1,787 9,007 2,645 11,652

Legal services 225 2,023 1,303 3,326

Accounting, auditing and book-keeping services 306 2,655 1,453 4,108

Data processing and tabulating services 37 401 243 644

Engineering, architectural and technical services 316 3,451 723 4,174

Advertising services 578 2,502 1,214 3,716

Business services, except machinery and equipment rental and leasing, not elsewhere classified 530 5,352 1,755 7,107

Machinery and equipment rental and leasing 38 376 123 499

Total 6,635 54,466 25,715 80,181

5 10,573 478 11,051 5 10,520 514 11,034

226 14 240 214 13 227

209 4,668 1,464 6,132 202 4,687 1,465 6,152

2 1,950 82 2,032 2 1,956 83 2,039

63 2,889 1,844 4,733 63 2,974 1,898 4,872

1,443 11,386 3,736 15,122 1,463 11,592 3,866 15.458

190 3,886 569 4,455 194 3,961 542 4,503

3 8,788 1,802 10,590 3 8,981 1,846 10,827

893 19,148 12,245 31,393 907 19,689 12,949 32,638

1,526 7,000 3,152 10,152 1,565 7 ,873 3,831 11, 704

118 524 128 652 117 518 131 649

453 2,947 2,142 5,089 454 2,919 2,230 5,149

1,952 10,350 3,190 13,540 2,030 10,831 3,210 14,041

249 2,236 1,546 3, 782 260 2,404 1,789 4,193

326 2,707 1,558 4,265 337 3,053 1,686 4,739

43 476 259 735 42 481 274 755

348 4,098 885 4,983 404 4,788 1,002 5,790

607 2,680 1,413 4,093 617 2,719 1,444 4,163

644 5,766 1,797 7,563 790 6, 181 2,053 8,234

50 353 116 469 56 390 104 494

7,209 58,285 28,431 86,716 7,579 61,846 30,703 92,549

Nate: For Major Division 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, the quarterly survey reference dates are the middle of March, June, September and December of each year. For Major Divisions 7 and 8, the quarterly survey reference dates are the middle of February, May, August and November of each year.

6 Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics December 1978

EMPLOYMENT

3.2 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONS ENGAGED, ANALYSED BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

Size of establishment (number of persons engaged)

Major Division 3 Manufacturing 1-9 10-19

20-49 50-99

100-199 200-499

500-999 1,000-1,999

2,000 & over

Total

Major Division 6 Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels

Wholesale, retail and import/export trades 1-4

5-9 10-19 20-49

50-99

100-199 200-499 500-999

1,000-1,999

Total

Restaurants and hotels: 1-4

5-9 10-19

20-49

50-99 100-199

200-499 500-999 1,000-1,999

Total

Major Division 8 Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

1-4 5-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 100-199 200-499 500-999 1,000-1,999 2,000 & over

Total

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION

3rd quarter 1977 2nd quarter 1978 3rd quarter 1978

Establish- Persons engaged Establish- Persons engaged Establish- Persons engaged ments Male Female Total ments Male Female Total ments Male Female Total

24,252 6,313

3,631

1,655 785

363 93

37

6

76,186 50,168

60,154 48,413

40,695

40,957 25,278

19,769 6,611

26,272 33,941

55,382

65,801 67,245

66,140 38,397 29,576

7,314

102,458 84,109

115,536 114,214

107,940

107,097 63,675 49,345

13,925

24,874

6,248 3,801

1,900

832 385

100 37

5

79,849 50,497

63,179 56,480

43,323 44,729

26,484 20,491

5,390

29,691 34,726 58,161

75,061

69,904 68,154

40,566 30,405

6,773

109,540 85,223

121,340

131,541

113,227 112,883

67,050 50,896

12,163

25,288 6,324

3,956

1,850 813

383 98 32

78,663

50,817

64,450 54,991 42,291

45,086

26,325 17,725

5,619

29,570 34,298

60,527

73,090 67,042

67,457 39,999

26,367 6,756

108,233 85,115

124,977

128,081

109,333 112,543

66,324 44,092

12,375

37,135 368,231 390,068 758,299 38,182 390,422 413,441 803,863 38,749 385,967 405,106 791,073

39,687

10,875 3,227

1,072

200 60 28

3

64,731

49,106 31,199

22,183 9,483

5,053 5,096

1,264

31,084

16,783 9,552

7,758 3,892 2,779

3,562 619

95,815 65,889

40,751 29,941

13,375

7,832 8,658

1,883

41,791

10,543 3,194

1,089 196

73

30

62,700 48,234

31,163 22,765

8,873 6,198

5,127 1,458

31,751

17,890

10,102

8,098 4,252 3,505

3,900 680

94,451 66,124

41,265 30,863

13,125 9,703

9,027 2,138

41,193 10,549

3,205

1,086 195

70 31 2

1

65,022 47,536

30,499 22,534

8,668 5,827

5,310

668 831

34,216 17,585

10,111

8,131 4,064

3,425 3,845

649

221

99,238 65,121

40,610

30,665 12,732 9,252

9,155

1,317 1,052

55,152 188,115 76,029 264,144 56,919 186,518 80,178 266,696 56,332 186,895 82,247 269,142

1,512

927

895 748

273 189

59 7

5

4,615

3,439 1,518

913 515 162

53 31

6,635

2,277

4,164

9,708 17,461 14,109

18,436 11,030 4,226 4,252

85,663

5,460 6,949 8,098

10,081 7,598

5,144 7,105

2,996 1,035

54,466

1,685 1,732

2,833

4,956 4,961

7,337 4,846 1,205

1,363

30,918

2,276 2,901 4,145 4,944

3,563 2,434 3,124

830 1,498

25,715

3,962

5,896 12,541 22,417

19,070

25,773 15,876

5,431

5,615

116,581

7,736 9,850

12,243 15,025 11,161 7,578

10,229

3,826 2,533

80,181

1,521

931 921

751 263

198 57

7 5

4,654

3,797 1,644

946 547 180

57 32 2

7,209

2,256

4,430

9,927 17,432

13,510 19,177

10,437 4,316 4,873

86,358

5,957 7,370

8,279 10,673

8,440 5,617 6,942

880 3,010 1,117

58,285

1,705 1,780

2,905 4,985 4,949

7,803

4,750 1,273 1,498

31,648

2,715 3,261

4,506 5,447

3,991 2,518 3,162

369 878

1,584

28,431

3,961 6,210

12,832

22,417 18,459

26,980

15,187 5,589 6,371

118,006

8,672 10,631 12,785 16,120

12,431 8,135

10,104 1,249 3,888 2,701

86,716

1,509 949

928 753

268 196

54 7

5

4,669

3,915

1,750 1,033

584

186 67 37

7,579

2,314

4,671 10,059

17,578 14,138

18,829 10,113 4,389 4,608

86,699

6,038 7,761 8,900

11,233 8,523

6,347 7,496 1,160 3,233 1,155

61,846

1,647 1,805

3,070 5,188 5,131

7,946

4,621 1,209 1,373

31,990

2,710

3,581 4,984

5,796 4,224 2,631 3,671

536 922

1,648

30,703

3,961 6,476

13,129 22,766

19,269 26,775

14,734 5,598 5,981

118,689

8,748 11,342 13,884

17,029 12,747 8,978

11,167

1,696 4,155 2,803

92,549

Note: For Major Divisions 3 and 6, quarterly survey reference dates are the middle of March, June, September and December of each year. For Major Division 8 quarterly survey reference dates are the middle of February, May, August and November of each year.


EMPLOYMENT

3.3 EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE BY PURPOSE

July 1977 Purpose

Male Female

General public services 32,410 6,264

General administration 7,388 2,968

Public order and safety 25,022 3,296

Police (17,264) (2,666)

Judiciary and prison (3,963) (565)

Fire protection (3,795) (65)

Defence 193 14

Education 2,985 2,547

Health 6, 706 8, 179

Social security and welfare services 1,150 1,065

Housing and community amenities 24,524 3,718

Housing 4,978 733

Community infrastructure 7 ,641 691

Sanitary services 11,905 2,294

Other community and social services 2,041 296

Recreation and related cultural services 2,041 296

Economic services 17,055 I, 758

Agriculture, fisheries and forestry 2,397 438

Mining, manufacturing 4,696 116

Water 3, 112 252

Land transport 1,400 162

Water transport 437 76

Air transport 339 56

Commerce and industry 2,213 613

Post services 2,461 45

Total 87,064 23,841

8

October 1977

Male Female

33,437 6,292

7,729 3,016

25,708 3,276

(17,844) (2,632)

(4,089) (574)

(3, 775) (70)

193 14

3,069 2,564

6,728 8,293

1,166 1,076

24,830 3,802

5,092 784

7,697 715

12,041 2,303

2,093 310

2,093 310

17,478 1,754

2,488 422

4,698 121

3,244 252

1,450 161

463 75

342 56

2,310 624

2,483 43

88,994 24, 105

January 1978

Male Female

34,072 6,519

7,905 3,096

26,167 3,423

(18,067) (2,748)

(4,251) (599)

(3,849) (76)

194 14

3,065 2,579

6,809 8,401

1,171 1,083

25,052 3,920

5,192 804

7,808 743

12,052 2,373

2,097 324

2,097 324

17,542 1,837

2,514 477

4,579 116

3,262 261

1,493 167

469 78

344 58

2,398 633

2,483 47

90,002 24,677

April 1978

Male Female

34,881 6,680

8,019 3,198

26,862 3,482

(18,360) (2,793)

(4,526) (608)

(3,976) (81)

191 14

3,066 2,563

6,808 8,567

1,190 1,091

25,233 3,925

5,223 823

7,903 722

12,107 2,380

2,150 336

2,150 336

17,685 1,926

2,542 531

4,623 120

3,265 267

1,488 170

502 77

349 59

2,430 656

2,486 46

91,204 25,102

July 1978

Male Female

35,241 6,850

8,141 3,313

27,100 3,537

(18,443) (2,831)

(4,594) (618)

( 4,063) (88)

192 14

3,071 2,569

6,886 8,615

1,202 1,131

25,770 4,067

5,354 894

7,984 778

12,432 2,395

2,168 354

2,168 354

17,771 1,934

2,597 504

4,616 121

3,285 273

1,492 171

501 79

357 64

2,438 676

2,485 46

92,301 25,534

October 1978

Male Female

35,906 7,277

8,262 3,565

27,644 3,712

(18,796) (2,982)

(4,707) (637)

(4,141) (93)

201 14

3,131 2,562

6,878 8,753

1,251 1,184

26,436 4,190

5,416 954

8,202 810

12,818 2,426

2,260 360

2,260 360

18,164 2,209

2,803 682

4,628 139

3,295 325

1,529 178

507 85

354 62

2,514 686

2,534 52

94,227 26,549


WAGES

3.4 INDEXES OF AVERAGE DAILY WAGES FOR WORKERS IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES

Nominal average daily wages

Overall

Manufacturing

Textiles

Bleaching and dyeing

Cotton knitting

Cotton spinning

Cotton weaving

WooJlen knitting

Bakery products

Dockyards

Electrical appliances

Electronics

Enamelware

Garments

Gloves

Handbags

Leather footwear

Metal torch cases

Misc. plastic products

Paper boxes

Plastic flowers

Plastic toys

Printing

Rubber footwear

Torch bulbs

Wigs

Wooden furniture & fixtures

Wrist watch bands

Public utilities

Bus and tramway operators

Electricity supply

Telephone service

Godown

Motor vehicle repairing

Real average daily wages

Overall

1976

Sept.

125

124

125

117

125

121

129

126

131

157

125

125

120

121

115

112

118

119

134

113

119

133

118

127

117

121

108

136

136

133

130

145

139

126

112

(July 73-June 74=100)

Excluding fringe benefits

1977

Mar. Sept.

1978

Mar. Sept.

131

131 130

125

130

124

135

127

135

167

134

135

125

127

130

117

120

136

138

119

126

140

122

127

131

122

113

147

137

136

132

145

150

136

114

138 146 156

137 146 156

139 147 158

135 147 161

130 141 151

134 136 147

139 150 160

146 152 161

148 155 165

179 179 191

142 154 168

142 150 158

132 145 151

132 138 147

133 141 148

124 136 144

125 128 145

138 149 163

148 162 173

127 142 154

134 138 148

145 157 168

134 146 170

129 145 153

142 156 166

152 157 158

121 125 125

154 172 193

146 148 161

144 145 154

138 142 153

156 157 176

153 167 167

141 151 151

117 121 125

Wages in

Sept. 1978

$

35.09

34.89

33.89

38.91

38.41

29.31

32.41

37.21

36.26

45.05

32.76

31.60

36.55

34.94

35.59

33.44

42.01

30.68

35.97

36.92

31.60

32.92

37.13

33.94

36.59

37.44

59.98

39.10

39.54

35.76

41.50

44.33

43.93

37.51

28.18


Including fringe benefits

1976

Sept.

1977

Mar. Sept.

122 130

122 130

122 128

124 129

126 136

117 121

127 136

126 129

135 144

165 178

126 135

122 134

119 125

120 129

116 132

114 119

118 122

120 139

128 133

111 116

118 127

124 133

119 125

128 131

114 132

122 125

109 115

137 148

136 138

133 135

131 133

146 145

139 154

125 136

109 113

137

137

137

141

135

131

141

147

154

186

144

142

131

133

135

125

128

140

143

125

136

138

135

133

142

154

122

155

147

145

139

157

155

143

116

1978

Mar. Sept.

148

148

148

156

149

135

152

157

164

189

157

152

147

144

147

143

133

151

158

143

145

153

150

153

162

165

128

176

149

147

143

157

169

153

123

158

159

160

168

160

149

164

167

176

201

174

161

158

153

153

152

151

165

170

155

157

165

174

163

176

167

128

198

162

155

154

177

169

153

127

Wages in

Sept. 1978

$

41.52

41.20

44.42

54.62

43.35

42.46

43.84

40.64

42.50

48.27

39.37

39.80

46.43 39.21

38.61

38.21

45.16

35.28

43.13

47.83

37.05

39.76

46.11

38.43

41.62

41.97

63.68

45.84

48.91

46.35

49.93

52.29

49.98

45.79

33.35

9

ACCIDENTS

3.5 REPORTED ACCIDENTS BY CAUSE

Year/quarter

1975*

1976*

1977*

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Year/quarter

1975*

1976*

1977•

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Machinery: power driven

.:o S z~

9 7,408 7,417

12 9,894 9,906

8 9,371 9,379

7 8,805 8,812

3 2,403 2,406

1,604 1,605

2,344 2,345

3 2,440 2,443

2 2,417 2,419

Stepping on or striking

against objects

s 0

!-<

7 6,619 6,626

8,862 8,863

11 13,166 13,177

14 16,150 16,164

4 3,551 3,555

4 2,693 2,697

4,116 4,119

5,160 5,163

4 4,181 4,185

Machinery: other Transport

446 446 42 1,201 1,243

724 724 46 1,703 1,749

638 639 53 1,156 1,209

461 462 48 1,492 1,540

- 137 137 12 283 295

83 84 14 265 279

108 108 12 283 295

144 144 9 401 410

126 126 13 543 556

Falling objects

9 2,040 2,049

14 2,354 2,368

28 2,819 2,847

11 2,959 2,970

4 590 594

2 535 537

754 755

3 766 769

5 904 909

Falls of grounds

2 9 II

6 6

3 14 17

24 25

2 2 4

4 4

6 6

4

11 11

• Figures in the annual series are with amendments.

10

Explosions or fires

Hot or corrosive

substances

.:o S z~

Gassing,

P~:h!i~~x~~d Electricity substances

Falls of persons

8 297 305 - 1,601 1,601 51 51 4 89 93 55 3,915 3,970

28 305 333 2,080 2,080 7 35 42 99 102 45 4,639 4,684

7 250 257 2 2,313 2,315 76 76 6 122 128. 59 5,273 5,332

8 313 321 2 2,424 2,426 6 31 37 21 137 158 47 5,801 5,848

2 80 82 2 544 546 - 35 35 2 23 25 15 1,321 1,336

2 73 75 368 368 11 11 14 14 7 1,141 1,148

3 83 86 2 619 621 4 4 4 25 29 15 1,578 1,593

- 111 111 699 699 5 5 10 12 51 63 12 1,654 1,666

3 46 49

Handling without

machinery

4,021 4,022

5,165 5,768

6,745 6,746

6,103 6,108

- 1,789 1,789

1,171 1,172

1,504 1,504

1,761 1,762

1,667 1,670

738 738

Hand tools

3,449 3,449

4,379 4,379

4,275 4,275

2 4,745 4,747

- 1,138 1,138

990 991

1,278 1,279

1,296 1,296

1,181 1,181

11 12 5 41 52

Miscellaneous or causes not yet assessed

.:o S z~

13 1,428 1,441

Grand total

15 3,047 3,122 212 34,193 34,405

90 3,963 4,053 249 44,808 45,057

86 3,371 3,457 265 49,589 49,854

79 1,659 1,738 252 51,104 51,356

19 398 417 65 12,294 12,359

21 417 438 54 9,369 9,423

28 425 453 70 13,127 13,197

18 315 333 67 14,806 14,873

12 502 514 61 13,802 13,863


INDUSTRIAL WORK STOPPAGES

3.6 STOPPAGES OF WORK BY INDUSTRY

1977 1978 1978 1978 1978 1975 1976 1977 1978 4th lst 2nd 3rd 4th

qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr.

Number of work stoppages

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing 15 10 27 36 4 4 12 11 9

Electricity, gas, water

Construction 10 10 5 2 3 4

Wholesale and retail trades, restaurants and hotels

Transport, storage, communication 2 4

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

Community, social and personal services 4 2

Total 17 16 38 51 9 6 16 17 12

Working days lost

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing 17,301 3,392 7,978 23,481 2,527 1,048 10,936 2,042 9,455

Electricity, gas, water

Construction 525 2,736 2,1891- 2,051 582 265 l,237t 105

Wholesale and retail trades, restaurants and hotels 100 200 200

Transport, storage, communication 299 1,030

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services 30

Community, social and personal services 5,0561- 4,800 1151- 141

Total 17,600 4,977 10,814 30,927 4,578 1,630 16,001 3,595 9,701


SECTION 4 PRODUCTION

4.1 MINING PRODUCTION

Tonne

Iron ore Year/quarter Feldspar (50% Fe Kaolin Quartz

concentrate)

1975 2,059 167,200 1,490 761

1976 2,299 37,058 1,305 982

1977 3,378 2,466 2,063

1978 3,157 89,460* 665

1977: 4th qtr. 1,360 413 782

1978: lst qtr. 1,566 497 533

2nd qtr. 999 9,345 132

3rd qtr. 292 12,308

4th qtr. 300 67,310*

* Including 63,805 tonnes of crude clay.

4.2 ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Million megajoules

Year/month Domestic Commercial Industrial Street lighting Total

1975 5,507.10 8,671.46 8,843.28 104.47 23,126.31

1976 5,939.71 9,607.20 10,534.71 108.65 26,190.27

1977 6,944.14 11,236.28 11,499.22 111.89 29,791.52

1978 7,363.77 12,532.82 12,780.55 116.57 32,793.70

1977: Dec. 447.59 836.39 963.07 9.97 2,257.00

1978: Jan. 477.22 838.76 937.73 10.37 2,264.06

Feb. 485.78 763.45 705.35 10.08 1,964.65

Mar. 461.84 794.45 940.18 9.61 2,206.08

Apr. 506.88 880.99 950.08 10.08 2,348.03

May 542.22 1,073.59 1,142.58 9.84 2,768.23

June 643.29 1,178.03 1,147.41 8.71 2,977.45

July 840.51 1,284.69 1,209.74 9.28 3,344.21

Aug. 913.31 1,294.97 1,227.57 9.28 3,445.12

Sept. 826.14 1,279.64 1,195.13 9.51 3,310.42

Oct. 682.17 1,187.58 1,167.89 9.27 3,046.91

Nov. 508.15 1,029.40 1,106.17 10.15 2,653.86

Dec. 476.26 927.28 1,050.74 10.38 2,464.65

Note: 1 megajoule=0.277778 kilowatt hour


4.3 GAS CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Year/month Domestic Commercial Industrial

1975 850.48 638.63 119.91

1976 929.91 800.85 160.13

1977 993.51 903.68 180.09

1978 1,248.92 1,075.64 178.59

1977: Dec. 99.44 84.78 15.41

1978: Jan. 116.11 85.62 15.09

Feb. 106.94 84.80 10.38

Mar. 107.77 82.39 13.33

Apr. 114.47 89.08 14.67

May 103.81 87.00 15.79

June 100.17 89.71 15.59

July 90.23 84.98 15.59

Aug. 83.45 86.25 16.34 Sept. 91.29 88.78 15.33

Oct. 96.30 92.98 15.04

Nov. 111.44 99.42 15.71

Dec. 126.93 104.64 15.73

Note: 1 megajoule=0.00947817 therm

4.4 CEMENT PRODUCTION

Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.


Total production

574,509

764,600 1,029,073

1,236,163

119,790

106,559

76,729

102,191

104,961

111,084

92,213

94,822

102,754

97,190

111,187

111,513

124,960

Total

1,609.02

1,890.90

2,077.28

2,503.15

199.62

216.82

.202.11

203.50

218.22

206.60

205.48

190.80

186.04

195.40

204.32

226.57

247.30

PRODUCTION

Million megajoules

Tonne

13

PRODUCTION

4.5 TEXTILE PRODUCTION

1977 1978 1978 3rd 2nd 3rd qtr. qtr. qtr.

1. Number of spinning and weaving establishments 905 954 955

2. Number of persons engaged 52,083 51,479 49,803

Operatives Male 22,981 22,633 21,787 Female 24,307 23,664 22,906

Other employees Male 3,939 4,191 4,140 Female 856 991 970

3. Total estimated man-hours worked by operatives ('OOO) 28,324 28,065 27,905

4. Machinery by type

Spindles No. installed 891,756 888,328 888,712

No. in operation 800,141 811,350 794,726

Looms No. installed 30,229 29,175 29,577

No. in operation 25,114 27,221 27,959

Stocks Stocks Stocks Unit Consump- at end Consump- at end Consump- atend

tion of qtr. tion of qtr. lion of qtr. 5. Material consumed and material stocks

Raw cotton tonne 49,726 70,175 52,210 86,926 49,630 78,928 Man-made (staple) fibre tonne 7,235 4,851 7,819 5,222 8,171 5,747 Wool tops tonne 1,486 947 1,157 870 1,211 833 Cotton yarn, grey tonne 44,200 7,814 47,736 9,404 46,921 9,598

Cotton/man-made fibre yarn tonne 4,255 505 5,109 633 5,641 775 Man-made (continuous) fibre yarn tonne 262 202 255 193 243 198

Man-made (staple) fibre yarn tonne 208 39 225 121 137 147

Stocks Stocks Stocks Unit Production at end Production at end Production at end

of qtr. of qtr. of qtr. 6. Production and product stocks

Cotton yarn, grey tonne 40,662 6,438 42,736 5,093 39,136 3,046

Cotton/man-made fibre yarn tonne 8,943 1,969 9,392 1,499 10,619 1,338 Man-made (staple) fibre yarn tonne 2,132 1,113 2,063 672 1,979 1,271 Woollen yarn tonne 558 117 613 104 569 187 Worsted yarn tonne 738 939 374 349 455 318 Wool/man-made fibre yarn tonne 450 428 491 330 339 334 Cotton piecegoods 'OOO m• 160,688 73,991 162,699 55,166 156,983 48,159 Cotton towelling 'OOO m• 2,453 1,038 1,852 617 1,677 616 Cotton/man-made fibre piecegoods 'OOO m• 21,141 20,794 29,059 14,958 33,842 13,289 Man-made (continuous) fibre piecegoods 'OOO m• 359 115 162 91 164 80 Man-made (staple) fibre piecegoods 'OOO m• 559 591 115 222 19 138 Silk piecegoods 'OOO m1 197 165 325 285 425 313 Fibre-glass piecegoods 'OOO m• 411 514 75 465 153 Mesh cloth 'OOO m1 4,569 1,328 141 25 143 27 Mesh bags 'OOO no. 2,632 797 2,362 811 Cotton towels 'OOO no. 1,680 936 2,302 1,970 2,079 1,852 Labels 'OOO no. 454,776 22,968 429,189 17,781 428,605 30,207 Badges 'OOO no. 157 112

Note: 1 tonne=2,204.62 pounds. 1 square metre=l.19599 square yards.


7. Index of textile production (1973 =I 00)

Year/quarter

Weights

Yearly indexes:

1974 1975 1976

1977

Quarterly indexes:

1974 lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

1975 lst qtr. 2nd qtr.

3rd qtr. 4th qtr.

1976 lst qtr. 2nd qtr.

3rd qtr. 4th qtr.

1977 lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr. 4th qtr.

1978 ht qtr. 2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

Spinning and

weaving industries

1,000

95

105 126

110

100 IOI

89

89

80 IOI

114

126

125

133 125

121

101

108 109 121

105

110

107

Sector index

603

95 101

115

106

100

102

89 87

78

IOI 111

116

110 119 116

113

94 102

107 120

104

109 108

Spinning sector

Cotton yam

All types Under 15's 15's and over

362

109 124

138 120

108 115 105

108

94

120

136 147

139 146

136

131

112

117 116 135

118 121

111

194

121

161 198

164

123

121 112

130

105

145 189

205

199 219 194

179

149

157 156 196

170 165

146

168

95 82

69

69

91

109

98 83

82

90 74

81

69 62

69 76

69

72 69 65

57

70 72

• Including yam/fabrics of pure MMF material.


Cotton/ MMF yarn•

.175

76

66 80

97

93 86 70

57

53 72

75 66

66 75

90 90

70 91

109

118

97 112

124

Woollen and

worsted yarn

66

64 68 79 51

79

71 SS 52

52

74 70 76

73

87 81

75

63 45

56 42

52

41 43

Sector index

397

95 112

143

115

100

99 89 91

84 IOI

120 143

146

154 139

133

110

118 111 123

105

Ill 106

PRODUCTION

Weaving sector

Cotton piecegoods

All types Grey Yarn dyed

359

97

117 150

120

102 IOI

92 94

87

104 125 151

155 162 145

138

114 122 115 128

108

113 106

273

87 76

71

65

93

94 86 74

55 68 87

92

71

68 72

73

60 67 65 68

63

74

78

86

131

248

400 294

129

125

110 158

190 220

244 338

422

460

378 342

285 299 276

317

252

240 197

Cotton/ MMF piece

goods•

38

71

66 77 73

87

75 64

57

58

72 70

66

61

75 82

91.

69

74 70 78

80 93

108

15

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

SECTION 5 EXTERNAL TRADE

5.1 EXTERNAL TRADE

Imports Domestic Re-exports exports

Total Me~~:3:dise exports balance

34,120.08 22,911.34 7,124.35 30,035.69 -4,084.40

33,471.62 22,858.89 6,973.08 29,831.97 -3,639.65

43,292.53 32,629.09 8,927.82 41,556.91 -1,735.62

48,701.03 35,003.93 9,829.26 44,833.18 -3,867.85

Year to date

Cumulative totals

Imports

% change % change on 12 months on

previous to date previous year 12 months

+17.64

- 1.90

+29.34

+12.49

Year to date

$million

Domestic exports

% change % change on 12 months on

previous to date previous year 12 months

+17.65

- 0.23

+42.74

+ 7.28

1977: Nov. 4,325.00 3,055.35 868.47 3,923.82 -401.18 43,784.65 + 11.62 47,850.58 + 12.16 31,427.14 + 6.40 34,519.08 + 8.45

Dec. 4,916.38 3,576.79 974.63 4,551.41 -364.97 48,701.03 + 12.49 48,701.03 + 12.49 35,003.93 + 7.28 35,003.93 + 7.28

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

4,288.46

3,909.67

4,882.15

4,967.88

5,061.10

5,104.54

5,047.81

5,239.15

5,504.83

5,604.85

6,419.57

2,720.90 882.06 3,602.96 -685.50 4,288.46 + 11.93

2,125.49 777.55 2,903.04 -1,006.63 8,197.14 + 13.70

2,859.82 987.00 3,846.82 -1,035.33 13,075.86 +17.36

3,042.81 1,001.25 4,044.06 -923.82 18,063.95 + 18.29

3,372.65 1,163.34 4,535.99

3,336.36 1,072.76 4,409.12

3,523.35 978.60 4,501.95

4,015.78 1,195.88 5,211.66

3,736.32 1,200.04 4,936.35

-525.11 23, 135.49 + 18.96

-695.42 28,253.80 +20.54

-545.86 33,305.75 +20.33

- 27.49 38,572.33 +22.70

-568.48 44,097.89 +25.34

3,805.75 1,238.39 5,044.14 -560.71 49,739.85 +26.05

3,797.04 1,383.39 5,180.43 -1,239.14 56,214.64 +28.39

Dee. 6,809.12 ·4,305.25 1,218.44

49,158.19 + 12.01

49,688.55 + 12.21

50,634.86 + 13.23

51,493.64 +13.48

52,388.73 + 14.42

53,515.29 +16.02

54,328.39 + 16.43

55,836.20 + 19.03

57,616.72 +22.86

58,981.23 + 24.89

61,131.02 +27.75

2,720.90 + 1.16 35,035.11 + 7.02

4,846.05 - 1.98 34,905.89 + 5.01

7,704.82 + S.97 35,438.06 + 7.20

10,751.82 + 8.73 35,867.53 + 7.91

14,129.70 +10.00 36,287.91 + 8.31

17,468.11 + 10.73 36,696.23 + 9.20

20,992.19 + 9.49 36,824.09 + 8.29

25,012.40 +11.22 37,528.19 + 9.23

28,758.44 + 12.90 38,290.89 + 11.71

32,582.15 + 14.84 39,214.29 +14.48

36,397.53 + 15.82 39,974.32 + 15.80

5.2 IMPORTS BY AREAS

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

1978: Jan.

16

Feb.

Mar. Apr. May

June July Aug. Sept. Oct.

Nov.

North America

4,827.38

4,191.60

5,566.69

6,424.54

552.23

572.43

509.18

494.26

697.93

713.59

700.71

697.58

581.51

716.95

628.89

656.25

777.69

Western Europe

6,211.89

5,603.87

6,779.30

7,972.90

724.66

827.79

747.70

717.51

873.16

903.62

872.23

935.59

968.68

871.75

1,019.39

1,079.76

1,324.88

Soviet Union and

Eastern Europe

235.12

195.23

271.59

302.38

21.71

16.38

29.73

28.44

26.59

29.70

22.18

20.67

14;04

17.63

16.86

31.33

26.87

Central and

South America

277.82

437.09

536.41

470.27

24.45

24.29

39.73

41.70

34.47

36.51

47.30

34.28

33.60

31.69

42.01

48.51

32.91

Middle East

804.46

536.31

802.38

907.20

70.70

95.57

84.78

141.39

90.52

108.67

92.60

109.47

158.36

96.91

141.29

139.74

176.39

Asia

20,236.83

21,062.83

27,506.24

30,580.01

2,695.52

3,209.21

2,661.74

2,332.90

2,926.83

2,991.70

3,080.39

3,072.12

3,053.00

3,238.04

3,429.50

3,398.90

3,817.58

$million

Australasia Postal Total Africa and k · Oceania pac ages merchandise

609.21

541.67

695.92

845.43

118.96

78.93

90.71

93.80

73.22

73.08

94.43

78.88

105.17

93.88

105.29

116.25

132.48

910.72

896.35

1,127.29

1,191.46

116.07

91.05

109.62

51.47

149.91

103.41

143.34

148.74

127.66

165.35

113.78

125.97

121.36

6.65

6.65

6.73

6.84

0.69

0.71

15.28

8.19

9.51

7.60

7.91

7.21

5.79

6.94

7.82

8.14

9.42

34,120.08

33,471.62

43,292.53

48,701.03

4,325.00

4,916.38

4,288.46

3,909.67

4,882.15

4,967.88

5,061.10

5,104.54

5,047.81

5,239.15

5,504.83

5,604.85

6,419.57


EXTERNAL TRADE

5.3 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY AREAS

S million

Year/month North America

Western Europe

Soviet Union and

Eastern Europe

Central and

South America

Middle East Asia Africa Australasia Postal

and packages Total

merchandise

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


8,041.56 8,108.73

12,632.28 14,723.09

1,229.54 1,363.87

1,080.42 814.40

1,146.33 1,310.38 1,480.61 1,503.30 1,487.66 1,648.10 1,494.58 1,476.75 1,359.75

7,757.28 8,321.68

11,510.36 10,864.29

972.98 1,375.78

819.81 654.54 879.26 894.03 998.99 970.18

1,129.89 1,269.20 1,121.16 1,153.35 1,280.71

North America

Western Europe

577.90 613.16 942.32 948.35

92.24 102.12

84.89 67.41 96.04

107.09 114.88 107.~2

97.38 122.82 126.61 124.38 129.55

765.16 737.21 819.65 905.11

82.39 108.40

73.60 67.37 81.24 96.00

123.94 91.71 95.51 83.42

106.84 104.97 119.41

47.53 62.01

116.93 112.86

6.17 6.44

8.98 11.45 7.52

14.01 9.09 5.02 9.05 9.15 7.33 7.39

14.59

428.20 630.18 380.89 785.60 534.76 '1,175.36 767.69 1,359.25

69.30 72.95

61.30 50.70 62.83 61.46 74.09 74.47 70.03 84.29 81.13 82.73 89.13

105.49 96.87

88.26 89.69

106.79 122.97 133.21 137.44 136.67 178.99 143.60 179.58 136.29

3,169.73 2,644.91 3,617.69 4,101.01

406.80 390.62

365.97 292.67 373.61 362.74 412.48 393.16 395.06 483.80 548.69 548.78 572.80

1,043.02 1,186.12 1,291.03 1,491.47

142.62 140.16

115.89 115.52 146.99 157.18 131.95 115.58 117.17 139.93 146.85 138.14 133.62

5.4 RE-EXPORTS BY AREAS

Soviet Central Union and and South

Eastern America Europe

9.15 10.63 7.38 3.54

0.06 1.67

0.03 0.04 0.06 0.32 0.09 0.50 0.15 0.01 0.01 3.01 1.04

191.00 172.30 177.95 221.19

19.39 21.87

13.63 14.16 16.26 15.54 18.39 19.88 19.72 21.14 21.30 43.28 20.36

Middle East

253.37 287.46 313.12 325.87

28.39 24.15

24.81 20.82 40.19 40.26 55.92 61.73 42.04 45.20 49.05 51.50 49.43

Asia

4,744.76 4,575.21 5,923.21 6,654.07

581.57 648.00

629.66 552.11 688.02 669.35 771.99 724.33 656.84 838.65 804.76 817.35 965.24


Oceania

1,785.60 1,359.23 1,737.92 1,574.81

121.92 129.31

161.93 87.63

120.10 115.23 125.11 130.70 164.17 185.74 176.83 201.09 189.63

8.23 9.73

12.77 9.46

0.54 0.79

18.34 8.91

16.38 4.80 7.13 6.50

13.65 16.59 16.16 17.94 20.52

Africa Australasia

and Oceania

292.67 310.24 373.08 429.99

36.75 42.06

28.12 35.06 40.22 46.17 45.51 41.39 37.28 48.95 53.91 54.00 47.18

289.74 266.87 371.12 341.14

27.68 26.35

27.31 19.92 24.95 26.52 32.61 25.90 29.69 35.68 37.55 39.91 51.18

22,911.34 22,858.89 32,629.09 35,003.93

3,055.35 3,576.79

2,720.90 2,125.49 2,859.82 3,042.81 3,372.65 3,336.36 3,523.35 4,015.78 3,736.32 3,805.75 3,797.04

S million

Total merchandiso

7,124.35 6,973.08 8,927.82 9,829.26

868.47 974.63

882.06 777.55 987.00

1,001.25 1,163.34 1,072.76

978.60 1,195.88 1,200.04 1,238.39 1,383.39

17

EXTERNAL TRADE

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


5.5 MERCHANDISE TRADE WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS

$million

Imports

Japan China U.S.A. Taiwan· Singapore

7,141.50 5,990.52 4,621.06 1,765.30 1,888.68 6,991.15 6,804.94 3,960.76 1,942.53 1,920.98 9,348.36 7,761.19 5,308.95 3,056.65 2,516.74

11,547.31 8,081.89 6,093.15 3,253.74 2,888.49

1,018.44 1,313.78

814.06 952.14

1,141.04 1,164.61 1,173.00 . 1,156.82 1,239.56 1,190.24 1,267.57 1,234.65 1,408.53

767.32 860.23

821.49 569.66 744.62 775.84 829.40 839.25 789.02 910.35

1,028.26 1,000.25 1,113.57

523.19 549.96

470.99 475.27 671.60 676.13 664.95 666.14 543.89 674.47 605.95 625.06 719.49

265.77 314.76

280.07 226.01 315.66 327.05 349.90 335.69 337.18 368.11 373.59 405.56 424.77

249.48 220.83

251.43 204.66 259.60 267.52 227.64 287.59 260.61 269.24 285.86 300.08 279.12

U:K. U.S.A. Fed. Rep. of Germany

Domestic exports

U.K. Japan Australia

1,941.85 7,422.34 2,444.48 2,768.04 1,061.24 1,297.73 1,715.45 7,333.51 2,859.62 2,777.51 956.12 1,033.53 1,832.51 11,236.39 3,994.99 3,285.87 1,400.48 1,368.00 2,191.98 . 13,551.92 3,668.91 3,034.53 1,386.14 1,247.12

199.89 228.27

192.97 191.04 189.13 220.44 207.91 265.77 235.25 242.74 249.14 294.87 369.05

1,119.36 1,267.72

996.40 745.88

1,047.55 1,212.77 1,362.76 1,389.78 1,385.87 1,532.90 1,381.67 1,369.48 1,234.67

333.41 486.15

286.98 238.28 307.78 302.08 325.41 323.53 390.00 450.18 385.24 383.8:1 442.27

289.57 401.36

214.15 166.81 257.53 283.64 334.34 299.94 328.83 379.27 367.53 387.59 389.24

131.91 116.61

110.64 78.89

121.63 117.60 124.68 125.47 143.12 183.05 218.11 211.49 221.41

95.83 103.08

135.06 77.38 94.75 98.73 97.99

111.69 127.92 157.72 141.27 160.45 155.50

5.6 IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTIONS OF STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION (REVISED 2)*

Canada

619.22 775.22

1,395.89 1,171.17

110.18 96.15

84.82 68.52 98.79 97.62

117.85 113.53 101.79 115.l 9 112.91 107.27 125.08

$million

Animal and Chemicals

Year/month

Food and live

animals chiefly

for food

Beverages and

tobacco

Crude materials. inedible,

except fuels

Mineral fuels,

lubricants and related

materials

vegetable and related oils, fats products,

Manufactured goods

classified chiefly by material

Machinery and

transport equipment

Miscellaneous

manufac-tured

articles

Commodities and transac

tions not classified according

Total merchan ..

dise

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


6,111.44 6,112.98 6,686.60 7,229.69

618.87 704.62

693.34 493.78 651.14 654.11 687.06 665.29 647.59 687.22 716.74 697.50 744.73

540.16 583.23 733.10 736.44

61.01 68.62

84.19 66.04 75.17 82.05 86.95 81.31 91.03 85.75 72.12 63.55

102.37

2,360.12 2,499.72 3,327.76 3,321.60

221.73 369.54

340.24 271.84 318.07 359.28 338.23 320.83 255.92 243.90 246.17 310.68 377.54

2,132.66 2,125.77 2,680.16 2,995.11

278.11 224.03

278.84 247.99 233.07 231.61 183.40 317.83 253.36 296.02 265.92 308.69 243.57

and waxes n.e.s.

216.00 212.62-216.58 251.34

16.40 29.75

28.24 19.45 23.75 18.95 21.57 17.26 22.16 20.56 24.31 27.61 29.71

2,891.96 2,496.24 3,419.01 3,633.09

305.66 365.82

301.00 270.38 358.56 368.52 377.84 395.48 371.07 418.03 414.97 430.97 437.29

10,174.27 9,828.06

13,366.94 14,465.86

1,362.29 1,429.79

1,233.97 1,243.94 1,534.85 1,616.25 1,689.11 1,586.15 1,696.19 1,688.50 1,897.52 1,880.60 2,121.19

5,623.87 5,642.56 7,701.32 9,330.57

798.07 953.25

795.67 751.16

1,031.91 965.58 958.55 985.23 988.99

1,066.79 1,040.87 1,039.77 1,305.63

4,004.28 3,892.23 5,074.79 6,654.86

652.89 762.25

505.15 528.54 634.87 652.80 697.86 715.78 703.67 714.35 808.23 827.73

1,032.36

to kind

65.33 78.20 86.27 82.47

9.96 8.70

27.81 16.55 20.76 18.74 20.54 19.39 17.84 18.03 17.98 17.75 25.19

34,120.08 33,471.62 43,292.53 48,701.03

4,325.00 4,916.38

4,288.46 3,909.67 4,882.15 4,967.88 5,061.10 5,104.54 5,047.81 5,239.15 5,504.83 5,604.85 6,419.57

* Because of the adoption of SITC (revised 2) as from January 1978, figures for earlier years are not strictly comparable with those for 1978.


EXTERNAL TRADE

5.7 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTIONS OF STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION (REVISED 2)*

$million

Food Mineral Animal Manufac- Commodi-and Crude fuels, and Chemicals tu red Machinery Miscel- ties and live Beverages materials, lubricants vegetable and related goods and laneous transac- Total

Year/month animals and inedible, and oils, fats products, classified transport manufac- tioos not merchan-tobacco except tu red classified disc chiefly fuels related and n.e.s. chiefly by equipment articles according for food materials waxes material to kind

1974 299.34 46.61 397.'.l7 4.62 201.00 3,780.81 3,674.12 14,451.78 55.70 22,911.34 1975 351.25 51.96 215.40 0.02 4.40 192.43 3,079.31 3,331.63 15,564.54 67.94 22,858.89 1976 550.72 45.01 296.46 2.29 234.99 4,308.13 4,791.06 22,322.18 78.25 32,629.09 1977 622.99 59.08 379.87 0.01 2.79 296.18 4,142.88 5,614.54 23,812.60 72.99 35,003.93

1977: Nov. 50.18 5.04 32.07 0.24 25.61 363.65 508.15 2,064.79 5.62 3,055.35 Dec. 60.92 2.15 30.35 0.14 25.52 447.54 507.19 2,496.66 6.33 3,576.79

1978: Jan. 54.28 4.68 35.28 0.09 21.63 334.12 481.64 1,762.09 27.08 2,720.90 Feb. 34.15 6.77 25.20 0.18 20.60 243.85 337.35 1,439.52 17.87 2,125.49 Mar. 46.58 6.31 31.03 0.29 24.71 357.53 492.69 1,867.25 33.43 2,859.82 Apr. 55.65 3.40 26.88 0.37 30.52 348.55 490.36 2,066.52 20.56 3,042.81 May 53.57 6.79 34.36 0.20 32.78 385.46 528.58 2,311.31 19.61 3,372.65 June 54.55 3.89 33.63 0.01 0.29 27.51 341.24 510.94 2,343.90 20.39 3,336.36 July 54.31 1.51 33.16 0.32 27.28 358.54 531.02 2,490.21 26.99 3,523.35 Aug. 61.26 5.53 35.46 0.24 33.24 396.18 600.35 2,852.07 31.44 4,015.78 Sept. 70.37 3.36 38.76 0.21 31.50 432.49 591.40 2,538.76 29.46 3,736.32 Oct. 65.44 2.70 34.49 0.07 0.33 32.81 433.68 582.34 2,624.45 29.44 3,805.75 Nov. 77.36 5.94 36.42 0.30 30.08 456.13 615.20 2,541.02 34.60 3,797.04

• Because of the adoption of SITC (Revised 2) as from January 1978, figures for earlier years are not strictly comparable with those for 1978.

5.8 RE-EXPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTIONS OF STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION (REVISED 2)*

S million

Food Mineral Animal Manufac- Commodi-and Crude fuels, and Chemicals tured Machinery Miscel- ties and live Beverages materials, lubricants vegetable and related goods and laneous transac- Total

Year/month animals and inedible, and oils, fats products, classified transport manufac- tions not merchan-tobacco except tured classified disc chiefly fuels related and n.e.s. chiefly by equipment articles according for food materials waxes material to kind

1974 512.71 54.00 628.42 101.51 29.40 926.80 2,513.66 950.07 1,370.49 37.28 7,124.35 1975 558.60 52.45 538.20 92.78 15.30 902.21 2,259.08 1,034.82 1,485.13 34.51 6,973.08 1976 927.78 108.01 910.24 121.33 18.44 1,169.12 2,676.69 1,210.34 1,751.92 33.95 8,927.82 1977 823.11 92.98 877.42 162.59 17.48 1,266.54 2,881.59 1,642.95 2,035.98 28.61 9,829.26

1977: Nov. 55.53 5.22 73.67 21.84 1.20 106.25 258.30 147.28 196.16 3.01 868.47 Dec. 72.43 5.30 93.07 16.40 1.84 118.19 254.18 187.54 222.91 2.77 974.63

1978: Jan. 66.15 6.40 88.36 27.98 3.28 111.35 265.42 158.12 150.57 4.41 882.06 Feb. 47.58 13.24 64.26 10.53 1.10 101.65 237.34 138.18 159.96 3.71 777.55 Mar. 67.82 10.86 83.80 11.68 3.08 125.27 316.41 172.86 190.31 4.90 987.00 Apr. 55.61 6.43 95.30 13.16 6.97 139.89 323.99 152.16 203.48 4.26 1,001.25 May 57.75 11.51 112.32 12.52 2.20 160.92 366.93 205.31 228.66 5.21 1,163.34 June 81.10 10.53 100.39 11.71 1.09 133.25 345.96 171.90 211.88 4.94 1,072.76 July 70.21 5.26 80.19 29.33 1.83 115.22 316.53 166.37 189.45 4.20 978.60 Aug. 86.80 7.39 100.45 13.94 1.53 138.36 395.40 212.78 235.75 3.46 1,195.88 Sept. 74.38 4.87 99.28 12.50 4.20 123.19 431.60 198.05 247.53 4.42 1,200.04 Oct. 75.37 9.27 90.08 11.04 3.28 142.81 452.98 222.12 226.43 5.03 1,238.39 Nov. 102.79 6.30 109.67 30.39 4.15 140.66 441.86 255.14 285.74 6.68 1,383.39

• Because of the adoption of SITC (Revised 2) as with those for 1978.

from January 1978, figures for earlier years are not strictly comparable


EXTERNAL TRADE

5.9 DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

1978: Jan.

20

Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.

Articles of a.."J'J'rel Toys and clothing dolls

accessories

8,752.09 10,201.54 14,288.03 13,908.48

1,660.21 1,467.17 2,175.90 2,786.55

1,128.23 1,553.29

963.79 844.36

1,049.82 1,188.99 1,320.52 1,390.67 1,443.71 1,626.96 1,409.60 1,427.80 1,304.11

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


237.63 225.65

185.48 133.75 181.37 214.16 263.98 258.39 320.10 366.17 288.74 278.54 286.32

Radio broadcast receivers

of all kinds

1,337.84 1,293.05 1,875.30 2,143.67

188.31 191.69

108.01 79.83

118.99 121.96 131.66 127.97 128.92 145.53 135.51 139.82 137.68

Textile fabrics

1,977.84 1,611.76 2,352.38 1,931.37

165.09 224.74

153.44 106.88 165.79 153.32 174.64 155.29 177.28 185.44 205.85 212.68 218.25

Watches and

clocks

Manufactures of

metal (largely

cutlery and household utensils)

509.76 641.14 644.41 605.02

1,207.52 844.00 1,693.58 991.13

219.91 87.73 174.73 111.19

151.51 90.41 152.76 58.92 175.38 87.64 163 .28 91.85 191.38 92.69 193.63 87.40 203.41 85.29 258.03 98.68 272.51 99.37 327.03 103.57 350.32 108.66

Travel goods,

handbags and

similar containers

437.30 455.44 689.85 711.37

57.67 73.05

59.29 44.96 65.42 70.97 81.06 76.06 77.95 95.34 81.72 85.42 81.32

Electronic corn ..

ponents and parts

for computers

465.49 340.08 466.68 682.82

63.24 58.71

67.00 44.50 67.31 58.88 56.51 53.04 58.12 55.03 58.94 49.08 49.00

5.10 TRADE INDEX NUMBERS

(1973=100)

Domestic exports Imports

Unit value Value

117.6 117.4 167.5 179.7

188.3 220.4

167.7 131.0 176.2 187.5 207.8 205.6 217.1 247.5 230.2 234.5 234.0

Unit value

121.2 117.3 128.9 131.8

132.0 130.8

132.9 134.2 134.8 134.7 136.2 137.1 138.4 140.3 141.4 142.0 144.4

Quantum

97.1 100.1 130.0 136.4

142.7 168.5

126.1 97.6

130.8 139.2 152.6 150.0 156.8 176.3 162.8 165.2 162.0

Value

117.6 115.4 149.3 167.9

178.9 203.4

177.4 161.8 202.0 205.5 209.4 211.2 208.8 216.8 227.8 231.9 265.6

130.9 123.7 128.6 134.4

135.2 135.5

136.6 137.8 138.9 140.2 141.3 142.3 142.8 143.6 144.0 145.4 147.2

Artificial flowers

345.28 201.24 305.44 467.78

46.69 60.32

52.18 24.89 48.53 52.63 56.52 51.03 60.54 66.81 56.60 55.04 52.36

Fish and fish

preparations

140.20 183.34 350.98 384.49

29.03 38.12

31.24 17.19 23.39 34.23 27.48 25.18 26.91 32.58 46.68 36.61 47.80

Quantum

89.9 93.3

116.1 124.9

132.3 150.2

129.8 117.4 145.4 146.6 148.2 148.4 146.2 151.0 158.2 159.5 180.4

$million

Transistors and diodes

386.70 258.98 350.66 382.10

31.63 31.22

33.72 26.76 33.79 34.18 39.13 32.62 31.58 39.91 37.35 35.15 41.65

Terms of trade

92.4 94.4

100.0 98.5

97.8 97.0

97.1 97.1 97.1 96.4 96.5 96.5 96.5 97.2 97.9 97.9 98.0

Footwear

311.24 256.40 340.54 365.03

30.69 41.00

37.84 22.93 37.28 34.49 36.41 35.35 32.52 35.26 32.09 38.36 42.45


EXTERNAL TRADE

5.11 TRADE INDEX NUMBERS FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS

UNIT VALUE INDEX NUMBERS (1973=100)

Food, Industrial Manufactures Merchandise beverages materials

Metals and Machinery and total and and

Year/month tobacco fuels miscellaneous transport Other Chemicals Textiles metal equipment Clothing Footwear manufac- Total

manufac- Electrical Total tures tures machinery

SITC section/ O&l 2, 3 & 4 5 65 67, 68 & 69 72 7 84 85 Rest of 5 to 8 0 to 9 division 6&8 (Revised I)

Weights 17 14 9 121 31 135 149 383 14 260 967 1,000

1974 119 153 139 129 132 112 110 121 123 124 121 121.2 1975 123 108 149 102 130 116 111 121 116 128 117 117.3 1976 132 122 160 117 133 121 116 139 121 138 131 128.9 1977 138 128 167 118 136 120 114 140 121 150 133 131.8

1977: Nov. 141 131 167 114 139 119 113 138 123 153 131 132.0 Dec. 140 129 158 114 139 117 112 137 123 151 130 130.8

1978: Jan. 143 127 169 115 142 118 112 139 124 157 132 132.9 Feb. 154 132 157 115 145 117 111 140 122 161 133 134.2 Mar. 148 134 173 114 148 116 110 141 119 163 134 134.8 Apr. 141 136 174 113 144 117 111 141 122 161 134 134.7 May 138 138 178 115 149 113 108 144 127 164 136 136.2 June 143 136 195 115 151 111 106 148 130 160 137 137.1 July 138 133 165 117 153 113 108 150 132 163 139 138.4 Aug. 142 132 170 119 150 115 110 152 134 166 141 140.3 Sept. 143 134 179 119 151 116 111 153 134 167 142 141.4 Oct. 153 136 183 120 153 118 113 152 135 166 142 142.0 Nov. 150 133 177 121 155 120 115 153 137 169 143 144.4

QUANTUM INDEX NUMBERS (1973=100)

Food, Industrial Manufactures Merchandise beverages materials

Metals and Machinery and total and and

Year/month tobacco fuels miscellaneous transport Other Chemicals Textiles metal equipment Clothing Footwear manufac ... Total

manufac- Electrical Total tures tnres machinery

SITC section/ 0&1 2, 3 &4 5 65 67, 68 & 69 72 7 84 85 Rest of 5 to 8 0 to 9 division 6&8 (Revised I)

1974 87 97 84 90 98 112 116 97 95 89 97 97.1 1975 98 75 75 90 84 92 104 113 83 83 101 100.l 1976 136 90 86 111 113 132 142 138 105 115 128 130.0 1977 149 110 104 95 132 163 170 134 113 131 136 136.4

1977: Nov. 141 109 107 102 138 176 185 132 112 146 144 142.7 Dec. 162 104 113 127 173 179 188 183 150 148 170 168.5



EXTERNAL TRADE

5.12 TRADE INDEX NUMBERS FOR IMPORTS

UNIT VALUE INDEX NUMBERS (1973=100)

Food, Fuels Ind us trial materials Finished manufactures Merchandise beverages Other semi-manufactures total

and Metal Machinery

Year/month tobacco Basic Chemicals and mis- Total and Other Total materials Textiles cellaneous Total transport

metal equipment products

SITC section/ O&l 3 2&4 5 65 67, 68 & 69 6 2,4, 5 & 6 7 8 7&8 division 0 to 9

(Revised 1)

Weights 189 27 77 76 167 50 337 490 170 121 291 1,000

1974 130 259 134 156 122 147 126 131 117 110 114 130.9 1975 125 283 117 134 102 124 110 114 126 117 122 123.7 1976 128 296 130 140 111 121 114 120 133 118 126 128.6 1977 133 304 143 139 113 126 120 126 134 126 130 134.4

1977: Nov. 134 312 138 137 112 128 121 126 134 130 132 135.2 Dec. 135 306 138 137 111 126 121 126 136 131 134 135.5


QUANTUM INDEX NUMBERS (1973=100)

Food, Fuels Industrial materials Finished manufactures Merchandise beverages Other semi-manufactures total

and Year/month tobacco Metal Machinery

Basic Chemicals and mis- Total and Other Total materials Textiles cellaneous Total transport metal equipment

products

SITC section/ O&l 3 2&4 5 65 67, 68 & 69 6 2,4, 5 & 6 8 7&8 division 7 Oto 9

(Revised 1)

1974 93 104 86 84 77 92 83 84 98 103 100 89.9 1975 98 95 104 85 97 91 91 92 91 94 93 93.3 1976 106 115 122 110 123 134 120 119 117 122 120 116.1 1977 109 124 112 118 119 150 123 121 141 150 145 124.9

1977: Nov. 111 135 93 122 129 169 138 127 145 171 156 132.3 Dec. 125 111 156 145 155 151 145 147 171 198 182 150.2



SECTION 6 FOOD SUPPLIES

6.1 RICE Tonne

Year/month Intakes Off-takes Stock at end of period

1975 333,980 339,782 68,228 1976 347,724 342,678 73,275 1977 327,021 337,259 63,037 1978 334,752 328,118 69,671

1977: Dec. 31,551 32,141 63,037

1978: Jan. 37,666 36,816 63,887 Feb. 22,939 25,660 61,166 Mar. 25,266 22,954 63,478 Apr. 44,112 31,935 75,655 May 22,558 20,410 77,803 June 24,067 20,261 81,609 July 27,651 26,083 83,177 Aug. 19,061 27,758 74,480 Sept. 30,327 31,760 73,047 Oct. 21,616 27,555 67,108 Nov. 23,902 26,572 64,438 Dec. 35,587 30,354 69,671

6.2 OTIIER FOODSTUFFS

Live animals slaughtered• Supplies of fresh vegetables Supplies of fresh fish (head) (tonne) (tonne)

Year/month Locally Cattle Swine Goats/ Total grown Imported Total Fresh-water Marine Total sheep vegetablest vegetables fish fish;t

------

1975 200,183 2,986,690 20,038 3.206,911 109,843 249,572 359,415 31,447 96,633 128,080

1976 196,393 3,196,448 16,196 3,409,037 117,558 268,947 386,505 42,336 98,919 141,255

1977 198,065 3,254,508 16,973 3,469,546 170,654 271,083 441,737 41,057 97,195 138,252 1978 200,425 3,457,789 16,622 3,674,836 152,482 300,145 452,627 41,324 96,660 137,984

1977: Dec. 21,228 283,950 4,175 309,353 18,629 27,487 46,116 4,312 8,836 13,148

1978: Jan. 17,669 299,073 3,979 320,721 15,024 26,655 41,679 3,771 9,401 13,172 Feb. 13,280 236,381 l,138 250,799 14,487 19,027 33,514 2,850 5,313 8,163

Mar. 17,083 294.815 855 312,753 14,138 21,898 36,036 2,616 8,707 11,323

Apr. 15,596 285,825 487 301,908 12,039 20,101 32,140 2,424 8,850 11,274

May 13,340 293,642 371 307,353 15,050 23,482 38,532 3,669 9,104 12,773

June 13,522 279,332 301 293,155 13,809 30,204 44,013 3,208 7,569 10,777

July 15,114 287,403 288 302,805 14,456 27,493 41,949 2,821 7,370 10,191

Aug. 16,098 300,767 464 317,329 7,872 26,340 34,212 3,427 7,320 10,747

Sept. 18,314 307,338 669 326,321 10,166 23,708 33,874 3,660 7,555 11,215

Oct. 19,845 298,572 1,491 319,908 7,171 27.167 34,338 4,200 7,575 11,775

Nov. 20,313 284,913 2,529 307,755 11,961 26,060 38,021 4,081 8,586 12,667

Dec .. 20,251 289,728 4,050 314,029 16,309 28,010 44,319 4,597 9,310 13,907

* In both urban and rural abattoirs. t Including estimates for those not sold through the Vegetable Marketing Organization. t Including estimates for those not sold through the Fish Marketing Organization.


Year/month

1975 1976

1977 1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb. Mar.

Apr. May

June July Aug. Sept.

Oct. Nov.

Dec.

SECTION 7 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

7.1 MOVEMENTS OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRBORNE PASSENGERS

Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb.

Mar.

Apr. May

June July Aug.

Sept.

Oct. Nov.

Dec.

Aircraft movements

Arrivals

25,545

25,096

25,025

26,320

2,210

2,114 2,074 2,237

2,103 2,162 2,089

2,119

2,245 2,233

2,347 2,255

2,342

Departures

25,549

25,098

25,025

26,322

2,215

2,107

2,080 2,235

2,104 2,167

2,086

2,120 2,248 2,228

2,344 2,258

2,345

Total

51,094 50,194

50,050

52,642

4,425

4,221

4,154 4,472

4,207 4,329 4,175

4,239

4,493 4,461

4,691 4,513

4,687

Arrivals

1,777,984 2,068,725

2,285,450

2,629,383

196,363

188,134 215,537

232,604 207,116 215,816

193,700 202,316

252,466 220.170

242,557

232,606

226,361

Passengers

Departures

1,836,303

2,115,562

2,308,974

2,664,575

196,730

189,918

243,667

215,500 200,008

225,618 199,162

215,063 247,289 221,846

241,459

236,898 228,147

7.2 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED

British

Entered Cleared

'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.

421 3,699

421 3,641

458 4,051 495 4,938

39 357

40 361 34 222 45 444 43 414 36 300

36 319 37 386 46 468 35 415 41 549 53 554

49 507

429 3,709 439 3,610

464 3,989 502 4,964

40 397

39 343 35 236 43 441

43 432 40 293 35 341

36 315 45 486 32 402 44 585 53 543

57 547

American

Entered Cleared


405 4,574

429 4,998

455 5,011 391 4,411

42 442

50 520

33 355 48 476

32 346 38 445

32 353 32 368

28 331 25 312 25 322 25 309

23 275

406 4,578

440 5,028 453 5,000

401 4,389

46 468

49 492 36 350 48 455

36 399 36 433

36 355 24 268 30 347 26 306 25 328 25 302

30 354

Chinese

Entered Cleared


862 1,546 865 1,546

817 1,791 814 1,757

939 2,023 969 2,094 1,067 2,913 1,070 3,007

91 200

87 270

68 153 91 198 83 211

90 220 86 212

81 264 95 222 92 291 99 297 97 246

98 329

100 217

82 221

70 151 87 193 81 230

98 286 90 232

74 237 93 243 90 277

100 284 103 274

102 379

Total

3,614,287

4,184,287

4,594,424

5,293,958

393,093

378,052 459,204

448,104 407,124 441,434

392,862

417,379 499,755 442,016

484,016

469,504 454,508

Danish

Entered Cleared


305 1,557

352 2,553

414 3,302 406 3,320

34 300

38 273

33 254 37 294

33 254 39 304 29 225 29 248

36 284 37 327 33 270 35 286

27 302

305 1,564 353 2,557

416 3,318 401 3,378

39 316

33 238 32 253

37 298 34 257

38 363 31 241 27 231

35 287 37 318 33 275 36 303

28 314

N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.


Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Year/month

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Dutch German Greek Japanese Liberian

Entered Cleared Entered Oeared Entered Oeared Entered Oeared Entered Cleared

No.~~~- No.~~~- No.~~~- No.~~~- No.~~~- No. ~-~T. No. ~-~~- No 'OOO No 'OOO No 'OOO · N.R.T. ·N.R.T. "N.R.,T.

256 1,443 259 1,443 214 1,604 213 1,608 231 1,068 233 1,030 1,000 3,743 1,009 3,770 784 3,516 771 3,324

224 1,328 224 1,316 173 1,599 176 1,604 153 831 158 851 923 3,866 930 3,876 902 4,065 899 4,085

249 1,801 247 1,811 166 1,231 167 1,230 136 810 137 823 980 4,300 972 4,307 936' 4,282 930 4,242

238 1,908 234 1,881 163 1,413 159 1,369 201 1,577 199 1,558 1,012 4,631 995 4,640 973 4,805 966 4,853

22 172 22 195 16 112 17 117 13 74 14 71 87 358 88 368 76 325 78 357

17 131 15

19 161 20

23 180 23

20 102 19

21 154 22

20 150 17

21 155 17

21 172 24

19 174 20

21 187 18

19 190 20

17 151 19

Norwegian

125 18

161 17

180 17

106 11

153 16

132 15

139 10

169 15

195 12

174 12

193 7

156 13

124 15

107 19

94 16

45 12

141 15

191 14

102 10

171 14

114 13

90 11

72 8

163 12

Panamanian

78 15

145 6

56 18

94 24

122 17

175 11

102 16

167 19

120 20

77 18

74 26

159 11

111 15

46 8

154 15

211 20

143 18

87 13

130 13

132 20

186 19

136 19

179 25

65 14

Singaporean

111

63

130

166

157

98

107

142

185

141

176

80

Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared

76 344

85 352

92 422

83 372

99 564

81 424

102 446

96 394

64 267

70 376

87 339

77 332

70 327 75

86 347 75

90 422 83

85 377 72

101 568 84

84 451 77

91 403 87

90 384 82

65 276 78

71 345 89

85 372 75

77 367 96

Others

393 72

314 67

357 80

303 76

431 87

380 80

445 79

467 87

357 71

509 91

383 78

466 98

Total

339

285

335

359

395

424

369

502

363

528

398

555

Entered Cleared Entered Cleared

'000 '000 '000 'OOO 'OOO '000 '000 'OOO '000 'OOO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1975 192 1,036 190 1,036 1,315 3,579 1,340 3,609 252 875 258 890 1,169 4,536 1,170 4,514 7,406 32,776 7,448 32,619

1976 174 1,118 170 1,100 1,997 4,958 :i.,093 5,293 225 902 231 927 1,281 4,954 1,205 4,639 8,071 36,604 8,132 36,643

1977 175 1,395 164 1,368 2,427 6,834 2,465 7,006 305 1,588 307 1,610 1,276 6,178 1,277 6,124 8,916 42,806 8,968 42,922

1978 172 1.458 164 1,424 2,559 7,613 2.549 7,628 360 1,929 352 1,890 1,399 7,106 1,404 7,101 9,436 48,021 9,396 48,082

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

15

12

17

14

15

115

93

148

110

180

14 114 237 654 249 705 28 145 31

11 88 217 652 187 580 35 120 35

16 142 160 473 171 528 28 128 23

15 116 225 654 229 656 37 192 35

13 125 205 612 208 600 29 174 31

19 144 19 169 245 725 233 712 35 200 34

17 172 17 172 224 677 239 700 18 122 20

154 111 570 109 548 811 3,825 847 4,026

117 102 512 105 525 782 3,903 728 3,583

107 97 572 98 555 672 3,286 681 3,323

198 119 564 118 549 849 4,137 836 4,029

201 105 493 99 484 755 3,716 757 3,830

169 139 701 143 705 878 4,472 884 4,526

135 137 685 136 691 783 3,998 812 4,146

July 14 96 13 85 190 540 174 499 29 169 26 142 119 589 113 567 767 3,939 697 3,465

Aug. 15 144 14 146 220 621 226 648 32 130 32 143 124 661 131 681 829 4,196 841 4,346

Sept. 11 79 10 95 221 635 212 600 27 192 25 177 111 557 112 586 752. 3,905 732 3,900

Oct. 16 125 16 127 231 736 236 697 31 164 31 164 112 559 113 543 798 4,320 808 4,268

Nov. 10 93 9 88 199 626 205 686 26 158 25 154 I 12 622 112 630 771 4,056 784 4,195

Dec. 12 73 11 70 222 661 229 722 33 179 35 184 122 592 124 585 800 4,094 836 4,471

N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.



7.3 RIVER STEAMERS, HYDROFOIL VESSELS, JUNKS AND LAUNCHES ENTERED AND CLEARED

River steamers

Year/month Entered Cleared


Hydrofoil vessels

Entered

'OOO No.N.R.T.

Cleared

No 'OOO "N.R.T.

Junks Launches Total

Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared

No. ~~'.!c. No. ~~'.!c. No. ~~'.!c. No.~-~-~- 'OOO 'OOO No.N.R.T. No.N.R.T.

1975 1,813 1,997 1,814 1,998 17,083 1,358 17,087 1,359 9,553 1,602 9,528 1,601 6,26i 648 6,269 649 34,711 5,605 34,698 5,607

1976

1977

1978

1,680 1,804 1,680 1,804

1,743 1,919 1,739 1,914

1,669 1,933 1.669 1,933

17,375 1,494 17,374 1,494 10,087 1,723 10,103 1,721

17,727 1,532 17,725 1,532 9,797 1,679 9,826 1,691

17,634 1,849 17,635 1,849 10,316 1,79910,338 1,798

1977: Dec. 145 168 144 167 1,461 130 1,463 130 934 160 936 161

1978: Jan. 139 163 140 164 1,467 130 1,466 129

Feb. 151 175 150 174 1,447 133 1,447 133

Mar. 125 142 126 144 1,514 143 1,514 143

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

128

140

136

146

164

142

132

116

150

151 127

163 141

157_ 136

168 146

189 164

164 141

153 132

135 117

173 149

150

164

157

168

189

163

153

136

172

N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons

1,490

1,538

1,469

1,429

1,572

1,481

1,364

1,399

1,464

145 1,490

152 1,537

151 1,471

161 1,429

179 1,572

176 1,480

155 1,364

158 1,400

167 1,465

145

152

151

161

179

176

155

158

167

863 146 861 145

597 102 593 IOI

777 132 775 131

756

886

934

803

875

958

916

966

985

128 753

147 898

160 945

143 803

160 882

171 951

164 922

175 962

170 993

127

149

162

141

160

170

166

173

171

6,260 661 6.264 662

6,444 677 6,432 674

6,534 708 6,504 703

695 72 694 72

35,402 5,683 35,421 5,681

35,711 5,807 35,722 5,811

36,153 6,289 36,146 6,283

3,235 530 3,237 529

631 70 630 70 3,100 508 3,097 509

404 45 401 45 2,599 454 2,591 452

552 59 547 58 2,968 4 77 2,962 476

516

575

558

501

524

522

516

609

626

58 511

65 574

56 558

58 498

58 524

57 517

57 515

62 604

64 625

57

65

56

58

58

56

57

60

63

2,890

3,139

3,097

2,879

3,135

3,103

2,928

3,090

3,225

482 2,881

528 3,150

524 3,110

531 2,876

586 3,142

567 3,089

528 2,933

531 3,083

573 3,232

479

530

527

529

586

564

530

528

573

Note: The above figures exclude the Hong Kong-Canton Hoverferries (entered: 104 nos. and 4,639 N.R.T.; cleared: 104 nos. and 4,639 N.R.T. in December 1978).

7.4 KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (BRITISH SECTION) TRAFFIC STATISTICS

Passengers carried

Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb.

Mar.

Apr. May

June

July

Aug.

Sept. Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Persons

Upward

Passenger/ kilometres

6,843,037 141,339,864

6,328,692 127,314,949

6,927,882 140,373,790

7 ,997,403 162,039,054

652,225

549,311

791,857

651,335

709,678

581,418

579,940

644,999

700,621

673,256 694,736

686,933

733,319

13,234,139

10,835,995

17,546,756

13,753,519

15,031,164

10,246,443

11,403,516

12,481,114

14,936,577

13,394,348 13,744,818 13,360,353

15,304,451

* Less than $50.

Downward

Persons Passenger/ kilometre~

6,608,789 137,851,207

6,161,970 123,875,384

6,868,499 138,835,584

7,837,276 162,159,025

628,831

542,523

770,837

643,414

697,907

572,485

572,429

629,348

686,323

651,713 694,849

670,315

705,133

12,635,131

10,750,889

17,127,376

13,715,414

15,512,524

11,543,345

11,379,009

12,723,367

14,267,314

13,004,049 14,090,200

13,314,249

14,731,289

t Adjusted by Kowloon-Canton Railway.

26

Passenger tickets

Revenue ($'000)

Goods Advertising tickets charges Total

17,412.0 17,093.3 748.2 763.5 53.9 36,070.9

15,906.2 16,313.1 1,380.5 1,525.0 29.3 35,154.1

18,435.3 17,105.9 1,212.5 1,596.6 53.6 38,403.9

21,843.4 21,028.4 198.9 1,972.0 68.2 45,111.2

1,288.5

1,021.3

1,797.5

3,600.2

1,665.6

1,214.2

1,187.3

1,353.1

1,530.9

3,692.9 1,750.7 1,463.2

1,566.5

1,610.5 25.8 158.2 0.4

1,512.5 . 14.7 180.4 6.7

1,155.6 18.3 124.8 * 1,627.9 16.0 156.0 11.0

1,573.6 16.0 202.6 3.3

1,809.9 17.9 143.2 22.9

1,831.2 16.0 141.0 0.1

1,824.8 16.0 177.3 3.3

l,967.6t 17.3 150.2 5.3

2,093.4t 16.4 178.9 * l,938.8t 16.9 150.5 14.1

1,981.Jt 22.2 199.7 0.7

1,711.8 11.2 167.4 0.8

3,083.4

2,735.6

3,096.2

5,411.1

3,461.2

3,208.1

3,175.5

3,374.5

3,671.3t

5,981.6t

3,871.0t

3,667.3t 3,457.8


Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.


7.5 TOTAL TONNAGE OF COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIED BY DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRANSPORT

By sea (tonne)

By air (tonne)

By railway

Upward Downward

Cargo discharged

Cargo loaded Total Import Export Total Tonne

13,517,633 5,083,199 18,600,832 40,789 100,831 141,620 726

17,374,136 5,966,805 23,340,941 51,207 112,028 163,235 756

19,112,226 6,525,061 25,637,287 70,639t 113,374t 184,013t 787

20,909,017 6,923,416 27,832,433 91,307 137,624 228,931 1,234

1,649,437 626,715 2,276,152

1,815,167

1,465,392

1,710,991

1,585,996

1,804,889

1,774,421

1,681,256

1,893,631

1,829,505

1,897,363

1,719,645

1,730,764

554,345 2,369,512

487,426 1,952,818

591,092 2,302,083

601,020 2,187,016

618,114 2,423,003

591,788 2,366,209

_534,417 2,215,673

616,321 2,509,952

553,561 2,383,066

565,510 2,462,873

588,267 2,307,912

621,556 2,352,320

6,426t 9,986t 16,412t

5,647t 8,518t 14,165t

6,069t 7,751 13,820t

8,195t 1 l,954t 20,149t

8,445 11,347 19,792

8,123 9,666 17,789

7,644 9,832 17,476

8,372 11,030 19,402

7,743 12,682 20.425

7,163 13,735 20,898

7,828 14,705t 22,533t

7,811 14,794 22,605

8,267 11,610 19,877

76

91

52

76

77

103

113

115

93

116

120

136

142

Tonne/ kilometres Tonne Tonne/

kilometres

25,294 1,481,571 51,679,529

25,642 1,421,754 47,328,144

26,744 1,447,355 49,207,880

41,875 1,832,474 62,302,779

2,592 143,278 4,871,308

3,080

1,756

2,568

2,608

3,516

3,843

3,903

3,148

3,909

4,086

4,628

4,830

129,853 4,414,864

89,119 3,029,911

133,498 4,538,846

126,376 4,296,673

154,503 5,252,989

164,946 5,608,065

160,672 5,462,735

180,695 6,143,498

190,983 6,493,315

176,616 6,004,857

177,664 6,040,479

147,549 5,016,547

By road* (tonne)

68,510

72,070

80,683

71,309

7,315

6,119

4,548

5,146

4,964

5,981

6,009

6,976

8,182

6,488

5,488

6,635

4,773

* Road transport refers to cross frontier traffic through Man Kam To to and from China. t Revised by Civil Aviation Department.

7.6 COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIED BY VESSELS OF ALL TYPES

Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Ocean-going vessels

11,859,817

15,751,680

17,485,516

18,999,101

1,471,733

1,647,703

1,357,393 1,565,629

1,445,122

1,640,485

1,613,924

1,525,151

1,724,467

1,657,200

1,719,996

1,545,454

1,556,578

Cargo discharged

Junks

1,014,691

999,840

983,849

1,153,814

109,846

99,377

59,904 86,222

78,508

91,597

100,482

91,098

105,742

112,677

114,997

110,978

102,234

River steamers and launches

643,125

622,616

642,861

756,102

67,858

68,087

48,095

59,140

62,366

72,807

60,015

65,007

63,422

59,628

62,370

63,213

71,952


Total

13,517,633

17,374,136

19,112,226

20,909,017

1,649,437

1,815,167

1,465,392

1,710,991

1,585,996 1,804,889

1,774,421

1,681,256

1,893,631

1,829,505

1,897,363

1,719,645

1,730,764

Ocean-going vessels

4,917,296

5,776,720

6,290,567

6,716,634

608,710

536,964

467,300

572,244

584,248

599,496

570,196

520,695

599,263

535,816

553,594 573,966

602,852

Cargo loaded

Junks

157,117

179,623

216,367

184,353

16,299

15,990

18,572

17,907

15,705

17,280

16,885

11,691

15,131

17,014

11,347

10,619

16,213

River steamers and launches

8,786

10,462

18,127

22,429

1,706

1,392

1,554

941

1,067

1,338

4,707

2,031

1,927

731

569

3,682

2,491

Tonne

Total

5,083,199

5,966,805

6,525,061

6,923,416

626,715

554,345

487,426

591,092

601,020

618,114

591,788

534,417

616,321

553,561

565,510

588,267

621,556

27


7.7 CONTAINERS CARRIED BY OCEAN-GOING VESSELS*

Discharged Loaded

Year/month Full Empty Cargo Full Empty Cargo

T.E.U.s T.E.U.s Dead weight T.E.U.s T.E.U.s Deadweight ton ton

1975 302,319 98,607 2,702,730 331,317 70,050 2,544,268 1976 387,836 130,385 3,547,719 428,499 82,339 3,492,012 1977 489,722 136,813 4,558,150 521,602 110,645 4,033,236 1978 501,464 111,604 4,510,533 519,326 93,862 3,868,493

1977: Dec. 46,044 12,085 379,765 51,456 9,650 361,629

1978: Jan. 44,711 11,522 391,051 43,501 12,167 304,654 Feb. 40,309 9,702 304,416 39,363 8,494 311,564 Mar. 50,119 8,988 439,921 47,178 11,311 347,156 Apr. 40,174 7,466 372,564 41,946 8,605 306,579 May 41,827 9,012 380,555 45,756 6,915 323,385 June 40,809 7,496 358,551 39,331 6,608 262,052 July 42,427 10,178 387,642 44,196 7,714 324,350 Aug. 40,196 11,460 399,150 48,447 5,237 347,547 Sept. 38,217 10,564 371,027 40,413 6.202 309,686 Oct. 40,543 9,012 340,789 42,653 6,611 364,973 Nov. 38,086 8,845 355,701 39,156 6,611 315,927 Dec. 44,046 7,359 409,166 47,386 7,387 350,620

Note: 'Full' means containers are fully or partially filled with cargo. 'Empty' means containers having no cargo within. 'T.E. U.s' refers to Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (based on a standardised container size of 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 8 ft.)

* As from January 1978 onwards, the above figures cover K wai Chung Terminal operations only as some 98 % of throughput is achieved at Kwai Chung.

7.8 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY UNDERTAKING

Thousand

Kowloon China Hongkong Kowloon- New Ocean

Year/month Motor Motor Hongkong and Star Ferry Canton Peak Lantao Park Total Tramways Yaumati Tramways Cable Bus Bus Ferryt Railway Bus Car

1975 634,562 215,761 144,011 143,467 53,197 13,474§ 2,034 1,373 - 1,207,879 1976 716,430 230,556 128,163 135,324 50,700 12,491 1,821 1,685 - 1,277,170 1977 810,930 239,608 134,455 133,443 50,961 13,796 1,942 2,007 2,029~ 1,389,171 1978 860,480 254,687, 138,655 131,183 54,213 15,835 1,971 2,203 1,532 1,460,759

1977: Dec. 72,226 20,723 11,454 11,320 4,704 1,281 169 180 225 122,282

1978: Jan. 71,822 20,575 11,047 10,733 4,437 1,092 151 133 130 120,120 Feb. 67,550 19,510 10,002 10,438 3,931 1,563 164 188 193 113,539 Mar. 71,606 20,750 10,605 10,683 4,490 1,295 137 174 145 119,885 Apr. 69,131 20,405 10,399 10,438 4,289 1,408 143 158 138 116,509 May 73,487 21,883 11,250 10,940 4,663 1,154 157 162 135 123,831 June 70,194 20,931 11,361 10,883t 4,511 1,152 157 177 90 119,456t July 67,714 20,343 11,501 10,568t 4,476 1,274 159 216 99 116,350t Aug. 70,480 20,918 12,107 11,041 4,780 1,387 190 246 118 121,267 Sept. 74,329 21,933 12,563 11,171 4,537 1,325 173 196 75 126,302 Oct. 74,306 22,152 12,857 11,213 4,597 1,390 184 178 77 126,954 Nov. 74,494 22,290 12,440 11,434 4,685 l,357 172 178 113 127,163 Dec. 75,367 22,997 12,523 11,641 4,817 1,438 184 197 219 129,383

t Includes estimated passengers in vehicles. § As from April 1975 excludes platform tickets holders. ~ Operated from 15th January 1977. t Revised by Transport Department. Note: The estimated number of daily passenger-journeys by public light buses for 1978 was 1,498,000.



7.9 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY AREA

Thousand

Year/month

1975 1976 1977 1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Hong Kongt Island

320,648 304,359 316,879 332,024

27,229

26,586 24,725 26,245 25,782 28,025 27,430 27,040 27,993 29,346 29,631 29,271 29,950

Kowloon

458,692 497,521 542,465 557,511

47,906

47,492 43,951 46,791 44,990 48,009 45,615 43,824 45,529 47,965 47,718 47,725 47,902

Cross Harbour

Ferry*

181,485 169,499 166,653 166,587

14,517

13,820 12,874 13,725 13,228 14,074 13,809"i[ 13,381 "ii 14,136 14,024 14,214 14,508 14,794

Tunnel

86,107 113,858 127,790 139,743

11,298

11,272 10,909 11,472 11,316 11,689 11,077 11,048 11,733 11,841 12,248 12,337 12,801

New Territories

Urban Ruralt Ferry

82,676 99,691

126,738 137,281

11,635

11,665 10,855 11,671 11,215 11,823 11,202 10,614 10,932 11,733 11,772 11,810 11,989

63,092 75,714 90,895

108,804

8,190

7,935 8,730 8,533 8,479 8,682 8,738 8,780 9,259 9,709 9,775 9,901

10,283

15,179 16,528 17,751 18,809

1,507

1,350 1,495 1,448 1,499 1,529 1,585 1,663,f 1,685 1,684 1,596 1,611 1,664

Total

1,207,879 1,277,170 1,389,171 1,460,759

122,282

120,120 113,539 119,885 116,509 123,831 119,456'1[ l 16,350"i[ 121,267 126,302 126,954 127,163 129,383

* Includes estimated passengers in vehicles carried by Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co.'s Vehicular Ferry Services. t Includes passengers carried by New Lantao Bus. t Includes passengers carried by Ocean Park cable cars from 15th January 1977. "ii Revised by Transport Department.

7.10 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES

Accidents Casualties

Year/month Hong Kow- New Kong Terri- Total Island* loon tories

Hong Kong Island*

Kowloon New Territories

Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slight

1974

1975

1976 1977

1977: Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb.

Mar. Apr. May

June July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct. Nov.

3,658 4,935 2,403 10,996 3,533 5,534 2,381 11,448

3,806 6,076 2,463 12,345

4,199 6,892 2,771 13,862

340 586 237 343 598 244

370 612 221

317 592 164 330 635 230

342 661 203 358 709 210

407 666 231 353 663 261

380 709 229 404 737 269 382 669 246

376 678 254

1,163 1,185

1,203 1,073

1,195 1,206 1,277

1,304 1,277

1,318 1,410 1,297

1,308

* Including marine and Lantao Island.

94 1,339 3,035

75 1,311 2,874

80 1,435 3,199

77 1,515 3,538

3 143 279

6 126 275

6 126 297

10 117 249 8 111 256

7 115 280 7 125 304

4 161 362 11 129 282

5 114 337

14 149 342 8 140 306

12 130 320


152 2,237 3,690

152 2,496 3,990

163 2,578 4,606 158 2,847 5,621

12 222 456

18 216 464

20 277 463 16 241 491

20 250 554 15 267 539

14 251 587 10 240 574 13 280 580

18 280 600

18 297 586 15 294 541

16 283 576

117 1,331 1,970

145 1,523 1,757

108 1,520 2,060 137 1,670 2,293

7 145 171 13 147 179

12 136 182

8 108 147 15 148 213 9 147 201

10 145 179

8 173 198 13 167 232

12 148 201 11 184 230 12 164 184

15 158 193

Total

13,965 14,323

15,749 17,856

1,438

1,444

1,519 1,387

1,575 1,580 1,622

1,730

1,707 1,715

1,831

1,664

1,703

29


7.11 MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED

Public buses

New As at end of Motor Motor Private Taxis China Motor Kowloon Motor Lantao Others year/month cycles tricycles cars Bus Co. Ltd. Bus Co. Ltd. Bus Co.

Hong Kong Ltd. and N.T. Single Double Single Double

Kowloon deck deck deck deck

1975 22,290 26 114,260 4,754 50 579 448 1,112 42 1,186 1976 21,285 18 113,665 4,754 240 31 671 498 1,202 44 1,208 1977 21,344 14 122,858 5,465 738 12 739 483 1,225 49 1,227 1978 22,093 12 142,049 6,925 738 12 808 486 1,318 53 1,416

1977: Dec. 21,344 14 122,858 5,465 738 12 739 483 1,225 49 1,227

1978: Jan. 21,353 14 124,345 5,626 738 12 745 483 1,228 49 1,240 Feb. 21,312 14 125,497 5,859 738 12 753 483 1,232 49 1,247 Mar. 21,393 14 126,738 6,026 738 12 760 483 1,237 49 1,251 Apr. 21,420 14 128,217 6,184 738 12 765 483 1,241 49 1,260 May 21,472 13 129,504 6,336 738 12 757 483 1,241 49 1,273 June 21,577 13 131,435 6,473 738 12 754 483 1,243 53 1,289 July 21,685 13 133,549 6,572 738 12 762 483 1,250 53 1,303 Aug. 21,805 13 136,003 6,669 738 12 777 483 1,258 53 1,326 Sept. 21,871 12 137,548 6,669 738 12 777 486 1.269 53 1,349 Oct. 21,913 12 139,551 6,745 738 12 785 486 1,280 53 1,366 Nov. 22,037 12 140,956 6,846 738 12 797 486 1,303 53 1,393 Dec. 22,093 12 142,049 6,925 738 12 808 486 1,318 53 1,416

Goods vehicles Crown vehicles (Excluding vehicles

As at end of Private Public Private Public Con- of H.M. Forces) Grand year/month buses light light cars Commercial struction total buses buses sites

Prime Others Cycles Other movers vehicles

1975 293 4,307 1,447 1,283 354 31,660 20 913 2,994 188,018 1976 265 4,346 1,245 1,322 539 36,553 16 857 2,987 191,746 1977 263 4,350 1,079 916 653 42,131 14 943 3.018 207,521 1978 242 4,350 1,026 795 46,601 9 997 3,220 233,150

1977: Dec. 263 4,350 1,079 916 653 42,131 14 943 3,018 207,521

1978: Jan. 261 4,349 1,078 755 661 42,638 14 939 3,048 209,576 Feb. 261 4,349 1,068 517 672 42,891 14 957 3,058 210,983 Mar. 260 4,350 1,053 346 688 43,273 13 1,136 3,065 212,885 Apr. 256 4,350 1,046 187 698 43,681 12 1,156 3,025 214,794 May 255 4,350 1,045 34 699 44,039 12 1,137 3,093 216,542 June 253 4,348 1,043 701 44,441 12 1,127 3,127 219,122 July 247 4,350 1,042 706 44,778 12 1,111 3,143 221,809 Aug. 248 4,349 1,034 715 45,180 11 1,125 3,127 224,926 Sept. 244 4,350 1,032 724 45,556 11 1,113 3,138 226,952 Oct. 246 4,350 1,025 729 45,933 11 1,135 3,185 229,555 Nov. 243 4,350 1,024 749 46,218 10 1,056 3,213 231,496 Dec. 242 4,350 1,026 795 46,601 9 997 3,220 233,150

Tramcars registered: Hongkong Tramways Ltd.-162 tramcars and 22 trailers. Peak Tramways Co. Ltd.-3 tramcars.


COMMUNICATIONS

7.12 TELEPHONE SERVICES STATISTICS

Total Applications Lines equipped Applications received capacity

Year/month Installed Ceased Net gain Working (exchange outstanding lines)

During period As at end of period

1975 115,236 107,536 73,657 33,879 837,023 1,076,420 3,578

1976 155,979 140,823 68,167 72,656 909,679 1,114,980 6,340

1977 168,312 156,080 71,877 84,203 993,882 1,174,020 4,098

1978 174,199 162,788 74,262 88,526 1,082,408 1,223,650 3,218

1977: Dec. 13,272 12,248 5,539 6,709 993,882 1,174,020 4,098

1978: Jan. 14,155 13,000 6,227 6,773 1,000,655 1,167,020 3,810

Feb. 10,837 10,070 4,562 5,508 1,006,163 1,168,420 4,067

Mar. 15,849 12,236 5,658 6,578 1,012,741 1,180,020 4,605

Apr. i4,637 14,706 6,216 8,490 1,021,231 1,184,220 4,466

May 16,629 15,999 6,979 9,020 1,030,251 1,186,220 4,314

June 15,860 14,428 6,332 8,096 1,038,347 1,195,970 3,929

July 13,059 12,770 6,340 6,430 1,044,777 1,205,250 3,820

Aug. 16,081 14,559 6,542 8,017 1,052,794 1,205,250 3,480

Sept. 14,793 14,519 6,668 7,851 1,060,645 1,210,650 3,341

Oct. 14,520 14,354 6,509 7,845 1,068,490 1,213,050 3,706

Nov. 14,721 13,535 6,255 7,280 1,075,770 1,220,450 3,536

Dec. 13,058 12,612 5,974 6,638 1,082,408 1,223,650 3,218


SECTION 8 PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES

8.1 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOODSTUFFS

$ per catty, except where otherwise stated

Rice Meat and poultry Marine fish, fresh

Year/month Top Middle Pork, Pork Beef, Beef, Chicken, Duck, Golden iirade and best cut chop best belly top top thread Mackerel Garoupa

low grade quality flesh grade grade

Monthly average

1975 1.73 1.52 7.29 9.20 9.84 5.87 8.00 5.22 4.35 4.78 8.95 1976 1.54 1.36 7.80 9.94 9.98 5.95 9.02 5.66 4.94 5.22 10.42 1977 1.51 1.30 8.60 11.02 9.86 5.77 8.89 6.28 5.82 6.29 11.78 1978 1.62 1.44 7.99 10.26 9.85 5.80 9.75 6.24 6.76 7.04 13.92

1977: Dec. 1.51 1.30 7.96 10.22 9.67 5.62 8.44 5.57 6.26 6.05 11.51

1978: Jan. 1.52 1.30 7.97 10.19 9.73 5.67 9.49 5.81 6.35 6.40 11.62 Feb. 1.56 1.37 8.34 10.58 9.75 5.69 11.33 6.12 6.72 7.23 13.23 Mar. 1.61 1.42 8.10 10.44 9.75 5.70 10.43 6.26 6.53 7.18 12.10 Apr. 1.63 1.46 8.04 10.33 9.76 5.70 9.98 6.43 6.27 6.16 11.52 May 1.64 1.46 7.97 10.28 9.94 5.92 9.68 5.94 6.17 5.32 11.32 June 1.64 1.47 7.92 10.20 9.98 5.89 9.81 5.87 6.76 5.92 13.39 July 1.64 1.47 7.93 10.24 9.95 5.85 9.49 5.90 6.68 7.69 13.54 Aug. 1.63 1.47 7.95 10.23 9.94 5.87 9.55 6.59 6.99 8.26 16.01 Sept. 1.64 1.47 7.93 10.18 9.94 5.90 9.66 6.35 6.91 7.98 16.41 Oct. 1.64 1.47 7.92 10.13 9.83 5.77 9.38 6.34 7:96 8.24 20.99 Nov. 1.64 1.47 7.92 10.13 9.83 5.81 8.98 6.53 7.02 7.32 13.99 Dec. 1.65 1.47 7.93 10.14 9.81 5.82 9.26 6.75 6.74 6.72 12.94

Fresh-water Fresh vegetables Fresh fruits fish, fresh Fresh

Year/month hen eggs Flour, Sugar Grass Big head White Flowering Tom to Apples Oranges Bananas (per doz.) wheat (per lb.) carp cabbage cabbage a (per doz.) (per doz.) (per lb.)

Monthly average

1975 7.90 6.06 1.66 2.25 2.62 11.09 5.78 1.01 3.89 1.32 2.25 1976 9.19 7.01 l.56 2.28 2.50 10.97 5.46 1.25 4.17 1.28 1.72 1977 11.13 8.35 1.62 2.45 2.37 11.68 6.22 1.46 4.20 1.20 1.40 1978 11.97 8.75 2.28 3.15 2.53 14.59 7.13 1.31 3.90 1.19 1.30

1977: Dec. 10.78 8.23 0.88 2.07 1.82 10.80 6.96 1.26 4.03 1.16 1.29

1978: Jan. 11.57 8.64 2.36 3.79 1.85 13.80 7.24 1.13 4.11 1.16 1.29 Feb. 12.68 8.97 2.36 3.14 1.90 13.80 7.77 1.17 4.24 1.16 1.30 Mar. 12.86 10.50 1.86 2.69 1.78 13.08 6.93 0.99 4.07 1.16 1.30 Apr. 12.86 11.94 2.49 3.38 2.10 14.04 7.07 1.37 3.83 1.16 1.31 May 10.57 8.04 1.73 2.66 2.25 14.04 6.89 1.41 3.74 1.16 1.30 June 11.14 7.60 1.68 2.37 2.61 14.40 6.96 1.38 3.75 1.16 1.30 July 11.95 7.72 2.42 2.97 2.29 14.16 6.83 1.34 3.78 1.16 1.29 Aug. 12.17 7.95 3.25 4.04 3.19 15.12 6.82 1.43 3.78 1.19 1.30 Sept. 12.45 8.01 2.37 3.10 3.49 15.24 6.94 1.47 3.83 1.18 1.29 Oct. 12.33 8.39 3.31 3.99 3.73 15.00 7.04 1.40 3.83 1.23 l.32 Nov. 11.51 8.44 2.18 3.07 3.01 16.08 7.41 1.39 3.84 1.25 1.32 Dec. 11.51 8.85 1.38 2.54 2.18 16.32 7.70 1.27 3.95 1.25 1.32

Note: 1 catty=l.33 lbs. or 0.60 kg.


PRICES AND PRICE INDEX

8.2 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF SELECTED FOODSTUFFS

$per catty, except where otherwise stated

Rice (per picul) Live Live Marine fish, fresh Fresh vegetables, locally produced

Year/month South

pigs cattle See China Thai (per (per Golden Mackerel Garoupa Flowering White Tomato mew jien 100%whole picul) picul) thread cabbage cabbage

Monthly average 1975 141.90 135.22 132.26 315 489 2.89 2.77 6.24 1.23 0.76 1.77 1976 122.79 111.45 109.68 339 470 3.02 2.83 6.83 1.26 0.71 1.33 1977 126.72 114.28 104.80 353 442 3.88 3.23 7.70 1.32 0.74 1.24 1978 128.79 125.68 126.52 333 452 3.75 3.55 7.91 1.81 1.09 1.39

1977: Dec. 123.33 115.89 108.02 329 394 4.03 3.10 6.95 1.08 0.31 0.91

1978: Jan. 124.66 119.48 116.35 338 437 4.28 3.72 7.31 2.38 1.48 1.04 Feb. 128.01 127.25 128.25 343 418 4.00 5.20 7.48 1.45 1.08 1.03 Mar. 133.98 131.13 132.93 333 389 3.95 4.26 7.87 1.39 0.93 0.75 Apr. 137.45 134.00 134.14 334 480 3.85 3.56 6.91 2.08 1.21 1.19 May 137.91 134.00 133.10 333 576 4.02 2.70 6.94 1.49 0.60 1.31 June 137.18 133.93 133.86 331 485 4.45 2.97 8.05 1.17 0.58 1.62 July 131.91 129.27 128.29 330 475 4.16 3.57 7.98 1.40 0.94 1.20 Aug. 124.58 122.24 122.44 330 475 3.51 3.74 10.23 2.83 1.66 1.85 Sept. 123.32 121.48 122.32 330 446 3.55 3.66 9.85 1.54 1.02 1.79 Oct. 121.45 121.28 122.17 331 413 3.23 3.90 12.57 2.84 1.95 2.03 Nov. 120.67 121.44 122.26 332 396 3.11 3.72 8.24 1.65 1.07 1.58 Dec. 124.40 112.66 122.10 335 438 3.32 3.49 7.11 1.47 0.52 1.31

Note: 1 catty=l.33 lbs. or 0.60 kg. 1 picul (100 catties)=133.33 lbs. or 60.48 kgs.

8.3 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A)

(July 73-June 74=100)

Food- Fuel and Alcoholic Oothing Durable Miscel- Transport Year/month All items stuffs Housing light drinks and and goods laneous and Services

tobacco footwear goods vehicles

Weights attached 100.00 56.60 14.08 3.39 2.65 3.82 1.41 4.58 4.36 9.11

Monthly average 1975 107.5 103.2 110.7 129.3 120.5 98.0 105.8 115.3 107.6 116.8 1976 111.2 106.3 115.8 132.6 129.1 97.9 106.4 119.8 111.9 123.3 1977 117.7 113.5 124.3 134.9 133.4 100.8 109.2 124.7 115.3 129.9 1978 124.7 121.3 130.3 134.7 141.7 103.3 114.4 133.2 121.7 137.1

1977: Dec. 117 111 127 135 137 103 110 125 117 133

1978: Jan. 121 116 127 135 137 102 111 127 117 134 Feb. 123 120 127 135 137 102 112 128 121 136 Mar. 122 119 128 135 140 101 112 130 119 135 Apr. 125 122 129 135 140 101 113 132 119 135 May 122 118 129 135 141 103 113 133 119 136 June 122 118 130 135 141 103 113 133 120 136 July 125 121 130 135 141 103 114 134 120 138 Aug. 127 125 130 134 141 103 114 135 121 139 Sept. 126 123 132 134 142 103 116 136 124 139 Oct. 129 128 132 134 146 104 118 136 124 138 Nov. 127 124 132 134 147 107 118 137 128 139 Dec. 127 121 137 135 147 107 119 137 128 140


PRICE INDEXES

8.4 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B)

(July 73-June 74=100)

Food- Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing Durable Miscel- Transport Year/month All items stuffs Housing light drinks and and goods laneous and Services



Monthly average 1975 107.5 103.6 110.2 128.6 117.7 97.7 104.3 113.9 111.7 115.1 1976 111.8 107.0 115.0 131.5 125.7 97.6 104.6 117.2 116.3 122.4 1977 117.9 114.3 123.1 133.9 130.1 100.3 106.8 121.3 119.9 130.3 1978 124.9 121.9 129.4 133.7 137.5 102.3 111.8 129.9 125.3 138.0

1977: Dec. 118 112 126 134 133 102 107 122 121 134

1978: Jan. 121 117 126 134 133 101 108 124 122 135 Feb. 123 120 126 134 133 101 109 125 124 137 Mar .. 122 120 127 134 136 100 110 127 123 136 Apr. 124 122 127 134 136 100 110 129 123 136 May 123 119 128 134 137 102 110 129 123 136 June 123 119 129 134 137 102 111 130 124 137 July 125 122 130 134 137 102 111 130 124 139 Aug. 127 125 130 133 137 102 111 131 126 139 Sept. 127 124 131 133 138 102 113 132 127 140 Oct. 129 128 131 133 142 103 115 133 128 140 Nov. 127 124 132 133 142 106 116 134 130 140 Dec. 128 123 136 134 142 106 117 135 130 141

8.5 HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

(July 73-June 74=100)

Food- Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing Durable Miscel- Transport Year/month All items stuffs Housing light drinks and and goods laneous and Services



Monthly average 1975 105.3 102.4 103.2 128.3 113.9 95.4 102.1 110.8 117.7 106.3 1976 109.7 106.6 105.0 128.5 121.8 98.2 101.4 113.5 124.2 116.2 1977 115.3 113.4 107.8 130.3 125.3 101.5 102.9 117.3 127.8 127.0 1978 121.8 120.6 113.8 130.3 131.4 104.8 106.6 123.7 132.8 137.3

1977: Dec. 116 112 110 131 127 106 104 118 129 130 -1978: Jan. 118 116 110 131 127 102 104 119 129 131

Feb. 119 119 111 131 127 100 105 120 130 133 Mar. 119 118 111 131 130 103 106 121 131 133 Apr. 120 120 113 130 130 103 106 122 132 134 May 120 117 113 130 131 104 106 123 132 134 June 121 118 114 130 131 105 106 123 132 135 July 122 121 114 130 131 103 106 124 132 137 Aug. 123 124 115 130 132 101 107 125 134 139 Sept. 124 123 115 130 133 106 108 126 134 141 Oct. 125 126 116 130 135 108 110 126 135 141 Nov. 125 123 116 130 135 112 107 127 136 143 Dec. 126 122 117 130 135 110 108 128 136 147

34 Hong Kong Month(v Digest of Statistics December 1978

PRICE INDEXES

8.6 CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B): AVERAGES FOR THE PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS

(July 73-June 74=100)

Period C.P.I. (A) C.P.I. (B)

Jan. 1975 - Dec. 1975 107.5 107.5

Feb. 1975 -Jan. 1976 107.8 107.8

Mar. 1975 - Feb. 1976 107.8 107.9

Apr. 1975 - Mar. 1976 108.2 108.3

May 1975 - Apr. 1976 108.5 108.6

June 1975 - May 1976 108.7 108.8

July 1975 - June 1976 108.8 109.2

Aug. 1975 -July 1976 109.2 109.6

Sept. 1975 - Aug. 1976 109.8 110.2

Oct. 1975 - Sept. 1976 110.3 110.7

Nov. 1975 - Oct. 1976 110.4 110.9

Dec. 1975 - Nov. 1976 110.8 111.3

Jan. 1976- Dec. 1976 111.2 111.8

Feb. 1976 - Jan. 1977 I 11.8 112.3

Mar. 1976- Feb. 1977 112.6 113.0

Apr. 1976 - Mar. 1977 113.2 113.6

May 1976 - Apr. 1977 113.8 114.2

June 1976 - May 1977 114.3 114.7

July 1976 - June 1977 114.8 115.2

Aug. 1976-July 1977 115.5 115.8

Sept. 1976 - Aug. 1977 115.9 116.2

Oct. 1976- Sept. 1977 116.3 116.5

Nov. 1976- Oct. 1977 116.8 117.1

Dec. 1976 - Nov. 1977 117.3 117.5

Jan. 1977 - Dec. 1977 117.7 117.9

Feb. 1977 - Jan. 1978 118.2 118.4

Mar. 1977 - Feb. 1978 118.6 118.8

Apr. 1977 - Mar. 1978 119.0 119.3

May 1977 -Apr. 1978 119.7 119.8

June 1977 - May 1978 120.3 120.4

July 1977 -June 1978 120.6 120.8

Aug. 1977 - July 1978 121.l 121.3

Sept. 1977 - Aug. 1978 121.8 122.0

Oct. 1977 - Sept. 1978 122.3 122.7

Nov. 1977 - Oct. 1978 123.1 123.4

Dec. 1977 - Nov. 1978 123.8 124.1

Jan. 1978 - Dec. 1978 124.7 124.9


As at end of year/month

SECTION 9

Legal tender coins and notes in circulation

Commercial bank issues

Government issues

Total

MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE

9.1 MONEY SUPPLY

Licensed banks'

holdings of legal tender

coins and notes

Legal tender coins

and notes in hands of non-bank

public

Demand deposits

with licensed banks

Money <upply

(definition I)

Time deposits

with licensed banks

Savings deposits

with licensed banks

$million

Money supply (definition 2)

(A) (B) (A)-(B)=(C)

3,652 4,383 5,431 6,548

(D) (C)+(D)=(E) (F)

15,780 18,423 19,616 26,275

(G) (E)+(F)+(G)=(H)

1975 1976 1977 1978

1977: Dec.


4,068 4,756 5,759 6,986

5,759

6,470 6,225 6,133 6,106 6,095 6,180 6,330 6,490 6,518 6,615 6,692 6,986

359 421 596 789

596

693 704 677 657 644 625 621 647 664 677 718 789

4,427 5,177 6,355 7,775

6,355

7,163 6,929 6,810 6,763 6,739 6,805 6,951 7,137 7,182 7,292 7,410 7,775

775 794 924

1,227

924

1,333 1,180 1,084 1,020 1,014

887 1,016 1,093

918 1,087 1,195 1,227

5,431

5,830 5,749 5,726 5,743 5,725 5,918 5,935 6,044 6,264 6,205 6,215 6,548

7,760 9,667

12,650 15,733

12,650

13,360 12,305 12,443 12,840 12,632 13,430 14,108 15,180 15,761 15,276 14,743 15,733

11,412 14,050 18,081 22,281

18,081

19,190 18,054 18,169 18,583 18,357 19,348 20,043 21,224 22,025 21,481 20,958 22,281

19,616

20,326 21,494 21,811 22,401 23,138 23,300 23,587 23,721 24,409 24,605 26,139 26,275

12,803 15,940 20,753 24,850

20,753

20,792 21,446 21,839 22,282 22,804 23,649 23,977 24,144 24,435 24,592 24,393 24,850

9.2 BANKS: LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

Liabilities

As at end of No. of D ~mo~nt Other

Year/month licensed pos~ts b~~k~ liabili-Total liabili·

ties

1975 1976 1977

1978

banks 1

abroad ties

74 74 74 88

36,343 21,243 8,011 65,597 44,030 27,598 8,170 79,798

53,019 36,850 10,497 100,366 66,858 51,385 13,624 131,867

1977: Dec. 74 53,019 36,850 10,497 100,366

54,478 39,Q.43 9,938 103,459 55,246 38,507 10,644 104,397 56,093 39,260 10,968 106,321 57,523 36,614 10,852 104,989 58,574 36,349 11,548 106,471 60,379 37,553 11,376 109,308 61,672 37,728 12,010 111,410 63,045 39,294 13,057 115,396 64,605 41,152 13,593 119,350 64,473 44,931 14,224 123,628 65,275 49,313 15,118 129,706 66,858 51,385 13,624 131,867

1978: Jan.

Feb. Mar. Apr. May

June

July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

74 74

74 74 74 76 76 77 80 82 84

88

Cash

775 794 924

1,227

924

1,333 1,180 1,084 1,020 1,014

887 1,016 1,093

918 1,087 1,195 1,227

Assets

Amount due from Loans and banks abroad advances

Demand & short Time Hong

term deposits Kong Abroad claims

19,044 2,001 24,998 10,077 22,448 3,301 29,480 13,255

28,952 5,200 36,856 18,793 37,425 13,381 52,814 16,411

Investments

Hong Abroad Kong

2,891 3,251

3,836 4,294

50 74

IOI 137

28,952 5,200 36,856 18,793 3,836 101

29,961 5,625 29,685 5,000

31,154 6,639 30,751 7,049 31,310 7,086 32,689 7,018 33,203 7,478 35,568 7,485 36,166 8,550 35,725 10,705 36,552 12,484 37,425 13,381

37,944 19,321 38,494 19,634 39,833 18,468 41,114

41,511 42,640

43,993 44,846 46,476 48,533 50,886 52,814

16,143

16,117 16,749 16,007 15,827 16,444 16,328 16,874 16,411

3,846 3,892

3,905 ),939

'.045 3,999 3,998 4,038 4,060 4,096 4,120 4,294

74 82 92

115 112 114 99

121 121 116 112 137

Note: Corresponding statistics for deposit-taking companies are in Table 9.16.

Other assets

Hong Kong

3,525

3,666 4,218 5,980

Abroad

2,236

3,529 1,486

198

4,218 1,486

3,954 4,634

4,932 4,703 5,101

4,996 5,429 5,975 6,437 6,852 7,278 5,980

1,401 1,796

214 155

175 216

187 443 178 186 205

198

39,995 48,413 58,450 73,406

58,450

60,308 60,994 61,819 63,266 64,299 66,297 67,607 69,089 70,869 70,678 71,490 73,406

$million

Average liquidity

Total during assets month/

last

65,597 79,798

100,366

131,867

month of year

% 49.8 45.3 45.3 46.2

100,366 45.3

103,459 104,397 106,321 104,989 106,471 109,308 111,410 115,396 119,350 123,628 129,706 131,867

45.1

45.4 45.3 45.2 45.0 44.4

44.1 45.2 46.S

46.5 46.2 46.2


BANKING

9.3 ANALYSIS OF LOANS AND ADVANCES

As at last day of quarter ended

1. Manufacturing:

(a) textiles: (i) cotton

(ii) other

(b) footwear and wearing apparel

(c) metal products and engineering

(d) rubber, pla&tics and chemicals

(e) shipbuilding and repair

(f) electrical and electronic

(g) food

(h) beverages and tobacco

(i) printing and publishing

(j) miscellaneous

2. Agriculture and fisheries:

(a) fisheries

(b) livestock and livestock products

(c) vegetables and horticulture

3. Transport and transport equipment

4. Electricity, gas and telephone

5. Building and construction

6. General commence:

(a) import, export and wholesale trade

(b) retail trade

7. Mining and quarrying

8. Miscellaneous:

(a) hotels, boarding houses and catering

(b) financial concerns including banks

(c) stockbrokers

( d) professional and private individuals: (i) to purchase residential property

(ii) for other business purposes (iii) for other private purposes

( e) all others

Total loans and advances

Dec. 1975

2,982

1,293 (792) (501)

393

294

294

34

189

80

44

108

253

15

7

4

4

2,256

257

1,809

Dec. 1976

3,769

1,459 (910) (549)

479

367

373

113

397

85

19

110

367

23

7

10

6

2,092

71

2,275

Dec. 1977

4,363

1,472 (909) (563)

654

504

408

125

439

116

15

160

470

27

8

13

6

2,903

39

3,055

Banks

Mar. 1978

5,187

1,666 (1,029)

(637)

763

641

537

180

532

152

21

171

524

28

8

12

8

2,804

38

3,439

June 1978

5,932

1,813 (1,148)

(665)

813

647

529

279

626

188

88

214

735

30

9

12

9

2,954

113

3,924

Sept. 1978

6,026

1,861 (1,120)

(741)

830

632

525

259

688

146

43

245

797

39

15

14

10

3,291

226

4,371

Dec. 1978

6,642

1,789 (1,083)

(706)

1,083

683

575

333

769

130

100

248

932

45

16

19

10

4,154

275

5,288

9,305 10,338 11,876 12,566 13,109 13,800 15,539

8,883

422

7

9,788 11,198 11,778 12,279 12,915 14,502

550 678 788 830 885 1,037

8 3 33 28 38

8,367 10,904 14,590 15,770 16,545 18,695 20,833

328

1,888

358

4,301 N.A. N.A. N.A.

1,492

24,998

440

2,579

550

5,318 N.A. N.A. N.A.

2,017

29,480

477

3,895

490

6,833 N.A. N.A. N.A.

2,895

36,856

476

3,919

527

7,588 N.A. N.A. N.A.

3,260

39,833

411

3,851

505

7,968 N.A. N.A. N.A.

3,810

42,640

426

4,505

565

8,936 N.A. N.A. N.A. 4,263

46,476

536

6,411

462

9,631 (4,940) (2,007) (2,684)

3,793

52,814

Note: Figures comprising only loans and advances in Hong Kong. N.A.: not available.


$million

Deposittaking

companies Dec. 1978

654

165 (77) (88)

45

51

32

130

84

33

34

80

5

3

2

2,104

9

1,636

1,675

1,574

101

6

4,050

69

885

81

1,502 (782) (261) (459)

1,513

10,139

37~

BANKING

38

9.4 INTEREST RATES PAID BY PRINCIPAL BANKS % per annum

Time deposits rates paid Savings Effective from deposits

7 days' call 3 months 6 months 12 months rate paid

1 Jan. 197S 4t 6 7 7t 4t 19 Feb. 197S 4t St 6t 7 4t 22 Feb. 197S 4! 4t St 6 4t 1 Mar. 197S 4! 4t 5t 6 3t 8 Mar. 197S 2t 3! 4t St 3t 12 Mar. 197S 2t 3! 4t St 2t 3 Aug. 1976 2 2i 4 s 2

8 Jan. 1977 2* li 3 4 li 14 Apr. 1977 li 2!(3)t 3(4)t li 1 May 1978 2! 2! 3 4 2! 17 July 1978 2t 2t 3-l- 4! 2t 30 Oct. 1978 3t 3t 41 Si . 3t 9 Nov. 1978 4t 4t St 6! 4t

Note: Interest rate for deposits over 12 months is by agreement between the individual depositor and the bank concerned. * Interest paid on 7 days' call deposit was abolished from 13th January 1977 to 30th April 1978. t Two different interest rates are paid from 14th April 1977 to 30th April 1978.

9.5 INTEREST RATES CHARGED AND BANK CHEQUES CLEARED

Year/month

197S 1976

1977 1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb.

Mar. Apr. May

June July

Aug.

Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

* With effect from lst May 1978. t With effect from l 7th July 1978.

The HSBC's quoted best lending rate

% per annum

6t-9 6-6t

4!-St 4!-8!

4i

4i 4i

4i

4i St*

St 6t 6 6

7U

Si~

8!

t With effect from 30th October 1978. ~ With effect from 9th November 1978.

Inter-bank lending rate

% per annum

!-tot 1-7! 1-6

4-12t

4-S

4-6i

S-7t

4i-6t 4t-6 4-6t

4t-Si 4t-St 4-St 4-8

6-9t

7t-12t 71- llt

Bank cheques Value of bank cleared cheques cleared

Items $million 33,6S7,302 394,291

39,067,421 S46,978 41,4S0,772 647,487 49,621,611 l,006,S98

3,878,6Sl 61,74S

4,171,186 67,769 3,028,744 S4,791

3,726,760 69,21S 3,664,S79 66,228 4,220,8S8 77,991 4,2S3,74S 88,702

3,909,S63 82,094 4,4S2,016 101,0SS

4,SS6,767 101,317 4,3SS,093 96,069 4,840,84S 107,944 4,441,4SS 93,42S


FINANCE

9.6 EXCHANGE RATES IN HONG KONG DOLLARS AND THE EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEX FOR THE HONG KONG DOLLAR

As at end of year/month

U.S. dollar Sterling Deutsche

mark Yen Canadian Australian Singapore Guilder New Taiwan dollar dollar dollar dollar

Swiss franc

(Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency)

1975 1976 1977 1978

1977: Dec.


5.040 4.677 4.620 4.810

4.620

4.609 4.616 4.630 4.639 4.666 4.654 4.662 4.730 4.746 4.735 4.817 4.810

10.30 8.20 8.94 9.87

8.94

9.03 8.99 8.67 8.52 8.55 8.72 9.02 9.19 9.41

10.00 9.44 9.87

1.93 2.00 2.22 2.66

2.22

2.19 2.27 2.30 2.25 2.22 2.25 2.29 2.39 2.45 2.78 2.52 2.66

0.0165 0.0161 0.0194 0.0249

0.0194

0.0191 0.0194 0.0208 0.0208 0.0210 0.0229 0.0246 0.0250 0.0252 0.0270 0.0246 0.0249

5.01 4.71 4.24 4.06

4.24

4.17 4.15 4.09 4.11 4.18 4.15. 4.13 4.12 4.02 4.07 4.12 4.06

6.34 5.12 5.31 5.56

5.31

5.26 5.26 5.32 5.28 5.29 5.36 5.40 5.47 5.51 5.64 5.49 5.56

2.05 1.93 2.00 2.24

2.00

1.98 2.00 2.02 2.00 2.01 2.01 2.06 2.11 2.14 2.27 2.21 2.24

As at end of year/month Renminbi Thailand Indonesian Belgian Republic of French

baht rupiah franc Korea won franc

(Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency)

1975 1976 1977 1978

1977: Dec.


2.5740 2.5491 2.6483 2.9780

2.6483

2.6802 2.7902 2.7678 2.7405 2.7405 2.7405 2.7405 2.7693 2.7917 2.8727 2.8960 2.9780

0.249 0.237 0.230 0.240

0.230

0.230 0.231 0.231 0.231 0.232 0.232 0.232 0.239 0.239 0.239 0.241 0.240

* Figure refers to 30th December 1977. t Figure refers to 29th September 1978. :j: Figure refers to 29th December 1978.

0.012 0.011 0.011 0.008

0.011

0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.008 0.008

0.127 0.131 0.144 0.170

'0.144

0.143 0.147 0.149 0.146 0.144 0.145 0.147 0.154 0.157 0.178 0.162 0.170

0.012 0.010 0.010 0.010

0.010

0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010

1.138 0.955 0.995 1.175

0.995

0.984 0.984 1.022 1.020 1.026 1.054 1.080 1.102 1.115 1.205 1.117 1.175

1.89 1.92 2.06 2.45

2.06

2.04

2.13 2.15 2.10 2.08 2.10 2.12 2.21 2.26 2.57 2.33 2.45

Italian lira

0.0070 0.0054 0.0054 0.0059

0.0054

0.0054 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0056 0.0058 0.0059 0.0061 0.0058 0.0059

0.127 0.123 0.123 0.133

0.123

0.124 0.124 0.124 0.124 0.124 0.125 0.133 0.133 0.133 0.133 0.133 0.133

SDR

1.93 1.93 2.34 3.00

2.34

2.33 2.49 2.49 2.40 2.44 2.52 2.67 2.89 3.08 3.26 2.82 3.00

Effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong

dollar

(18.12.71=100)

5.90013 5.43388 5.61560* 6.26251:j:

5.61560*

5.60049 5.66245 5.72578 5.68415 5.69182 5.76877 5.87347 6.01093 6.08252t 6.38652 6.12920 6.26251:j:

107.4 114.4 106.6 93.2

106.6

107.0 105.2 103.8 104.6 104.0 101.6 98.6 96.7 95.3 90.7 95.1 93.2

Note: Figures for periods before May 1977 are based on closing selling banknote rates and those from May 1977 onwards based on closing selling T/T rates.


FINANCE

9.7 EXCHANGE RATES IN HONG KONG DOLLARS AND THE EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEX FOR THE HONG KONG DOLLAR IN DECEMBER 1978

As at end U.S. dollar Sterling Deutsche Yen Canadian Australian Singapore Guilder New Taiwan Swiss of day mark dollar dollar dollar dollar franc

December (Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency)

1 4.823 9.39 2.50 0.0241 4.13 5.47 2.20 2.31 0.133 2.79 2 4.820 9.38 2.51 0.0241 4.13 5.48 2.20 2.31 0.133 2.80

4 4.817 9.38 2.50 0.0243 4.13 5.46 2.20 2.31 0.133 2.80 5 4.815 9.43 2.53 0.0247 4.12 5.48 2.22 2.32 0.133 2.85 6 4.807 9.41 2.52 0.0245 4.10 5.49 2.21 2.33 0.133 2.85 7 4.805 9.39 2.51 0.0243 4.10 5.45 2.20 2.32 0.133 2.83 8 4.805 9.42 2.52 0.0243 4.10 5.46 2.21 2.32 0.133 2.84 9 4.810 9.47 2.52 0.0245 4.10 5.47 2.21 2.33 0.133 2.84

11 4.813 9.49 2.54 0.0245 4.10 5.49 2.21 2.34 0.133 2.86 12 4.817 9.59 2.55 0.0249 4.09 5.51 2.23 2.35 0.133 2.88 13 4.809 9.53 2.54 0.0247 4.09 5.50 2.23 2.34 0.133 2.86 14 4.805 9.52 2.53 0.0246 4.08 5.49 2.22 2.33 0.133 2.84 15 4.797 9.53 2.54 0.0247 4.07 5.49 2.23 2.35 0.133 2.86 16 4.801 9.53 2.55 0.0247 4.07 5.50 2.23 2.36 0.133 2.87

18 4.795 9.64 2.58 0.0249 4.07 5.50 2.24 2.39 0.133 2.91 19 4.800 9.67 2.60 0.0250 4.05 5.52 2.23 2.41 0.133 2.92 20 4.815 9.76 2.64 0.0251 4.07 5.55 2.24 2.43 0.133 2.98 21 4.813 9.72 ' 2.63 0.0249 4.08 5.54 2.23 2.43 0.133 2.95 22 4.813 9.67 2.59 0.0247 4.08 5.53 2.23 2.40 0.133 2.93 23 4.815 9.70 2.60 0.0250 4.08 5.54 2.23 2.41 0.133 2.94

27 4.808 9.73 2.62 0.0248 4.07 5.54 2.23 2.42 0.133 2.96 28 4.810 9.84 2.66 0.0250 4.07 5.55 2.24 2.46 0.133 3.00 29 4.807 9.82 2.65 0.0249 4.06 5.55 2.23 2.45 0.133 2.99 30 4.810 9.87 2.66 0.0249 4.06 5.56 2.24 2.45 0.133 3.00

Effective As at end Thailand Indonesian Belgian Republic of French Italian exchange rate

Renminbi SDR index for the of day baht rupiah franc Korea won franc lira Hong Kong dollar

December (Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency) (18.12.71 =100)

1 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.161 0.010 1.108 0.0058 6.10544 95.7 2 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.160 0.010 1.106 0.0058 96.8

4 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.160 0.010 1.106 0.0058 6.10189 95.6 5 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.160 0.010 1.108 0.0058 6.11731 95.0 6 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.108 0.0058 6.11878 95.2 7 2.8960 0.240 0.008 0.161 0.010 1.106 0.0058 6.11552 95.6 8 ·2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.161 0.010 1.104 0.0058 6.11715 95.5 9 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.112 0.0058 95.2

11 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.112 0.0058 6.14683 95.0 12 2.9197 0.241 0.008 0.163 0.010 1.122 0.0058 6.16041 94.4 13 2.9197 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.118 0.0058 6.13782 94.7 14 2.9197 0.240 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.116 0.0058 6.13570 94.9 15 2.9197 0.240 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.118 0.0058 6.14203 94.7 16 2.9197 0.240 0.008 0.164 0.010 1.122 0.0058 94.6

18 2.9197 0.240 0.008 0.165 0.010 1.126 0.0058 6.20219 94.2 19 2.9429 0.240 0.008 0.166 0.010 1.142 0.0059 6.23563 93.9 20 2.9429 0.240 0.008 0.169 0.010 1.158 0.0059 6.26229 93.4 21 2.9429 0.240 0.008 0.169 0.010 1.159 0.0059 6.21522 93.7 22 2.9429 0.240 0.008 0.167 0.010 1.152 0.0059 6.21671 94.1 23 2.9429 0.240 0.008 0.167 0.010 1.148 0.0059 93.7

27 2.9429 0.240 0.008 0.167 0.010 1.150 0.0059 6.24881 93.9 28 2.9780 0.240 0.008 0.169 0.010 1.175 0.0059 6.27575 93.1 29 2.9780 0.240 0.008 0.169 0.010 1.170 0.0059 6.26251 93.3 30 2.9780 0.240 0.008 0.170 0.010 1.175 0.0059 93.2

Note: Figures are based on closing selling T/T rates. Dashes indicate no quotation rates published for the day.


FINANCE

9.8 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF TIIE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

$million

Revenue Expenditure Year*/quarter

Social Direct Indirect Other Total Economic General Unallocable Total taxes taxes revenue services services services expenditure

1974-1975 2,186 1,402 2,287 5,875 866 3,499 1,732 159 6,255

1975-1976 2,299 1,814 2,407 6,520 696 3,358 1,793 185 6,032

1976-1977 2,784 2,245 2,465 7,494 787 3,541 2,026 236 6,591

1977-1978 3,467 2,724 4,042 10,233 1,470 4,006 3,241 280 8,997

1977: July-Sept. 191 629 699 1,518 226 984 642 63 1,914

Oct.-Dec. 1,128 709 1,154 2,991 632 1,032 663 80 2,407

1978: Jan.-Mar. 1,784 764 1,557 4,105 429 1,159 1,429 66 3,082

Apr.-June 541 845 1,056 2,443 280 1,028 686 78 2,072

July-Sept. 201 840 1,224 2,264 401 1,184 861 72 2,517

* Fiscal year. Note: 'Economic services' includes primary products, airport and harbour, commerce and industry, transport and communica

tions. roads and civil engineering. 'Social services' includes education, medical and health, water, housing, fire services, labour, social welfare, amenities

and related services. 'General services' includes administration, law and order. defence, public relations, revenue collection and financial

control. 'Unallocable expenditure' includes interest and repayment on public debt, pensions and advances.

9.9 VALUE OF STOCK EXCHANGE TURNOVER

S million

Hong Kong Far East Kam Ngan Kowloon Year/month Stock Exchange Ltd. Stock Stock Total turnover

Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd.

1975 2,503.53 4,724.90 2,807.73 299.02 10,335.18

1976 3,188.72 6,018.18 3,755.54 193.49 13,155.93

1977 1,621.07 2,898.79 1,575.40 31.48 6,126.74

1978 5,317.56 13,728.25 8,253.18 120.02 27,419.01

1977: Dec. 96.23 176.05 97.02 2.16 371.46

1978: Jan. 127.83 242.80 122.44 1.80 494.87

Feb. 74.20 138.05 66.32 0.84 279.41

Mar. 260.44 450.71 259.52 3.44 974.11

Apr. 245.49 468.65 256.30 4.34 974.78

May 260.46 495.65 288.09 5.39 1,049.59

June 678.30 1,680.61 870.46 15.34 3,244.71

July 527.94 1,275.68 854.34 12.68 2,670.64

Aug. 949.51 2,798.71 1,676.55 29.32 5,454.09

Sept. 796.68 2,646.48 1,559.49 24.54 5,027.19

Oct. 506.08 1,363,76 906.35 7.87 2,784.06

Nov. 680.20 1,713.77 1,083.40 12.12 3,489.49

Dec. 210.43 453.38 309.92 2.34 976.07


FINANCE

42

9.10 INDEX OF SHARE PRICES

Year/month

Monthly average

1975 1976 1977 1978

1977: Dec.


Hang Seng Index (31.7.64=100)

300.51 419.50 425.30 526.91

404.02

405.32 413.03 449.44 460.23 472.57 556.88 584.42 679.82 633.14 673.11 499.43 495.51

• The Kam Ngan Index was multiplied by 10.

Far East Index (1.4.71 =1000)

As at end of month

1,486.40 2,099.51 2,060.36 2,499.54

1,910.95

1,926.76 1,935.50 2,117.50 2,162.80 2,178.39 2,688.95 2,828.82 3,359.27 3,079.79 3,177.65 2,287.66 2,251.38

Kam Ngan Index• (2.l.73=100)

255.80 358.14 364.75 461.52

348.19

350.79 355.92 389.29 398.52 415.58 487.62 508.06 601.84 561.79 596.88 440.43 431.46

9.11 INDEX OF SHARE PRICES AND VALUE OF STOCK EXCHANGE TURNOVER IN DECEMBER 1978

Stock exchange turnover

All at H"i:is.i::ng Ff~d~~st Kafu:e~an* H K Kam Ngan Kowloon end of day (31.7.64=100) (l.4.71=1000) (2.l.73=100)

0~~ockong Far East Stock Stock Total

December

4 5 6 7 8

11 12 13 14 15

18 19 20 21 22

27 28 29

500.74

520.07 516.93 525.08 521.99 522.72

518.94 513.81 503.11 507.59 508.02

496.34 491.47 498.79 502.23 511.36

503.70 500.09 495.51

2,291.31

2,398.28 2,370.98 2,414.88 2,371.55 2,379.10

2,359.77 2,320.10 2,284.50 2,308.52 2,312.21

2,232.71 2,216.90 2,271.75 2,300.85 2,335.14

2,279.40 2,284.93 2,251.38

• The Kam Ngan Index was multiplied by 10.

440.76

456.62 453.74 460.97 458.00 456.53

453.59 448.56 440.59 445.33 445.40

434.30 428.61 435.10 436.20 443.02

438.21 435.79 431.46

Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd.

$ mn.

9.06

11.83 14.59 13.30 17.08 6.69

9.74 9.57

10.58 11.48 9.88

15.37 9.72

12.85 10.23 10.95

8.11 8.99

10.41

$mn.

20.81

32.72 49.68 48.17 33.72 18.07

17.53 14.97 21.51 17.98 14.18

26.83 23.87 20.85 17.17 18.42

13.56 23.05 20.29

$mn.

14.99

21.78 27.30 42.10 29.66 10.98

10.06 9.84

13.31 10.64 8.28

22.49 17.69 13.13 9.13

11.92

8.11 15.73 12.78

$mn.

0.10

0.19 0.23 0.09 0.14 0.10

0.09 0.05 0.06 0.09 0.02

0.30 0.26 0.11 0.05 0.17

0.02 0.17 0.10

$ mn.

44.96

66.52 91.80

103.66 80.60 35.84

37.42 34.43 45.46 40.19 32.36

64.99 51.54 46.94 36.58 41.46

29.80 47.94 43.58


FINANCE

9.12 COMMODITY EXCHANGE TURNOVER

Cotton Sugar Year/month Lots Value Lots Value

(25,000 lbs. each) (U.S.$'000) (112,000 lbs. each) (U.S.$'000)

1977 9,151 * 128,150* 1,410t 14,810t 1978 6,908 103,320 2,323 23,210

1977: Dec. 961 12,370 416 4,540

1978: Jan. 902 12,410 292 3,220 Feb. 992 14,230 172 2,640 Mar. 645 9,400 193 1,890 Apr. 608 8,820 120 1,150 May 950 14,280 163 1,490 June 766 11,650 271 2,340 July 547 7,960 205 1.560 Aug. 434 6,540 167 1,370 Sept. 295 4,550 261 2,560 Oct. 310 5,150 278 2,950 Nov. 264 4,760 132 1,350 Dec. 195 3,570 69 690

* Figures for the period 9th May 1977-31st December 1977 only. t Figures for the period 15th November 1977-31st December 1977 only.

9.13 CLOSING QUOTATIONS OF COMMODITY FUTURES AND COMMODITY EXCHANGE TURNOVER IN DECEMBER 1978

Cotton Sugar As at Turnover Closing quotations* (U.S. cents/lb.) Turnover Closing quotations* (U.S. cents/lb.) end of day

Dec. 1

4 5 6 7 8

11 12 13 14 15

18 19 20 21 22

27 28 29

Lots Value Delivery month (25,000 (U.S. 78 79 79 79 79 79

lbs. each) $'000) Dec. Mar. May July Oct. Dec.

9

7 16 5 7 5

7 5

11 5 6

3 3 9 3 3

76 11 4

170

130 290 90

130 90

130 90

200 90

110

50 50

160 50 60

1,410 200

70

69.50 74.46 75.75 77.00 78.40

69.25 74.20 75.50 76.75 78.15 68.25 73.20 74.88 75.75 77.15 68.60 73.55 75.38 76.10 77.50 68.10 73.01 74.55 75.60 77.00 68.00 72.75 73.75 75.30 76.75

66.80 71.55 73.00 75.75 75.55 67.50 70.75 72.75 74.95 74.75 69.00 72.00 73.50 76.20 76.00 65.15 72.75 73.45 76.95 76.75 65.35 72.00 73.38 76.25 76.00

64.55 71.65 73.40 75.90 75.65 68.00 72.25 73.25 76 50 76.25 68.10 72.00 73.00 76.25 76.00 68.10 72.00 72.25 76.25 76.00 68.75 73.00 74.00 75.25 75.00

t 72.12 72.75 74.25 73.20 68.00 t 72.00 72.38 74.63 73.20 68.00 t 72.25 73.13 74.30 73.20 68.00

Lots Value (112,000 (U.S. 79 79 lbs. each) $'000) Jan. Mar.

12

3 5 1 5 2

1 2 8 8 3

3 1 1 3 3

2 1 5

120 7.98 8.67

30 8.00 8.70 50 7;90 8.59 10 7.90 8.55 50 7.95 8.63 20 8.05 8.88

10 8.10 8.78 20 8.40 9.10 80 8.18 8.94 80 8.13 8.75 30 8.18 8.88

30 8.15 8.99 10 8.25 9.15 10 8.54 9.15 30 8.33 8.98 30 8.30 8.90

20 7.88 8.75 10 7.90 8.75 50 t 8.42

Delivery month 79 79 79

May July Sept.

8.89 9.22 9.40

9.03 9.28 9.43 8.80 9.00 9.30 8.73 9.00 9.25 8.92 9.14 9.41 9.17 9.37 9.63

9.00 9.24 9.50 9.28 9.40 9.70 9.22 9.36 9.60 8.95 9.20 9.31 9.00 9.45 9.35

9.20 9.45 9.50 9.25 9.70 9.85 9.23 9.43 9.63 9.03 9.30 9.53 9.07 9.35 9.47

8.89 9.03 9.18 8.83 9.04 9.25 8.60 8.83 9.05

79 Oct.

9.51

9.63 9.45 9.44 9.51 9.70

9.60 9.80 9.70 9.65 9.63

9.50 9.88 9.73 9.65 9.64

9.30 9.60 9.18

* Official prices compiled by the Clearing House for settlement purposes, and based on the last bid and asked prices at the end of each day's trading.

t Expired.


FINANCE

Year/month

1975

1976

1977 1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb. Mar.

Apr. May

June July

Aug. Sept. Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Year/month

1975 1976

1977 1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

44

Feb. Mar.

Apr. May

June July

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

9.14 INSTRUMENTS REGISTERED IN THE LAND OFFICE

Assignments of properties

Assignments oflot

No. Value

Smn.

Assignments of share of lot

No. Value

$mn.

407 642.80

632 1,149.50 628 1,554.11

645 1,810.67

9,884 1,633.63

11,508 2,133.50

12,401 2,961.98

17,048 4,216.66

38

49 46 55 62 68 74

34 50

60 43 52

52

67.26

87.50 104.29 93.34

114.73 150.09 314.57 141.38

141.51 113.83 219.95 182.15

147.33

Reassignments and certificates of satisfaction

No. Value

Smn.

18,926 2,404.69 20,970 3,043.66

22,177 4,005.22

25,323

1,803

1,889 1,643 2,106

1,980 2,306 2,250

1,960 2,120 2,068 2,265 2,380

2,356

5,185.04

283.21

247.63 256.22

351.44

370.80 435.93 678.27

335.42 418.14 349.03 518.52 519.04

704.60

787 247.67

909

936 1,034

1,068 1,579

1,675 1,346

1,259 2,474 1,786 1,532

1,450

256.91 224.85 263.46 275.31

507.01 408.65

377.76 300.31 484.08 347.67 373.98

396.68

Agreements for sale

and purchase

No. Value

Smn.

7,329 15,810

25,728 33,290

2,828

3,029 2,120 2,856

1,861 2,306 2,331

1,616 2,259 4,067 3,300 3,850

3,695

Assignments of section

No. Value

Smn.

407 1,082.34

603 1,019.35

622 1,021.42

638 1,605.84

50 99.89

46 58 62

55 53 76 38

50

39 53

55 53

95.32 133.31 104.74

188.01 154.36 144.25 90.57

122.07 127.66 131.24

208.00

106.29

Tenancy agreements

No. Value

1,675 1,862

1,793

2,127

139

162 118 162

199 254 203

174 178

212 181 146 138

$mn.

Mortgages

Assignments or share of section

No. Value

Smn.

19,773 2,566.21

20,861 3,123.94

24,190 4,169.88

30,732 6,519.55

2,139 376.78

2,870 2,059 2,024

2,243

2,770 3,048 1,949

2,463 2,797 2,733 2,473

3,303

487.06

373.01 410.56

476.26

502.56 621.40 427.65

580.04 605.50 670.58 617.25

747.68

Building mortgages

No. Value

Smn.

109 316.28

152 493.96

114 728.49

127 586.75

11 106.00

10 32.40 10 29.95 11 23.50

13 104.89

12 68.60 10 38.15

10 46.28

7 35.70 10 47.50 14 55.92 11 77.15

9 26.71

Exclusion orders issued under Landlord and

Tenant Ordinance Miscellaneous

No. Value

58

86 50

56

5

4 3

11

5

4 6 9

4

3 6

Smn.

No. Value

Smn.

7,292 64.46

7,238 11.46 9,345 17.24

14,382

776

851

910 931

1,229 1,325 1,472

1,001

1,041 1,010 1,392 1,699

1,521

35.25

0.93

0.72 3.51 1.26

12.85

1.42 1.26

2.81 2.28

3.50 1.18

2.71

1.75

Mortgages other than building

mortgages

No. Value

Smn.

26,278 3,983.53

31,214 5,705.96

36,590 7,673.55 46,347 11,575.87

2,999 577.48

3,687 748.63

2,870 538.65 3,236 721.86

3,335 784.44

4,217 924.11 4,765 1,134.51 3,456 1,100.09

3,886 1,035.52 4,144 1,090.27 4,213 1,144.55 4,088 1,161.82

4,450 1,191.42

Total

No. Value

Smn.

92,138 12,693.94 110,936 16,681.34

133,638 22,131.88 170,715

11,575

13,506

10,773 12,488

12,050

14,894 15,910

11,593 13,317 16,884 15,986 16,287

17,027

31,535.64

1,759.22

1,956.17

1,663.78 1,970.16

2,327.28 2,744.09 3,341.06

2,521.96 2,635.56 2,821.37 3,089.61 3,142.11

3,322.48


Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

As at end of month

FINANCE

9.15 LOCAL AND FOREIGN COMPANIES REGISTERED AND DISSOLVED

Local companies

Amount of authorised share capital

$10,000 $50,000 $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 Under and and and and and and

$10,000 under under under under under under $50,000 $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 $10,000,000

447 1,053 195 1,301 465 476 30

727 1,343 223 1,709 591 636 60

968 2,084 247 1,860 649 681 68

1,471 3,013 255 2,195 827 792 96

115 297 32 198 82 56 6

66 150 20 139 58 63 7

75 131 16 135 43 47 8

85 186 19 124 53 52 5

113 195 31 174 70 56 9

113 292 20 192 70 68 11

183 304 29 242 98 91 9

148 272 16 171 66 83 5

136 324 24 212 68 53 5

118 303 16 208 84 61 5

157 314 21 232 74 80 8

183 311 26 191 65 73 9

94 231 17 175 78 65 15

Foreign companies

Total Total regis- distered solved

$10,000,000 Guarand above antee

during during period period

Total Total exist- regising at tered end of during period period

33 170 4, 170 602 38,985 57

30 155 5,474 582 43,877 86

30 201 6,788 769 49,896 120

41 156 8,846 797 57,945 182

5 19 810 150 49,896 10

11 517 46 50,367 :?9

7 465 49 50,783 9

6 8 538 89 51,232 10

4 12 664 94 51,802 11

3 14 783 69 52,516 25

2 24 982 28 53,470 14

4 12 777 11 54,236 21

5 16 843 109 54,970 8

16 814 19 55,765 13

11 898 132 56,531 22

16 875 74 57,332 14

6 9 690 77 57,945 6

Total Total dis- exist

solved ing at during end of period period

35 892

36 942

53 1,009

60 1,131

1,009

1,038

2 1,045

3 1,052

3 1,060

8 1,077

4 1,087

16 1,092

3 1,097

1,107

1,126

11 1,129

4 1,131

9.16 DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES: LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

No.of registered deposittaking

Deposits

Liabilities

Amount due to Amount banks due to

in banks

Other liabili

ties Cash

Amount due from

banks

Assets

Amount due from Loans and banks abroad advances

Demand Hong Abroad Kong

Investments

Hong Kong Abroad

$million

Other assets

Total Hong Abroad li":bili-Kong ties/

companies Hong abroad Kong

in Hong Kong

& short Time term deposits

claims assets

1978: Dec. 241 10,447 6,386 27,398 8,121 6,760 2,753 6,190 10,139 21,165 1,062 842 1,644 1,792 52,352

Note: Corresponding statistics for banks are in Table 9.2.


SECTION 10 HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

10.1 EXISTING PRIVATE LIVING QUARTERS IN URBAN AREAS*

Net gain Existing living quarters Year/quarter Hong Kong New Tsuen Hong Kong New Tsuen

Island Kowloon Kowloon Wan Total Island Kowloon Kowloon Wan Total

1971 t 6,240 990 2,175 1,175 10,580 118,636 95,069 56,433

1972 6,997 3,039 5,355 2,060 17,451 125,633 98,108 61,788

1973 6,547 5,607 5,413 4,391 21,958 132,180 103,715 67,201

1974 6,975 3,103 5,428 2,381 17,887 139,155 106,818 72,629

1974: lst qtr. 1,669 654 l,346 540 4,209 133,849 104,369 68,547

2nd qtr. 703 928 1,158 757 3,546 134,552 105,297 69,705

3rd qtr. 2,129 864 l,762 600 5,355 136,681 106,161 71,467

4th qtr. 2,474 657 1,162 484 4,777 139,155 106,818 72,629

1975: lst qtr. 2,315 622 1,223 311 4,471 141,470 107,440 73,852

• Hotels excluded. t From lst March onwards.

10.2 PUBLIC HOUSING*

Hong Kong Rest of As at end of Island Kowloon New Kowloon Tsuen Wan New Territories year/quarter

Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons

1975 38,010 1,117 205,100 17,076 302 91,500 222,843 9,570 1,173,200 61,727 1,842 321,500 7,795

1976 41,593 1,164 208,500 17,093 302 94,800 223,089 9,512 l, 149,600 70,006 1,888 354,800 8,888

1977 41,237 1,165 213,500 17,093 302 93,500 223,695 9,498 1,127,500 75,818 1,928 389,000 13,175

1978 43,958 1,177 219,800 16,809 302 91,600 228,515 9,543 1,131,700 76,830 1,953 394,600 15,866

1977: 4th qtr. 41,237 1,165 213,500 17,093 302 93,500 223,695 9,498 1,127,500 75,818 1,928 389,000 13,175

1978: lst qtr. 41,237 1,151 212,500 17,099 302 92,600 223,039 9,548 1,121,900 75,852 1,951 391,400 14,803

2nd qtr. 41,839 1,144 214,800 16,873 302 92,200 225,221 9,535 1,120,200 75,928 1,953 392,200 15,209

3rd qtr. 43,854 1,167 218,300 16,826 302 91,800 226,608 9,529 1,126,300 75,928 1,952 393,100 15,341

4th qtr. 43,958 1,177 219,800 16,809 302 91,600 228,515 9,543 1,131,700 76,830 1,953 394,600 15,866

• Refers to Hong Kong Housing Authority estates only.

'Flats' refers to domestic units within estate blocks including vacant flats. •shops' refers to comm;rcial units within estate blocks excluding charitable, educational and welfare units. 'Persons' refers to authorized population in estate blocks.

176 27,800

244 36,800

250 56,100

268 71,600

250 56,100

250 65,600

268 69,800

268 70,200

268 71,600

6,264 276,402

8,324 293,853

12,715 315,811

15,096 333,698

13,255 320,020

14,012 323,566

14,612 328,921

15,096 333,698

15,407 338,169

Total

Flats Shops Persons

347,451 13,007 1,819,100

360,669 13, JI 0 1,844,500

371,018 13,143 1,879,600

381,978 13,243 1,909,300

371,018 13,143 1,879,600

372,030 13,202 1,884,000

375,070 13,202 1,889,200

378,557 13,218 1,899,700

381,978 13,243 1,909,300


BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

10.3 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS WITH CONSENT TO COMMENCE WORK

Year/month

1975 1976 1977 1978

1977: Dec.


Number of consents

issued

650 587 606 635

56

64 47 52 51 52 63 50 48 45 62 55 46

Usable floor area ('OOO m 2)

Residential Commercial

565 984 837 984

44

108 78 86 88 60 51 77

137 79

115 37 68

463 482 277 462

27

29 19 20 23 90 22 31 60 52 40 23 54

Factory/ go down

568 900

1,469 1,749

141

103 104 243 249 199 237 47

195 69

196 75 31

Others

219 141 178

87

8

1 15

* 8

16 8

2 3

13 17

Total

1,815 2,508 2,761 3,282

221

240 202 364 360 358 327 164 392 202 356 148 170

Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to new building projects with consent to commence work given by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.

Year/month

1975 1976 1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan Feb. Mar.

Apr. May

June July Aug.

Sept. Oct.

Nov. Dec.

* Less than 500 square metres.

10.4 COMPLETED BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION

Residential

Cost Cost/

Non-residential

Cost •cost/

Combined Total

Cost Cost/ Cost Usable Gross

No. floor floor of

construetion

m• Usable Gross of construetion



•cost/ m•

usable floor area

area area usable No. floor floor floor area area area

usable No. floor floor floor area area area

usable No. floor floor floor area area area

'OOO 'OOO $'OOO $ / m2 m2 m2

'OOO 'OOO $'000 $/ m2 mi m2

107 287 456 475,139 1,656 182 694 957 812,597 1,163 280 86 188 319 321,416 1,708 207 717 991 733,599 985 301 93 261 460 416,643 1,597 244 1,372 1,947 1,256,946 905 265

94 308 504 501,913 1,630 234 1,538 2,102 1,461,252 919 256

6 16 27 25,094 1,616 27 102 154 76,994 693 20

4

11 8 6 3

11

12 7

II 10

7 4

10 96 22

11 10 22

21 25 30 27

20 15

15 16,389 1,643 161 150,509 1,565 35 36,303 J,684 16 13,253 1,262

15 18,540 1,807 36 33,018 1,523 34 43,683 2,065

44 38,937 1,566 50 42,274 1,406

45

29 24

42,017 1,545

38,184 1,953 28,804 1,917

22

19

19 19 27 16

17 23 15

20 23 14

150 205 174,586 1,165 23 206 285 194,786 945 20 109 156 70, 709 650 23 99 140 184,807 1,802 14

186 235 193,650 1,007 29 66 87 81,439 839 13

93 146 79,685 858 24 148 188 94,797 638 20 132 183 112,648 782 26

99 133 116

134 89,088 896 19 179 109,060 819 23 164 75,997 655 22

·ooo 'OOO $'000 $/ m2 m2 m2

'OOO 'OOO $'000 $/ m2 m2 m2

540 860 603,213 1,117 569 1,520 2,273 1,890,949 1,238 598 986 675,174 1,129 594 1,503 2,296 1,730,188 1,133 675 1,070 761,436 1,128 602 2,309 3,478 2,435,026 1,048

868 1,385 1,059,299 1,220 584 2,714 3,991 3,022,464 1,096

60 91 68,168 1,140 53 177 271 170,256 925

128 28

100 39

101

58 79 30

119

203 131,595 1,032 45 31,158 1,103

153 85,989 857

61 55,166 1,415 161 105,663 1,048

97 87,918 1,522

128 93,161 1,173 46 29,661 999

191 184,688 1,553

39 71 48,266 1,248 91 136 116,415 1,279 57 93 89,618 1,574

49 287 424 322,569 1, 123 50 330 491 376,453 1,139 50 231 344 193,002 837 39 149 217 253,227 1,662

59 297 410 317,852 1,048 40 146 220 202,375 1,211

53 193 309 216,530 1,119

50 202 278 163,396 805 52 281 424 339,610 1,174 49 165 250 179,372 1,085

53 243 343 263,660 1,082 40 188 281 194,419 1,034

• Calculation excludes values of certain projects with no area given. Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office. Public Works

Department.



Year/month

1975 1976 1977 1978

1977: Dec.


10.5 USABLE FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED NEW BUILDINGS

Thousand square metres

Residential Non-residential

Hong Kong 1 New New Hong Kong 1 New New Island Kow oon Kowloon Territories Total Island Kow oon Kowloon Territories Total

345 282 358 510

36

10 93 42 13

11 39 38 23

109 44 37 51

102 93

113

146

5

36 9 4

15 2

3

9 7

18 11 25

8

98 154 130

143

3

6 10 17 7

71 4

14 4

*

7

*

93 86

131

146

11

51 3

20

13 13 15 10 6 4 9 2

639 616 732 946

55

104 114 82 36 98 59 76 44

133 60 77 62

347 316 477 420

27

25 29 25 41 63 24 33 14 97 11 42 15

206 160 216 163

2

59 20

5 7 1 5 3

14 3 5 4

39

101 162 343 510

41

49 48 21 40 67 35 23 86 21 63 41 17

228 250 541 675

51

51 120 98 26 69 23 58 45 28 26 79 55

881 888

1,577 1,769

122

184 216 148 113 199 87

118 158 149 105 166 126

Grand total

1,520 1,503 2,309 2,714

177

287 330 231 149 297 146 193 202 281 165 243 188

Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department. * Less than 500 square metres.

10.6 NUMBER AND COST OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS BY COST OF CONSTRUCTION (REVISED)

Under $500,000

$500,000-$999,999

$1,000,000-$1,999,999

$2,000,00().. $3,999,999

$4,000,00().. $6,999,999

$7,000,00().. $9,999,999

$10,000,000 and above

Total

Year/month Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of construe- No.

tion

Cost of construe- No.

tion

Cost of construe- No.

tion

Cost of construe·

tion

1975 1976 1977

1978

No. construe- No. construe- No. construe- No. construe- No. tion tion

$'000

132 42,715 192 59,165 149 43,941

98 30,904

$'000

116 77,994 95 66,677 78 56,671

79 53,899

tion tion

$'000

94 132,974

94 136,483 96 141,619

80 112,868

$'000

101 283,669

100 295,784 107 309,157

129 369,108

$'000

66 341,519

60 310,897 69 352,559 78 420,291

$'000

16 134,842

23 180,695 47 384,789 45 362,593

$'000

44 877,238 30 680,487 55 1,146,289

75 1,672,802

$'000

569 1,890,949

594 1,730,188 602• 2,435,026

584 3,022,464

1977: Dec. 17 5,815 5 3,700 II 16,186 6 16,768 26,879 6 51,989 3 48,920

217,522

285,689 84,334

163,179

110,500 120,396

97,596

53 170,256

1978: Jan. 8 2,107 9 6,218 4,150 10 29,524 10 54,149 8,900 8 8

49 322,569

48

Feb. Mar. Apr. May

June July Aug.

Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

8 2,292

8 2,742 7 1,895

11 3,548

5 724 8 3,039

10 3,546

5 1,548 12 3,539

8 2,837 8 3,087

9 5,975 6 3,814

1,770 7 4,470 6 3,801

2 1,265 8 5,510 9 6,985 9 6,133 9 6,769 2 1,190

10 14,495 8 23,834 6 7,760 17 46,280

6 9,237 9 25,504 6 8,629 8 24,040

12 16,052 4 12,133

10 14,565 17 48,400 3 3,715 17 50,455 4 4,750 15 38,626 8 11,927 3 8,673 6 9,262 11 29,861 6 8,326 10 31,778

5 27,869 2 16,300 24,507 3 23,565

7 36,001 2 15,640

14 79,208 11 87,457 3 15,500 4 33,770

6 29,664 3 22,000 4 19,050 6 48,559

6,820 4 32,340 10 54,270 3 24,830 10 55,752 4 34,631

3 17,500 2 14,600

2 6

7 2

14 4 5

9

32,560 248,541 70,000

124,548 117,938

50 376,453 50 193,002

39 253,227 59 317,852 40 202,375

53 216,530 50 163,396 52 339,610 49 179,372 53 263,660 40 194,419

Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department. • Including one permit of which the cost of construction was included in another permit for the same project.



10.7 COMPLETED BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION BY TYPE OF BUILDING, COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND AREA DURING DECEMBER 1978

Factories and Offices and Houses and Combined god owns shops flats residential & Others Total

non-residential Area/cost of construction

Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe·

tion tion tion tion tion tion

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

HONG KONG

Construction under $500,000 362 2 727 1,090

$500,000-$999,999

$1,000,000-$1,999,999 1,300 1,470 2 2,770

$2,000,000-$3,999,999 3,595 2,000 10,835 16,430

$4,000,000-$6,999,999

$7,000,000-$9,999,999 7,000 7,000

$10,000,000 and above 2 24,394 4 50,000 6 74,394

Total 3,595 8,662 26,394 10 63,032 17 101,684

KOWLOON

Construction under $500,000 2 665 2 665

$500,000-$999,999

$1,000,000-$1,999,999 4,406 4,406

$2,000,000-$3,999,999 3,877 2 5,680 9,557

$4,000,000-$6,999,999 6,750 6,750

$7,000,000-$9,999,999 7,600 7,600

$10,000,000 and above 15,785 15,785

Total 15,785 3,877 9 25,101 II 44,762

NEW KOWLOON

Construction under $500,000 470 413 2 883

$500,000-$999,999 622 622

$1,000,000-$1,999,999

$2.000,000-$3,999,999 3,381 3,381

$4,000,000-$6,999,999

$7,000,000-$9,999,999

$10,000,000 and above 10,127 10,127

Total 10,127 470 2 1,035 3,381 5 15,013

NEW TERRITORIES

Construction under $500,000 450 450

$500,000-$999,999 568 568

$1,000,000-$1,999,999 1,150 1,150

$2,000,000-$3,999,999 2,410 2,410

$4,000,000-$6,999,999 2 10,750 2 10,750

$7,000,000-$9,999,999

$10,000,000 and above 17,632 17,632

Total 4 29,532 2,410 450 568 7 32,960

Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.

Hong Kong Month(v Digest of Statistics December 1978 49

SECTION 11 TRAVELLING AND TOURISM

11.1 ARRIVALS OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND

Air Sea Land British

Year( month co::i~on- Chinese

wealth Aliens Total

British and

Commonwealth

Chinese Aliens Total British

Co::::on- Chinese Aliens wealth

Total Grand total

1975 527,031 306,869 944,084 1,777,984 95,994 1,643,167 328,203 2,067,364 13,460 756,418 26,518 796,396 4,641,744

1976 634,317 337,466 1,096,942 2,068,725 99,759 1,826,930 390,227 2,316,916 14,177 848,412 33,789 896,378 5,282,019

1977 694,125 377,712 1,213,613 2,285,450 146,166 2,008,581 429,970 2,584,717 17,365 1,057,169 38,484 1,113,018 5,983,185

1978 800,056 462,508 1,366,819 2,629,383 162,981 2,127,766 435,788 2,726,535 29,625 1,307,984 99,845 1,437,454 6,793,372

1977: Dec. 64,734 38,331 93,298 196,363 12,782 158,965 30,446 202,193 1,055 107,994 2,119 111,168 509,724

1978: Jan. 57,898 31,927 98,309 188,134 13,614 134,205 37,491 185,310 1,407 67,490 2,418 71,315 444,759

Feb. 67,336 44,515 103,686 215,537 10,028 192,074 36,604 238,706 664 253,195 2,380 256,239 710,482

Mar. 66,019 37,863 128,722 232,604 12,996 178,287 42,083 233,366 1,489 143,763 4,110 149,362 615,332

Apr. 62,634 33,468 111,014 207,116 13,630 173,958 30,437 218,025 2,713 92,354 8,729 103,796 528,937

May 62,702 33,441 119,673 215,816 14,058 160,527 36,850 211,435 2,916 86,572 10,929 100,417 527,668

June 59,842 31,389 102,469 193,700 12,420 171,265 31,428 215,113 2,855 72,361 7,007 82,223 491,036

July 67,157 34,981 100,178 202,316 12,730 191,892 29,377 233,999 2,939 105,848 7,324 116,111 552,426

Aug. 78,538 48,227 125,701 252,466

Sept. 68,370 36,452 115,348 220,170

Oct. 69,189 43,168 130,200 242,557

Nov. 63,663 38,745 130,198 232,606

Dec. 76,708 48,332 101,321 226,361

16,796 242,096 42,403 301,295 2,684 119,948 9,881

12,771 173,038 38,867 224,676 3,651 83,312 10,298

14,373 162,199 35,033 211,605 4,081 68,421 14,283

14,440 166,029 41,732 222,201 2,725 75,423 13,138

15,125 182,196 33,483 230,804 1,501 139,297 9,348

11.2 DEPARTURES OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND

Air Sea Land

British British

132,513 686,274

97,261 542,107

86,785 540,947

91,286 546,093

150,146 607,311

Year/ month Co~'::!on- Chinese

wealth AJiens Total

British and

Commonwealth

Chinese Aliens Total Co~~on- Chinese Aliens wealth

Grand total

1975 551,746 327,655 956,902 1,836,303 96,681 1,625,756 322,146 2,044,583 11,331 730,582 18,102 760,015 4,640,901

1976 658,662 355,910 1,100,990 2,115,562 98,431 1,826,982 391,316 2,316,729 12,713 845,638 25,253 883,604 5,315,895

1977 706,211 387,845 1,214,918 2,308,974 147,584 2,011,525 429,960 2,589,069 15,410 1,038,862 27,853 1,082,125 5,980,168

1978 815,019 482,164 1,367,392 2,664,575 164,147 2,134,976 436,084 2,735,207 27,914 1,274,226 69,001 1,371,141 6,770,923

1977: Dec. 64,192 41,461 91,077 196,730 13,615

1978: Jan. 57,412 29,266 103,240 189,918 13,381

Feb. 79,557 56,840 107,270 243,667 10,226

Mar. 62,013 36,805 116,682 215,500 13,788

Apr. 61,952 32,423 105,633 200,008 13,565

165,354 30,148 209,117 1,110 115,732 1,196 118,038 523,885

128,399 37,803 179,583 853 67,341 1,672 69,866 439,367

196,011 37,111 243,348 935 249,094 1,906 251,935 738,950

182,478 42,532 238,798 1,660 133,473 3,658 138,791 593,089

167,311 29,512 210,388 3,029 91,225 10,093 104,347 514,743

50

82,321

69,727

7,204

4,990

92,683 530,933

77,441

May 63,130 36,824 125,664 225,618 14,058 161,204 37,370 212,632 3,158

June 61,434 31,960 105,768 199,162 12,587 174,198 30,723 217,508 2,724

July 72,924 40,170 101,969 215,063 12,579 192,103 29,393 234,075 2,323

Aug. 76,093 44,521 126,675 247,289 17,109 238,316 42,355 297,780 2,975

Sept. 71,970 37,158 112,718 221,846 12,706 175,345 39,114 227,165 3,603

103,166 5,416 110,905

494,111

560,043

114,877 7,285

76,641 7,231

Oct. 67,999 44,940 128,520 241,459 13,980 157,782 35,226 206,988 3,257 65,224 9,604

Nov. 65,042 39,570 132,286 236,898 14,485 167,674 41,878 224,037 1,947 70,736 6.734

Dec. 75,493 51,687 100,967 228,147 15,683 194,155 33,067 242,905 1,450 150,401 3,208

125,137 670,206

87,475 536,486

78,085 526,532

79,417 540,352

155,059 626,111


TOURISM

11.3 INCOMING TOURISTS TO HONG KONG BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Year/month

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

West Europe

France Germany Italy Scandi- Switzer-navia land U.K.

17,380 32,385 16,268 9,276 10,421 47,477

21,018 38,746 16,296 11,700 11,843 57,783

27,686 41,356 17,691 13,294 14,274 71,097

33,955 51,851 28,385 16,206 16,862 84,324

1,605

1,998

2,599

1,884

3,180

3,582

1,821

2,481

4,288

2,690

3,625

3,828

1,979

Korea, South

3,230

3,422

4,007

6,049

5,414

3,955

2,698

3,213

3,110

3,599

5,946

6,297

4,141

1,483

2,033

2,828

3,200

2,036

1,960

1,299

1,073

4,310

2,129

2,441

2,943

2,133

996

1,070

1,125

1,782

1,820

1,080

901

990

703

1,144

2,296

2,474

821

1,144

1,371

1,272

1,373

1,518

1,110

969

1,191

887

1,448

2,158

2,149

1,416

Asia and Pacific-continued

Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan

6,083

6,383

6,867

10,480

6,686

5,756

4,450

5,771

5,494

6,067

9,555

9,355

7,460

Thailand

18,136 51,862 31,997 47,474 60,539 80,898

24,748

45,672

70,139

4,793

4,011

4,409

5,387

5,056

5,732

7,831

6,745

6,373

6,936

5,879

6,164

5,616

63,395

73,316

80,491

6,511

3,458

4,847

5,292

9,859

6,764

5,783

6,496

6,725

7,218

8,205

8,547

7,297

38,761

52,844

86,381

7,373

3,659

4,172

9,258

9,576

10,656

7,881

5,757

5,642

7,221

7,890

7,492

7,177

55,141 77,794 88,240

80,775

99,764

62,946 87,488

66,920 128,924

6,012

2,792

3,573

4,845

5,913

6,343

8,201

4,779

4,218

5,998

6,629

6,912

6,717

12,798 6,642

10,092 4,271

7,343 5,647

10,484 6,351

9,838 13,596

8,858 11,763

8,866 7,508

9,117 7,546

11,056 6,486

10,764 8,243

10,022 10,371

13,530 8,135

18,954 9,847


Asia and Pacific

Japan Aus- New tralia Zealand India Indonesia

382,740 127,112 13,634 14,817 40,311

437,931 157,360 18,316 13,974 47,186

485,495 154,849 22,138 16,857 56,664

487,250 160,004 26,022 24,296 68,040

31,604 11,303

45,673 17,832

48,871 7,686

55,302 12,858

31,532 13,767

36,175 16,658

31,595 11,999

27,350 12,620

50,425 14,013

39,751 15,417

38,796 15,094

48,081 9,942

33,699 12,118

America

U.S.A. Canada

183,635 23,739

238,605 34,087

254,186 40,817

284,642 46,489

17,376

15,598

16,346

22,456

23,898

29,841

25,130

27,156

23,917

20,518

31,483

28,841

19,458

3,796

3,084

3,202

3,935

3,600

4,610

3,314

4,367

3,175

3,377

4,613

4,914

4,298

1,399

1,555

905

1,343

1,948

2,554

2,210

2,645

3,017

3,585

2,633

1,618

2,009

Others

90,735

107,053

136,224

193,794

9,791

9,502

9,170

15,078

15,101

17,404

14,295

16,215

17,392

18,992

23,659

19,893

17,093

1,644

1,292

1,358

1,714

1,664

2,942

2,746

1,948

1,610

2,020

2,319

2,197

2,486

5,952

3,604

2,674

3,984

5,502

6,038

6,254

5,869

7,287

9,476

7,450

5,001

4,901

Total

1,300,836

1,559,977

1,755,669

2,054,739

141,535

142,700

138,901

183,055

171,504

183,781

155,751

153,329

180,128

176,593

201,064

198,313

169,620

51

SECTION 12 SOCIAL STATISTICS

12.1 CRIME STATISTICS

Against lawful authority

Year/quarter Against public order Unlawful society Other offences Total

Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted

1975* 1,236 1,670 4,233 3,220 502 308 5,971 5,198 1976* 1,362 1,783 4,089 3,054 754 516 6,205 5,353 1977* 1,424 1,885 2,877 1,766 671 337 4,972 3,988 1978* 1,312 1,994 1,874 1,081 563 309 3,749 3,384 1978 1,317 1,988 1,874 1,080 566 306 3,757 3,374

1977: 4th qtr. 321 425 638 428 152 77 1,111 930

1978: lst qtr. 346 444 596 363 101 45 1,043 852 2nd qtr. 325 508 521 307 162 91 1,008 906 3rd qtr. 360 550 471 235 150 88 981 873 4th qtr. 286 486 286 175 153 82 725 743

Against public morality

Year/quarter Rape Indecent assault Other offences Total

Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecnted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted

1975* 83 42 664 265 842 298 1,589 605 1976* 62 24 850 338 783 400 1,695 762 1977* 55 32 876 353 522 293 1,453 678 1978* 62 36 710 307 340 254 1,112 597 1978 61 29 716 299 343 248 1,120 576

1977: 4th qtr. 13 6 215 86 111 68 339 160

1978: lst qtr. 8 5 141 48 61 41 210 94 2nd qtr. 26 14 227 98 104 78 357 190 3rd qtr. 14 3 193 92 96 73 303 168 4th qtr. 13 7 155 61 82 56 250 124

Against the person

Year/quarter Murder and Attempted murder Serious assaults Other offences Total manslaughter

Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted

1975* 105 75 5 4 4,676 2,485 696 456 5,482 3,020 1976* 82 59 3 4,613 2,765 930 638 5,628 3,462 1977* 57 48 4 3 5,039 3,206 832 538 5,932 3,795 1978* 63 45 1 5,206 3,890 720 494 5,990 4,429 1978 63 40 1 5,238 3,658 719 494 6,021 4,192

1977: 4th qtr. 8 5 1,195 828 197 114 1,401 947

1978: lst qtr. 20 11 1,063 703 165 124 1,248 838 2nd qtr. 18 13 1,387 976 192 150 1,598 1,139 3rd qtr. 12 7 1,484 1,060 187 113 1,683 1,180 4th qtr. 13 9 1,304 919 175 107 1,492 1,035

* Figures in the annual series are with amendments.


Year/quarter

197S*

1976* 1977*

1978*

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Year/quarter

1975* 1976*

1977* 1978*

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lstqtr. 2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Year/quarter

Robbery with firearms

Cases Persons reported prosecuted

66

S7 24

23 16

6

7

2 2

6S

21

21

16 7

s 3 3

Other robberies


ll,054 8,838

6,501

5,637 5,657

1,603

1,613 1,424

1,412 1,208

1,758 1,278

990

974 828

237

240

182

218

188

Against property-continued

Other offences


8,020 12,090 11,135

10,832

10,779

3,0S3

2,401 3,617

2,095

2,666

3,311 4,23S 4,695

4,284

4,234

1,160

1,184 1,062

965

1,023

Possession of arms and ammunition

Total


40,768 44,895

41.619 43,659

43,649

11,111

9,676

13,086 10,173

10,714

10,001 10,250 10,859

10,716 10,450

2,691

2,746 2,746

2,423

2,535

Other crimes-continued

Others

Against property

All burglaries


6,368

5,66S

5,565

S,412 S,418

1,477

1,267

1,386 1,368

1,397

548

471 445

543 480

126

121 126

110

123

Forgery and coinage


463 413 708

680

628

193

101 211

92

224

96 113 123

90

77

26

17 24

18

18

CRIME STATISTICS

Theft from persons


1,720 1,647

l,S65

1,816

1,818

389

381 431 480

526

384 394 314

313

311

79

70

79 63

99

Other crimes

Other thefts


13,S40 16,S98 16,829

19,939 19,961

4,583

4,009 6,221

4,816

4,915

3,93S

3,8Sl

4,394

4,586 4,590

1,084

1,128

1,294 1,067

1,101

Bribery and corruption

Police cases Cases Persons

reported prosecuted

44

53 67

37 37

10

7

IS

5 10

33 43

40

21

22

5

s 7 5

ICAC casest Cases Persons

reported prosecuted

1,359

1,073

94S

803

803

208

143 168

245

247

174 210

158

151 lSl

SI

33 49

33 36

Serious narcotic offences Grand total

Total Police cases ICAC casest

Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cao;es Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted

1975* 1976* 1977* 1978* 1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

193 142 130

55

55

15

15 14 16 10

94 82

77 42 42

13

8 10 9

15

389 261 200

94

92

53

31 20

24

17

• Figures in the annual series are with amendments.

410 291

183 92 89

32

19 21

25 24

1,089 869

1,105

866 812

271

IS4 260

137 261

633 529

423 24S

230

76

49 62

57 62

1,621 2,717 1,668

1,700 1,725

342

346 420

465 494

1,801 3,129 2,096 2,162 2,197

430

418 552

608 619

56,520 62,009 56,749

57,076 57,084

14,575

12,677 16,729 13,742

13,936

21.258 23,485 21,839

21,533 21,019

5,234

4,997 5,595

5,309

5,118

1,359 1,073

945

803 803

208

143 168 245 247

174 210

158 151 151

51

33 49 33 36

t These include offences connected with, or directly or indirectly facilitated by, suspected corruption offences, and offences listed in ICAC Ordinance Section 10(5). These figures do not include cases handled by the Police, which are primarily on-street arrests, where after due consultation between the Police and the ICAC, the Police will normally continue to handle the case. Such cases are reflected in figures under .. Police cases".


INFECTIOUS DISEASES

12.2 INFECTIOl,JS DISEASES NOTIFIED: CASES AND DEATHS

Year/quarter

1975

i976

1977

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Year/quarter

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Year/quarter

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Amoebiasis

Cases Deaths

35

33 3

26

12 2

5

2

s 4

Enteric fever

Cases Deaths

581

500

389

369

82

90

90

106

83

Scarlet fever

Cases

JOO

124

28

13

2

Deaths

4

2

2

Bacillary dysentery

Cases Deaths

397

356

322

406 2

63

72

50

82

202

Leprosy

ca~es Death•

78 3§

76(2) 2i

73

74 I*

16

14

23 1*

16

21

Tuberculosis

Cases Deaths

8,192 646

7,928 568

7,191 532

6,623 420

1,773 103

1,500** 123

1,680** 118

1,692** 82

1,751 97

Note: The figures are for "notifiable" diseases only.

54

Figures in brackets refer to imported cases.

t Including 1 death of old case. § Includin'g 2 deaths of old cases.

•• Adjusted. * Death of old case.

Cerebrospinal meningJtis

Cases Deaths

13 5

9 3

10

4

4

Malaria

Cases Deaths

21(21)

39(39)

40(38)

47(44)

5(4)

5(5)

16(15)**

16(16)

10(8)

Whooping cough

Cases Deaths

2

Chickenpox

Cases Deaths

594

1,743 3

899

912

135

448

341

56

67

Measles

Cases Deaths

138 2

1,463 JO

1,537 12

240

3

12

51

154

23

Food poisoning

Cases Deaths

425

423

555

543

96

50

138

265

90

Diphtheria

Cases Deaths

Ophthalmia neonatorum

Cases Death•

14

JO

s 4

2

2

Viral hepatitis

Cases Deaths

1,761 43

969 45

1,008 42

1,230 46

272 11

229 9

419 15

349 14

233 8


SECTION 13 MISCELLAI\j'EQUS

13.1 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM PETROLEUM COMPANIES BY TYPE

Year/ month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977:Nov. Dec.

1978:Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

Dutiable

Light oils Heavy oils Light

A via- Light diesel, Motor tion diesel other spirit spirit for road buses users

170,425 577 46,076 224,470 170,997 518 52,362 233,897 177,766 251 58,956 253,654 199,858 279 62,181 285,576

17,627 25 5,280 25,244 18,291 21 5,468 26,236

17,917 23 5,471 26,020 16,317 21 5,077 21,891 18,315 14 5,395 26,066 17,928 25 5,128 25,013 19,637 15 5,426 27,037 19,538 38 5,194 59,446 19,928 9 5,153 29,937 20,941 14 5.278 27,792 21,487 18 5,190 28,629 21,159 14 5,504 27,696 21,198 29 5,379 65,358

Note: I litre=0.219969 imperial gallon. 1 kg.= 2.20462 pounds.

Light oils

Aviation Other turbine light

fuel oils

653,610 60,905 696,371 87,621 733,636 98,158 756,410 100,133

69,191 8,999 70,955 9,797

68,430 10,221 62,451 8,466 65,797 10,695 59,978 9,762 63,829 10,655 63,076 9,633 65,331 9,658 65,030 9,639 65,408 10,186 65,521 11,386 63,313 12,151

Thousand litres

Non-dutiable Total Non-dutiable

Heavy oils Others liquefied Light Petroleum petro-diesel, Medium/ Furnace Lubri- products leum industrial Kero- heavy fuel eating not and sene diesel oil oils otherwise gas

marine fuel classified ('000 uses kgs)

555,984 195,635 184,530 2,940,263 62,495 13,807 5,108,777 72,869 652,733 240,138 207,493 2,965,677 58,708 95 5,366,611 79,413 735,208 252,977 262,385 3,530,924 72,313 6,176,228 87,813 767,122 224,014 278,750 3,869,807 74,996 6,619,127 90,827

66,558 19,608 20,945 345,895 6,661 586,032 8,232 69,982 21,063 22,600 337,233 6,947 588,593 9,318

61,139 22,576 21,154 317,713 6,793 557,457 9,949 51,206 18,227 23,266 246,183 5,077 458,181 8,419 63,794 19,970 24,109 322,128 7,571 563,853 9,297 62,628 17,925 26,833 325,303 6,521 557,044 8,261 70,721 18,514 32,608 358,984 6,656 614,082 8,222 66,093 16,903 18,802 360,315 6,668 625,707 7,528 64,586 15,497 17,006 376,837 6,231 610,173 6,889 69,990 16,763 26,640 382,183 8,440 632,711 7,614 68 .. 368 16,561 26,130 351,551 6,524 600,053 7,443 63,676 16,698 20,262 348,138 8,753 588,807 8,383 73,108 19,765 20,790 338,362 6,264 625,718 9,308

13.2 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM PETROLEUM COMP ANJES, DUTY FREE AND DUTY PAID

Thousand litres

Duty free Duty paid Total Inland, including Ship stores and Govt. and H.M. Export aircraft stores Forces

Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978

Dutiable products

Light oils: Motor spirit 968 1,022 816 931 15,842 19,246 17,627 21,198 Aviation spirit 15 29 10 25 29

Heavy oils: Light diesel for buses 5,280 5,379 5,280 5,379 Light diesel-other road users 128 125 36,878 25,115 28,355 25,244 65,358

Non-dutiable products Light oils:

Aviation turbine fuel 1,357 786 67,834 62,527 69,191 63,313 Other light oils 8,975 12,079 24 73 8,999 12,151

Heavy oils: Light diesel~ industrial/marine use 51,416 58,787 1,439 1,213 13,703 13,108 66,558 73,108 Kerosene 19,268 19,395 336 356 4 14 19,608 19,765 Medium/heavy diesel fuel 4,389 4,896 7,031 1,351 9,525 14,543 20,945 20,790 Furnace fuel oil 273,809 284,995 28,921 4,336 43,165 49,030 345,895 338,362

Others: Lubricating oils 2,899 3,069 2,514 1,840 1,248 1,355 6,661 6,264 Petroleum products not otherwise

classified

Total 363,223 385,182 41,080 46.978 135,481 140,579 46,247 52,980 586,032 625,718

Non-dutiable liquefied petroleum gas ('OOO kgs) 8,148 9,078 84 230 8,232 9,308

• Less than 500 litres.


FIRE SERVICES

Year/quarter

1975

1976

1977

1978

1977: 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

Year/ quarter

Complaints

13.3 FIRE SERVICES STATISTICS

(A) FIRE, SPECIAL SERVICE, AMBULANCE CALLS AND FATALITIES

Fire and special service calls

Hong Kong Island

New Kowloon Terri

tories Total calls

Fire calls F alsc

I~~~~- iS~~rlal alarms

Special service

calls

3,534 5,328 2,159 11,021

4,088 5,852 3,017 12,957

4,468 6,427 4,231 i5,126

4,436 6,757 4,128 15,321

1,106 1,637 1,197 3,940

1,016 1,558

1,039 1,442

1,309 1,811

983 3,557

773 3,254

964 4,084

1,072 1,946 1,408 4,426

399 5,505 1,709 3,408

506 6,860 2,307 3,284

502 8,031 3,029 3,564

552 7,123 3,687 3,959

150 2,193 810 787

115 1,822 843 777

113 1,150 950 1,041

133 1,746 1,036 1,169

191 2,405 858 972

(B) FIRE PREVENTION STATISTICS

Dangerous goods, timber yards and

storage

Factories

Fire instal

lations, neon signs, etc.

Fire inspections

Places of

public entertainment

Restau .. rants and

night clubs

VcntilaSchools tion

systems

Means of

escape Miscellaneous

Ambulance calls Fatalities

Emergency Removal Indus-Fir°Non- Sp«;ial

trial industrial service

92,065 34,473

111,703 33,817

121,789 38,773

139,790 34,026

29,939 9,572

31,817 7,535

37,307 15,623

35,413 5,478

35,253 5,390

7

10

4

8

2

2

4

31

32

43

21

11

6

13

2

279

316

283

308

61

62

80

91

75

Fire prevention

Total

Fire

fi~~j~~d X:iccnccs ~~~~!~ for new issued/ ment projects renewed notices

issued

Prosecutions undertaken

Cases Fines imposed

$

1975 84,924 9,154 33,362 4,368 1,166 3,378 4,526 6,343 11,227 1,762 160,210 5,889 3,808 6,166 935 368,340

1976 147,363 7,656 53,404 4,435 1,665 3,920 3,469 7,531 12,950 6,183 248,576 7,544 3,215 9,705 1,874 1,054,980

1977 172,534 7,041 46,370 5,440 1,752 5,690 2,939 6,555 15,157 4,501 267,979 8,223 3,513 10,852 3,404 1,313,060

1978 167,122 5,465 52,329 4,033 1,548 6,772 2,988 4,623 15,749 3,056 263,685 8,466 3,393 9,354 5,555 1,112,280

1977:

4th qtr.

1978:

lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

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34,919 1,676 13,073 1,163 468 1,698 640 1,228 3,955 835 59,655 1,856 1,017 2,348 746 288,550

38,692 1,355 11,710 1,096 328 1,731 539 924 4,004 734 61,113 1,856

47,317 1,239 13,522 1,064 372 1,803 776 1,120 4,226 915 72,354 2,080

40,456 1,400 13,979 817 427 1,519 838 1,180 3,926 658 65,200 2,297

40,657 1,471 13,118 1,056 421 1,719 835 1,399 3,593 749 65,018 2,233

880 2,545 606 208,820

746 2,119 943 193,400

876 2,222 2,335 344,530

891 2,468 1,671 365,530


WATER SUPPLIFS

13.4 WATER SUPPLIES

Million cubic metres

Storage at Consumption Production Year/month beginning of by Desalter period Total Daily mean

1975 247.794 360.691 0.988 7.647

1976 273.911 405.052 1.110 7.301

1977 237.724 386.942 1.060 36.010

1978 186.562 412.372 1.130 26.679

1977: Dec. 197.614 30.918 0.997 5.678

1978: Jan. 186.562 29.406 0.949 5.633

Feb. 177.784 25.604 0.914 5.151

Mar. 171.019 29.631 0.956 5.651

Apr. 167.510 31.025 1.034 5.199

May 185.740 35.366 1.141 4.419

June 206.545 36.933 1.231 0.626

July 252.306 38.608 1.245

Aug. 331.377 38.937 1.256

Sept. 345.373 37.996 1.267

Oct. 347.240 37.532 1.211

Nov. 387.586 35.037 1.168

Dec. 380.129 36.297 1.171

1979: Jan. 361.394

Note: The maximum capacity of the existing 17 storage reservoirs is 305.688 million cubic metres, excluding High Island Reservoir with a maximum capacity of approximately 272.500 million cubic metres. The storage figures include water produced by Desalter and since August 1977 include storage of High Island Reservoir.

Water restriction was imposed:-(a) from 1.6.77 to 4.7.77 on a 16-hour supply daily basis; (b) from 5.7.77 to 18.4.78 on a 10-hour supply daily basis.


EXPLANATORY NOTES

Part I (for all issues)

Section 1 CLIMATE Statistics of meteorological observations are taken from the records of

the Royal Observatory, King's Park and Waglan Island stations.

Tho normals for various meteorological items refer to the averages during the period 1947-1976.

Section 2 VITAL STATISTICS Statistics relating to births, deaths and marriages refer to such events as

were registered with the Registrar General during the period covered, and do not necessarily equate exactly to the number of events which occurred during that period. The marriage figures include marriages performed at the official registries and at licensed places of public worship; they include also marriages other than first marriages.

Statistics of deaths by cause are supplied by the Medical and Health Department.

Section 3 EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES

Statistics of employment in the n1ining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity and gas industries are obtained from quarterly surveys which cover all such establishments known to the Census and Statistics Department, including those registered with or recorded by the Labour Department. During 1974, an exercise was undertaken to match records of the Business Registration Office with those of the Census and Statistics Department, and unmatched records were added to the register of establishments, which is now as complete as it can be and wm be so maintained. Employment figures based on the complete register are available as from December 1974.

Statistics of employment in the construction sector are compiled on the basis of quarterly surveys conducted among private building and construction sites recorded by the Buildings Ordinance Office of Public Works Department, and of returns forwarded to the Census and Statistics Department by the Public Works Department, Housing Department, and the Mass Transit Railway Corporation for \\'Ork sites under their charge. The statistics cover manuaJ workers of all types participating in site work but e11:clude professional, administrative and clerical staff of construction companies.

Statistics of employment in the wholesale (including import/export) and retail trades, restaurants and hotels are obtained from a series of quarterly employment surveys, consisting of a full enumeration in June each year and sample surveys for the following months of September, December and March. In the sample surveys, a systemmatic sample is drawn for establishments engaging less than 20 persons while establishments engaging 20 or more persons are fully enumerated. Under this sample scheme, the chances arc roughly 19 out of 20 that the estimated total employment (based on both full enumeration and sampling) would differ by less than f % from the result that would have been obtained if a full-coverage survey had been taken. For individual commodity groups or nature of business, the sampling error is below 5 % in most cases. The register which serves as a frame for the surveys is maintained by reference to records of the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department, restaurant and liquor licenses issued by the Urban Services Department, and market stalls registered with the Urban Services Department and Housing Department. The register excludes hawkers, street vendors, retail pitches (other than market stalls) and canteens in plants and offices.

Statistics of employment in selected trades of the transport, storage and communication sector, and in the financing, insurance, real estate and business services are compiled on the basis of quarterly surveys coverin1; establishments registered with the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department, or with other organisations notably the Hong Kong Law Society, Hong Kong Barrister Association and Hong Kong Society of Accountants.

An °establishmentu is defined as an economic unit which engages, under a single ownership or control. in one (or predominantly one) kind of economic activity at a single physical location. "Persons engagedn refer to working proprietors, active business partners, unpaid family workers and all employees of the establishment who are either at work for pay or profit, or are temporarily absent from work, i.e. on short~term leave such as sick leave, casual leave or paid vacation. E1Ccluded are outworkers, and persons on indefinite lay-off and on pension. Part-time and casual employees and unpaid family workers who worked for less than one third of the normal working time on the reference date are also not included.

The classification of establishments is based on the United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (1968) published in U.N. Statistical Papers Series M, No. 4, Rev. 2.

Statistics of employment in Government service are compiled from quarterly returns made by Government Departments. Classification of Government departments and sections by purpose is based on the System of National Accounts classification for Government expenditure with some modifications ..

Indexes of average daily wages are compiled half-yearly by the Census and Statistics Department from April 1973 to show the movements of wages in selected industries and servfoes, both including and excluding fringe benefits. Up to September 1974, the index was compiled with March 1964 as the base period. As from 1975, the base period has been shifted to July 1973-June 1974 so as to conform to a new Consumer Price Index. The series of wage indexes with the new base period begins with March 1974. The wage indexes are weighted by the number of workers employed in the month indicated and measure the percentage changes in average daily wages since the base period. The index of nominal wages measures the changes in the amount of money earned as wages, while the index of real wages measures the changes in the purchasing power of money earned as wages. The real wage index numbers are calculated by deflating the nominal index numbers by the average monthly Consumer Price Index (A) for the previous six months.

Reported accidents refer to all accidents reported to the Labour Department which have resulted in the death of a workman or the total or partial incapacity of a workman for more than three days.

Statistics on industrial work stoppages are supplied by the Labour Department. They refer to number of work stoppages and the corresponding number of working days (or man-days) classified by International Standard Industrial Classification major divisions. These figures cover stoppages of


work arising from disputes connected with terms and conditions of employ~ meat. Stoppages involving fewer than ten workers or lasting less than one day are excluded, unless the aggregate of working days lost exceeds 100. The number of workers involved is the number who actually cease work at the establishments where the disputes occur

Section 4 PRODUCTION

The output of mines is supplied by the Commissioner of Mines and that of electricity and gas by the public utilities. Statistics of cement production are supplied by the cement manufacturing companies.

Statistics of textile production are compiled from quarterly returns submitted by establishments classified to the spinning and weaving sector on the Register of Manufacturing Establishments maintained by the Census and Statistics Department. Establishments engaging less than 20 persons are selected on a sampling basis. Production of similar items by establishments outside the spinning and weaving sector is not included.

Items 4, 5 and 6 exclude contributions from establishments engaged principally in providing services to spinning and weaving. These establishments are classified as spinning and weaving establishments and their details included in items 1 and 2. Examples of such supporting services are: yarn winding, yarn doubling, texturizing, miscellaneous weaving activities, etc. Items with a quantity of less than 100,000 units are not listed out. They include materials such as worsted yarn, wooJ/man-made fibre yarn, silk yarn, metalHc yarn and rubber thread; products such as worsted piecegoods, silk piecegoods, silk/man-made fibre piecegoods, silk/wool piecegoods, elastic band, laces and badges.

On the basis of the production statistics collected, a quarterly index of textile production is compiled with 1973 taken as· 100. Quantity relatives of output are first calculated for each constituent product item. These series are then weighted by the value of sales at the commodity level and further by Census value added at the industry level to give the overall index. The weights are derived from results of the 1973 Census of Industrial Production.

Section 5 EXTERNAL TRADE

External trade statistics comprise movements of cargo between Hong Kong and other trading partners, by land, air and water and to a limited extent by post, with the exception of the following classes of goods:-

1. Transhipment cargo under through bill of lading or through· air waybill;

2. Transit cargo; 3. Articles imported or exported by the armed forces of the Crown; 4. Ships' stores, including bunker fuel; aircraft stores, including avia

tion fuel; S. Personal baggage and possessions of travellers, not including motor

vehicles; 6. Advertising materials supplied free of charge and samples of no

commercial value or valued at less than five hundred dollars; 7. Marine fish arriving direct from fishing grounds on fishing craft

registered or licensed in Hong Kong; 8. Gifts of a personal nature where no payment has been made by the

receiver; 9. Articles temporarily imported and exported solely for exhibition and

subsequent return; 10. Articles imported or exported under and in accordance with an

A.T.A. carnet for the temporary admission of goods; 11. Circulatory used freight containers and the like; 12. Banknotes after issue into circulation, being Jegal tender in any

country.

The trade accounts relate to movements of merchandise only. and do not include those of bullion and specie.

Imports are c.i.f. values, exports and re.exports are f.o.b. values.

Because of the adoption of Standard International Trade Classification (Revised 2) as from January 1978, figures for earlier years are not strictly comparable with those for 1978 onwards.

The monthly figures are subject to adjustment of errors which may arise from various sources, such as mis-classifi.cation of commodity or country of consignment, wrong reporting of values or quantities, and lodgement of more than one declaration for the same consignment. As from 1978, adjustments to these errors for consignments relating to earlier months are made to the cumulative totals only. It follows that the sums of the monthly figures may differ from the cumulative totals.

The trade index numbers are compiled from value and quantity data as published in the Hong Kong Trade Statistics. The unit values for domestic ettports are on an "f.o.b.-free-on-board" basis while those for imports are on a 0 c.i.f.--cost, insurance and freighC' basis.

The unit value for each commodity classification item is the quotient of the value over its corresponding quantity. As such, the unit value series (as opposed to markel prices) are not free of the effect of change, especially improvements, in quality or of change in product mix included within a commodity classification.

Quantum index numbers are derived by dividing the value index numbers by corresponding unit value index numbers: and as a result are derived as a residual and subject to the limitations mentioned above. The unit valuo index numbers are base-weighted while the quantum index numbers aro current-weighted. The monthly value and quantum indexes are derived by comparing trade figures in the current month with the average monthly data of the base year, 1973.

The terms of trade index is the ratio of unit value index for domestic exports to that for imports.

For inclusion in the compilation of the trade index numbers, 471 items out of a total of 1,144 items for domestic exports and 1,046 out of 2,129 for imports are selected. lo terms of value, the selected items accounted for 72 per cent and 80 per cent for domestic exports and imports respectively in the base year 1973.

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Section 6 FOOD SUPPLIES Statistics of rice supplies are provided by the Trade, Industry and

Customs Department. The intakes, off-takes and stock figures refer to the position at the godowns.

Statistics of live animals slaughtered and supplies of fresh vegetables and fresh fish are provided by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department. They refer to quantities available for sale over the period under consideration.

Section 7 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS The statistics are drawn from the reports of Immigration, Civil Aviation,

Marine, Transport and Trade, Industry and Customs Departments. the Royal Hong Kong Police Force, the Hong Kong Telephone Company Ltd. and the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Figures for airborne passengers are supplied by the Immigration Department.

uEntered,. refers to vessels arriving at Hong Kong. "Cleared" refers to vessels leaving Hong Kong. The traffic accident figures exclude accidents involving damages only.

As from the September 1975 issue, the basis of recording containers carried has been revised to use the T.E.U. (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit, standardised volume of 20 ft. length by 8 ft. breadth and by 8 ft. height) instead of "Actuals" (merely an absolute count, regardless of the varying container sizes handled). This new basis, supplemented by a new series of correspondiog quantity by weight (deadweight tons}, will enable direct comparisons to be made using the internationally recognised standard unit for container throughput.

As from January 1978, the published container figures cover Kwai Chung Terminal operations only because some 98 % of throughput is achieved at K wai Chung. The exclusion of the other two operators, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. and North Point Wharves, will enable container statistics to be made available earlier.

Section 8 PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES The average retail prices of the principal foodstuffs are obtained by price

investigators from market stalls and shops throughout Hong Kong during the periods specified.

The average wholesale prices of rice are supplied by the Trade, Industry and Customs Department, while those of live pigs, live cattle, fresh marine fish and fresh vegetables are supplied by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department.

The Consumer Price Index (A} and Consumer Price Index (B), compiled monthly by the Census & Statistics Department, are based on the sample survey carried out during the period July 1973 to June 1974. For the Index (A} the weights are derived from the pattern of the households with a monthly expenditure between HK$400 and HK$1,499, and for the Index (BJ between HK$1,500 and HK$2,999 at the time of the survey in 1973-74.

The Hang Seng Consumer Price Index, compiled by Hang Seng Bank Ltd., supplements the Consumer Price Indexes (A} and (B}. The weights of the Hang Seng Consumer Price Index are derived from the pattern of households with a monthly expenditure between HK$3,000 and HK$9,999 during the period July 1973 to June 1974. ·

The averages in table 8.6 are arithmetic means of the two indexes for each of the twelve previous months.

Section 9 MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE Money supply and banking statistics are supplied by the Commissioner

of Banking. The banking statistics (in table 9.2} exclude interbank balances within

Hong Kong, certificates of indebtedness and the equivalent note issue. The method of computing the average liquidity during the month is prescribed in Section 18 of the Banking Ordinance.

Bank's quoted best lending rate, which refers to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and Chartered Bank's quoted best lending rate for general guidance of other banks, as well as interest rates paid to depositors are supplied by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.; number and value of bank cheques cleared, by the Hong Kong Bankers' Clearing House.

The inter-hank lending rates are obtained by the Census and Statistics DePartment from "Wah Kiu Yat Po".

Statistics of exchange rates between the Hong Kong dollar and currencies of selected countries are compiled by the Census and Statistics Department from quotations supplied mainly by the Hang Seng Bank Limited. Figures for periods before May 1977 are based on daily closing selling rates of banknotes and those from May 1977 onwards based on daily closing selling rates of telegraphic transfers. The currencies are selected for those countries which are major trading partners of Hong Kong. The exchange rates of the SOR are derived by multiplying the U.S. dollar value of the SOR as published by the !MF by the appropriate exchange rates of Hong Kong dollar against U.S. dollar as published in the tables. The effective exchange rate index measures movements in the weighted average of nominal exchange rates of Hong Kong dollar against the currencies of 15 principal trading partners. The principal trading partners are selected on the basis of their merchandise trade with Hong Kong and their relative importance in world trade. The weighting system is derived from the trade pattern in 1972. The base date is 18th December 1971 when the Smithsonian Agreement was reached. For more details on this index, see the Special Review in "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics" April 1976.

Government revenue and expenditure statistics arc supplied by the Treasury; the analyses by source and function are made by the Census and Statistics Department. Information on companies registered and dissolved and instruments registered is supplied by the Registrar General; and on stock exchange turnover by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Ltd., the Far East Exchange Ltd., the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. and the Kowloon Stock Exchange Ltd. The indexes of share prices are compiled by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd., the Far East Exchange Ltd. and the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. The Hang Seng Index refers to transactions in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Ltd.; the Far East Index and the Kam Ngan Index refer to transactions in the Far East Exchange Ltd. and the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. respectively. The commodity trading statistics are supplied by the Hong Kong Commodity Exchange Ltd.

Section 10 HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION Private Jiving quarter statistics are compiled by the Census and Statistics

Department by subtracting the number of living quarters in buildings demolished and adding the number in new buildings erected according to monthly

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returns supplied by the Buildings Ordinance Office of the Public Works Department, takin& the 1971 Population and Housing Census figures as the base. Quarters enumerated are those in urban areas excluding the rest of the New Territories other than Tsuen Wan. A living quarter is defined as "a dwelling unit used exclusively by one household or shared by a number of households for eating, living and sleeping, internally connected so that the occupants could move between rooms/cubicles without going outside onto a public corridor, landing or staircase, and having direct external access to the street, a corridor, a landing or staircase without going through another household's accommodation".

Statistics of public housing are supplied by the Housing Department. Statistics of building projects with consent to commence work (in table

10.3} and completed buildings certified for occupation (in table 10.4} are compiled from details contained in the monthly returns of the Buildings Ordinance Office of Public Works Department.

The "consents" to commence work apply to superstructure and general building work above foundation level.

Statistics respecting usable floor area of completed buildings (in tables 10.4 and 10.5} are also supplied by the Buildings Ordinance Office, and refer also to buildings which have been certified for occupation.

"Usable floor area" is defined as "the aggregate of the areas of the floor(s} in a storey or a building excluding any staircases, public circulation space, lift landings, lavatories, water closets, kitchens and any space occupied by machinery for any lift, air-conditioning systems or similar service provided for the building".

"Combined" refers to combined domestic/non-domestic buildings such as apartment/commercial buildings or tenement/commercial buildings. "Cost/ sq. m. usable floor area" is calculated from the relevant permits.

As from the January 1976 issue, source data for tables 10.6 and 10.7 are from the Buildings Ordinance Office (instead of Rating and Valuation Department}. The change enables direct comparative studies to be made among tables 10.3 to 10.7, now all covering the whole Colony including the New Territories.

Building statistics throughout tables I 0.3 to I 0. 7 deal exclusively with the building activities of private developers as distinct from such public works as the construction of public buildings, reservoirs, roads and drainage and similar works under town planning, development or resettlement plans.

Section 11 TRAVELLING AND TOURISM Statistics on arrivals and departures of passengers by air, sea and land

are compiled from the reports of the Immigration Department and refer exclusively to international movements of passengers. Particulars on incoming tourists are supplied by the Hong Kong Tourist Association. For incoming tourists, the countries of residence of tourists are used in the classification.

Section 12 SOCIAL STATISTICS Statistics of reported crime are supplied by the Royal Hong Kong Police

Force and the Independent Commission Against Corruption; of infectious diseases as notified to the Medical and Health Department. •

If a person is prosecuted on two or more occasions he is recorded once on each occasion; and when a person is prosecuted on the same occasion for two or more offences, one offence is selected for tabulation.

Section 13 MISCELLANEOUS Petroleum statistics are prepared from the monthly returns submitted by

the eight leading petroleum companies. The fire services statistics arc supplied by the Fire Services Department

and refer to operational and preventive work. Statistics on water supplies are supplied by the Waterworks Office, Public

Works Department and refer to fresh water supply only (while salt water for flushing purposes is excluded}. That is to say, it includes resources from old reservoirs, Plover Cove System and water from China.

Part II (for July issue only)

Section 14 POPULATION The de facto method was applied in the population censuses; that is to

say, all persons who were actually found within the territory at the census moment, regardless of whether they were local nationals, permanent foreign residents or transients, were included.

The mid-year population figures are estimated by adjusting the 1971 Population Census figures for total births, deaths and balance of migration, whether legal or illegal, over the periods.

The mid-year population estimates are de facto. They include local nationals, permanent foreign residents as well as transients at a point of time, i.e. 30th J unc each year.

The birth rates, death rates, rates of natural increase and infant mortality rates refer to calendar years while the population growth rates refer to annual periods from lst July to 30th June.

Part III (for January issue only)

Section 15 POPULATION The mid-year and end-year population figures are estimated by adjusting

the 1971 Population Census figures for total births, deaths and balance of migration, whether legal or illegal, over the period.

The mid-year or end-year estimates arc de facto. They include local nationals, permanent foreign residents as weU as transients at a point of time, i.e. 30th June or list December each year.

The birth rates, death rates, rates of natural increase and infant mortality rates refer to calendar years while the population growth rates refer to annual periods from lst July to 30th June.

Section 16 SOCIAL STATISTICS (EDUCATION} Statistics of schools and enrolment are supplied by the Education Depart

ment while those respecting the Universities and Polytechnic are supplied by the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee. The figure for institutes and enrolment by type of education refer to both day and evening classes.


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