Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (November 1978)

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EXCHANGE RATE

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 DY D. R . RICK , GoVERNMENT PRINTER AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS, JAVA ROAD, HONG KONO

Hong Kong

Monthly Digest of Statistics

November, 1978

Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong ·

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CONTENTS

Sections/tables Page

Part I

ii

SECTION 1: CLIMATE

1.1 1.2

Summary of meteorological observations Extract of meteorological observations for Hong Kong during November 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

1 1

2 2 3

4-6

7 8 9

10 11

12 12 13 13

14-15

5.1 External trade 16 5.2 Imports by areas 16 5.3 Domestic exports by areas 17 5.4 Re-exports by areas . 17 5.5 Merchandise trade with major trading partners 18 5.6 Imports by commodity sections of Standard International Trade Classification

(Revised 2) I 8 5.7 Domestic exports by commodity sections of Standard International Trade Classifica-

tion (Revised 2) I 9 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 November 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: 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6

PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES Average retail prices of selected foodstuffs Average wholesale prices of selected foodstuffs . Consumer Price Index (A) Consumer Price Index (B) Hang Seng Consumer Price Index Consumer Price Indexes (A) and (B): averages for the period of 12 months

SECTION 9: MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE 9.1 Money supply . 9 .2 Banking statistics: liabilities and assets 9.3 Analysis of bank loans and advances 9.4 Interest rates paid by principal banks 9.5 Interest rates charged and bank cheques cleared 9.6 Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars and the effective exchange rate index for the

Hong Kong dollar . 9.7 Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars and the effective exchange rate index for the

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

Hong Kong dollar in November 1978 . 40 9.8 Revenue and expenditure of the Hong Kong Government 41 9.9 Value of stock exchange turnover 41 9.10 Index of share prices 42 9.11 Index of share prices and value of stock exchange turnover in November 1978 42 9.12 Commodity exchange turnover . 43 9.13 Closing quotations of commodity futures and commodity exchange turnover in

November 1978 43 9.14 Instruments registered in the Land Office . 44 9 .15 Local and foreign companies registered and dissolved 45

SECTION 10: HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION 10.1 Existing private living quarters in urban areas . 46 10.2 Public housing . 46 10.3 New building projects with consent to commence work 47 10.4 Completed buildings certified for occupation 47 10.5 Usable floor area of completed new buildings . 48 10.6 Number and cost of completed buildings by cost of construction 48 10. 7 Completed buildings certified for occupation by type of building, cost of construction

and area during November 1978 49

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics November 1978 iii

Sections/tables

SECTION 11: TRA YELLING 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 5? 13.3 Fire services statistics 56 13.4 Water supplies . 57

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 ill (appears in January issue only)

SECTION 15: POPULATION

15.1 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 I-II

iv Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics November 1978

SECTION 1 CLIMATE

1.1 SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977 1977: Nov.

Dec. 1978: Jan.

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

Royal Observatory Mean Air temperature Mean Mean

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

mbar 1,012.1 1,012.6 1,013.1 1,013.5 1,019.2 1,019.5 1,020.3 1,021.l 1,014.9 1,012.5 1,008.9 1,006.0 1,004.4 1,003.0 1,008.9 1,013.3 l,018.5

cc 25.9 25.6 25.4 26.4 23.8 22.3 18.9 19.0 20.2 24.7 27.5 31.4 32.1 31.3 31.0 26.8 23.5

cc 22.8 22.8 22.5 23.3 20.7 19.4 15.9 16.0 18.1 21.9 25.0 28.4 28.9 28.2 27.9 24.0 20.9

cc 20.5 20.7 20.4 21.1 18.2 17.4 13.3 13.9 16.4 19.9 23.2 26.3 26.7 26.3 25.7 21.9 18.9

cc 18.3 18.8 18.1 18.7 12.9 14.5 10.4 11.5 16.3 19.7 22.4 24.8 24.6 25.0 23.8 18.1 15.9

% 77 79 77 76 62 75 72 76 90 88 86 82 78 83 79 72 73

Mean amount of cloud

% 66 71 65 61 41 50 63 79 95 83 82 73 62 74 67 68 54

Total rainfall

mm 2,322.9 3,028.7 2,197.2 1,680.0

6.1 7.9

22.9 16.2

143.8 237.0 300.4 242.4 555.2 230.8 271.8 501.4

55.8

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

sunshine tion direction speed

hours 1,932.6 1,713.4 1,883.5 2,201.3

237.3 196.9 147.0

88.4 21.7 76.l 89.4

171.3 244.7 179.2 210.3 148.3 177.8

mm 1,631.4 1,497.2 1,542.3 1,650.5

152.1 102.9 94.1 75.5 59.8

103.6 128.1 161.4 213.0 167.2 169.3 167.9 125.2

points E E E E N

ENE N N

NNE ENE

E E

SW E E E

ENE

knots 12.1 11.8 13.1 10.9 14.2 11.6 1'2.0 10.5 10.9

8.6 9.7 8.3

11.5 10.7 12.8 18.2 14.7

1.2 EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG DURING NOVEMBER 1978

Date

Nov. 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 Mean Total

Mean pressure

at M.S.L.

mbar 1018.l

17.7 18.2 18.8 19.9 20.1 19.6 19.0 18.4 16.5 14.5 15.9 17.5 18.3 17.9 16.4 15.5 14.6 16.1 18.5 18.8 17.8 18.7 19.3 18.7 18.5 19.9 22.3 24.3 24.2

1018.5

1017.5

Royal Observatory Air temperature Mean Mean

dew relative Max. Mean Min. point humidity

cc 25.2 24.2 23.3 23.3 24.1 25.7 25.3 25.0 24.9 24.6 22.4 24.6 25.0 24.8 22.6 24.3 26.4 25.7 25.2 22.6 22.2 23.7 23.0 22.4 22.7 23.7 21.8 18.3 17.9 19.7 23.5

cc 21.3 21.5 21.2 21.1 21.4 22.6 22.8 22.9 22.7 22.4 21.0 21.3 21.3 21.9 21.5 22.l 23.2 22.9 22.1 19.9 19.9 21.0 20.l 20.3 20.2 20.7 18.6 16.5 15.7 17.2 20.9

cc 17.1 19.3 19.1 19.l 19.7 20.1 21.8 21.3 21.1 21.0 20.0 19.4 18.2 19.0 20.2 20.3 21.6 21.5 19.5 17.5 17.2 19.1 17.6 18.4 18.5 18.8 16.3 14.8 13.6 15.1 18.9

cc 14.0 15.7 15.4 15.1 15.9 17.4 19.2 18.7 17.7 18.9 19.0 16.5 16.5 17.7 19.5 19.3 19.9 19.8 17.3 14.6 14.4 15.3 13.9 15.2 15.3 15.9 11.8 9.0 7.6

10.2 15.9

% 64 70 70 69 71 73 80 77 73 81 89 74 75 77 88 84 82 83 74 71 71 70 67 73 74 74 65 61 59 63 73

Mean amount of cloud

% 24 27 36 29 69 62 88 80 34 87 94 56 64 42 87 75 63 56 40 47 65 48 13 48 25 40 63 81 52 30 54

Total rainfall

mm

Trace 0.3

13.2 27.4

0.1 Trace 14.8

Trace

55.8

NORMALS FOR NOVEMBER

24.4 21.3 18.8 15.l 70 53 38.2

King's Park Total Total bright evapora-

sunshine tion

hours 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 3.5 5.8

5.3 9.7 0.9

6.8 5.2 9.9

4.9 7.7 6.1 7.9 5.0 4.0 7.4 9.2 6.0 7.4 7.9 5.0 0.4 4.5 7.7

177.8

189.4

mm 6.5 5.1 5.5 5.2 3.4 3.4 2.9 4.9 5.1 4.1 3.5 5.3 3.5 4.3 2.9 4.5 4.3 3.0 5.0 3.7 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.0 3.4

125.2

145.3

The minimum hourly reading of mean sea level pressure was 1011.9 millibars at 1500 H.K.T. on the llth.

Waglan Island Prevailing Mean

wind wind direction speed

points ENE ENE

E E

ENE NE

ENE ENE

E ENE

N N N

ENE ENE ENE

E E N N

NNE E N E

ENE NE N N

ENE ENE ENE

E

knots 13.6 20.3 21.0 21.9 14.7 10.2 15.7 19.2 25.6 20.9 11.9 15.3 13.1 10.7 15.0 10.8 10.5 9.3

14.5 14.0 11.6 12.0 9.2

13.3 14.0 12.4 15.5 17.8 13.0 13.2 14.7

14.4

The maximum gust peak speed as recorded by the Dines anemograph was 37 knots from Eat 0506 H.K.T. on the 9th. The maximum instantaneous intensity of rainfall as recorded by the Jardi recorder at King's Park was 127 millimetres per hour

at 2328 H.K.T. on the lOth.


Year/month

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.

1978: Jan.

2

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

SECTION 2 VITAL STATISTICS

2.1 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES

Chinese

Male Female Total

40,980 38,766 79,746

39,703 36,454 76,157

38,591 35,764 74,355

39,845 37,023 76,868

3,723 3,532 7,255

3,401 3,216 6,617

3,421 3,335 6,756 2,834 2,707 5,541

3,105 2,799 5,904

2, 708 2,554 5,262

3,102 3,043 6,145

2,865 2,787 5,652

3,007 2,761 5,768

3,692 3,577 7,269

3,631 3,339 6,970

3, 798 3,627 7,425

3,864 3,591 7,455

Births

Non-Chinese

Male Female Total

1,042

1,051

1,041

948

91

83

104

77 96

86

85

71

73

98

99 91

90

1,091

992

946

991

97

91

92

81

104

96

96

84

69

95

99

92

79

2,133

2,043

1,987

1,939

188

174

196

158

200

182

181

155

142

193

198

183

169

Total

Male Female

42,022

40,754

39,632

40,793

3,814

3,484

3,525 2,911

3,201

2,794

3,187

2,936

3,080

3,790

3,730

3,889

3,954

39,857

37,446

36,710

38,014

3,629

3,307

3,427

2,788 2,903

2,650

3,139

2,871

2,830

3,672

3,438

3,719

3,670

2.2 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED DEATHS

Total

81,879

78,200

76,342

78,807

7,443

6,791

6,952

5,699

6,104

5,444 6,326

5,807

5,910

7,462

7,168

7,608

7,624

Chinese

Female

Non-Chinese Total

Male Total

12,042 9,722 21,764

11,457 9,429 20,886

12,693 10,195 22,888

12,617 10,543 23,160

1,065

1,163

1,217

992 1,163

995

1,075 1,013

903

864

936

1,023

1,029

823

925

952

904 1,039

910

906 898

791

734

728

814

778

1,888

2,088

2,169

1,896

2,202

1,905

1,981 1,914

1,695

1,598

1,664 1,837

1,807

Male

178

208

188

200

7

16

17

8

19

20

19 17

13

18

16 20

16

Female

101

92

113

99

8

8

10

5 8

8

6

9

14

6

9

7

8

Total

279

300

301

299

15

24

27

13 27

28

25

26

27

24

25

27

24

Male Female

12,220 9,823

11,665 9,521

12,881 10,308

12,817 10,642

1,072

1,179

1,234

1,000 1,182

1,015

1,094

1,030

916 882

952 1,043

1,045

831

933

962

909 1,047

918

912

907

805

740

737

821

786

Unknown sex

7

5

6

3

1

2

1

Marriages

37,634

36,192

39,617

40,390

3,589

3,585

3,438

2,560

3,553

3,136 3,894

3,611 3,224

3,148

3,324

3,316 3,768

Total

22,050

21,191

23,195

23,459

1,903

2,112

2,196

1,909

2,229

1,933

2,006

1,940

1,722

1,623

1,690

1,866 1,832


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 1 1 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 November 1978 3

SECTION 3 EMPLOY1\.1ENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES

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

International Standard Industrial Classification

(I.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

5

3

10

40

529

57

626

13

5

19

39

565

64

668

7

3

11

40

572

67

679

13

5

19

37

560

39

636

3

4

38

560

42

640

Major Division 3 Manufacturing

By major groups:

4

Food products

Beverages

Tobacco

1,182 12,100

28 3,251

4 500

3,397 15,497

340 3,591

276 776

Textiles 3,774 56,859 47,641 104,500

Wearing apparel, except footwear 8,665 73,647 175,090 248,737

Leather and leather products, except footwear and wearing apparel

Footwear, except rubber, plastic 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 brackets)

122

415

1,264

1,179

1,043

1,986

441

4

382 (179)

1,397

3,292

6,272

7,996

7,364

19,121

3,620

24

3,532 (2,304)

629 2,026

1,448 4,740

1,436 7,708

571 8,567

1,427 8,791

3,446 22,567

2,120 5,740

1 25

1,923 5,455 (1,625) (3,929)

1,161 12,541 3,827 16,368

29 3,673 368 4,041

4 500 282 782

3,656 55,544 44,382 99,926

8,652 77,916 183,875 261,791

137

417

1,303

1,366

1,046

2,048

486

5

386 (176)

1,698

4,096

6,514

8,372

8,153

18,938

3,996

24

3,730 (2,320)

658

2,108

1,486

522

1,660

3,832

2,413

3

1,873 (1,574)

2,356

6,204

8,000

8,894

9,813

22,770

6,409

27

5,603 (3,894)

1,129 12,604 3,762 16,366

30 3,730 378 4,108

505 282 787

3,639 53,137 42,228 95,365

8,806 78,471 185,489 263,960

138

449

1,257

1,333

1,056

2,103

488

5

390 (174)

1,669

3,915

6,120

8,405

7,669

19,440

3,940

34

3,787 (2,394)

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

Basic metal industries

Fabricated metal products, except

330

310

3,059

3,569

827

248

3,886

3,817

machinery and equipment 6,355 47,262 23,765 71,027

12,318 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 brackets) 1,400 28,610 63,166 91,776

(735) (19,281) (52,929) (72,210)

Transport equipment 289 11,598 509 12,107

Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment not elsewhere classified, and of photographic and optical goods 475 10,847 8,920 19, 767

Other manufacturing industries 2,122 15,135 8,270 23,405

349

333

6,547

1,377

3,489

3,633

856

291

49,724 26,083

11,163 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

3,733

49,081

10,884

900

294

4,490

4,027

25,202 74,283

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.I.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

Retail:

Foodstuffs

Fuel

Sub-total



Consumer goods

Consumer durables

Import/export:

Foodstuffs

Fuel

Sub-total



Consumer goods

Consumer durables

Capital goods

Raw :rilaterials and semi-manufactures

General commodities

Sub-total

EMPLOYMENT

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


3 5,490

707

281 15,635

30 3,936

23 6,837

814 29,962

1,434

94

102

970

1,755

254

236

1,042

361

6,248

9,073

1,666

1,183

3,386

7,602

1,873

1,061

4,414

880

31,138

364

59

5,854

766

945 16,580

308 4,244

100 6,937

2,917 32,879

963

173

104

1,199

2,233

503

310

1,016

245

6,746

10,036

1,839

1,287

4,585

9,835

2,376

1,371

5,430

1,125

37,884

5,504

804

318 18,545

54 6,541

28 7,369

803 30,781

1,458

79

96

1,036

1,864

358

209

1,196

443

6,739

9,292

1,016

1,090

3,511

7,956

2,445

979

4,992

1,064

32,345

385

69

5,889

873

1,163 19,708

462 7,003

36 7,405

2, 783 33,564

1,121

161

111

1,333

2,574

696

250

1,047

249

7,542

10,413

1,177

1,201

4,844

10,530

3,141

1,229

6,039

1,313

39,887

3 5,769

713

310 19,017

51 7,026

29 7,236

820 30,603

1,459

86

95

1,038

1,843

358

201

1,182

444

6,706

8,830

1,640

1,127

3,642

7,858

2,434

928

5,i68

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 11 590 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

27 846

52 572

1,828 6,184

2,657 11,048

833 6,633

423 2,229

838 4,082

7,032 29,371

14,411 65,338

1,070

240

173

3,685

5,304

1,843

835

1,281

14,497

28,928

5,443

1,086

745

9,869

16,352

8,476

3,064

5,363

43,868

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


(l.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 (excluding seamen)

Inland water transport (harbour ferry only)

Air transport carriers

Services incidental to transport

Storage and warehousing

Communication (cable and wireless and telephone services)

Major Division 8 Financing, insurance real estate and business services

By groups:

Monetary institutions

Other financial institutions

Financial services

Insurance

Real estate

5 10,491 528 11,019

190 13 203

217 4,675 1,374 6,049

2 1,996 83 2,079

70 2,918 1,785 4,703

1,396 11,074 3,423 14,497

174 3,736 576 4,312

8,282 1,639 9,921

859 18,670 11,368 30,038

1,442 6,596 2,794 9,390

116 503 124 627

401

1,787

2,930

9,007

1,970 4,900

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

226

209 4,668

2 1,950

63 2,889

1,443 11,386

190 3,886

3

893

1,526

118

8,788

19,148

7,000

524

453 2,947

1,952 10,350

478 11,051

14 240

1,464 6,132

82 2,032

1,844 4,733

3,736 15,122

569 4,455

1,802 10,590

12,245 31,393

3,152 10,152

128 652

2,142 5,089

3, 190 13,540

249 2,236 1,546 3, 782

326 2, 707 1,558 4,265

43 476 259 735

348 4,098 885 4,983

607 2,680 1,413 4,093

644 5,766 1,797 7,563

50 353 116 469

7,209 58,285 28,431 86,716

5 10,520 514 11,034

214 13 227

202 4,687 1,465 6,152

2 1,956 83 2,039

63 2,974 1,898 4,872

1,463 11,592 3,866 15.458

194 3,961 542 4,503

8,981 1,846 10,827

907 19,689 12,949 32,638

1,565 7,873 3,831 11,704

117 518 131 649

454 2,919 2,230 5,149

2,030 10,831 3,210 14,041

260 2,404 1,789 4,193

337 3,053 1,686 4, 739

42 481 274 755

404 4,788 1,002 5,790

617 2,719 1,444 4,163

790 6,181 2,053 8,234

56 390 104 494

7,579 61,846 30,703 92,549

Note: 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 November 1978

EMPLOYMENT

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

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION

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



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

26,272 102,458 33,941 55,382 65,801 67,245 66,140 38,397 29,576

7,314

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

29,691 109,540 34, 726 85,223 58,161 121,340

75,061 131,541 69,904 113,227 68,154 40,566 30,405 6,773

112,883 67,050 50,896 12,163

25,288 6,324

3,956 1,850

813 383 98 32 5

78,663 50,817 64,450 54,991 42,291 45,086 26,325 17,725 5,619

29,570 108,233 34,298 85,115 60,527 124,977 73,090 128,081 67,042 109,333 67,457 39,999 26,367

6,756

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 3

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

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

2,277 4,164 9,708

17,461 14,109 18,436 11,030 4,226 4,252

1,685 1,732 2,833 4,956 4,961

7,337 4,846 1,205 1,363

3,962 5,896

12,541 22,417 19,070 25,773 15,876 5,431 5,615

4,615 85,663 30,918 116,581

3,439 1,518

913 515

162 53 31

5,460 6,949 8,098

10,081 7,598 5,144 7,105

2,996 1,035

2,276 2,901 4,145 4,944 3,563 2,434 3,124

830 1,498

7,736

9,850 12,243 15,025 11,161 7,578

10,229

3,826 2,533

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

1,521 931 921 751 263 198 57

7

5

2,256 4,430 9,927

17,432 13,510 19,177 10,437 4,316 4,873

1,705 1,780 2,905 4,985 4,949 7,803 4,750 1,273 1,498

3,961 6,210

12,832 22,417 18,459 26,980 15,187 5,589 6,371

4,654 86,358 31,648 118,006

3,797 1,644

946 547 180 57 32 2

5,957

7,370 8,279

10,673 8,440 5,617 6,942

880 3,010 1,117

2,715

3,261 4,506 5,447

3,991 2,518 3,162

369 878

1,584

8,672 10,631 12,785 16,120 12,431

8,135 10,104 1,249 3,888 2,701

7,209 58,285 28,431 86,716

1,509 949 928 753 268 196 54

7 5

2,314 4,671

10,059 17,578 14,138 18,829

10,113 4,389 4,608

1,647 1,805 3,070 5,188 5,131 7,946 4,621 1,209 1,373

3,961 6,476

13,129 22,766 19,269 26,775 14,734

5,598 5,981

4,669 86,699 31,990 118,689

3,915

1,750 1,033

584 186 67 37 3

3

1

6,038

7,761 8,900

11,233 8,523 6,347 7,496 1,160 3,233 1,155

2,710 3,581 4,984 5,796 4,224 2,631 3,671

536 922

1,648

8,748 11,342 13,884 17,029 12,747<

8,978 11,167 1,696 4,155 2,803

7,579 61,846 30,703 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

Purpose July 1977

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 1,758

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

Woollen 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

(July 73-June 74=100)

Excluding fringe benefits

1976 1977

Sept. Mar. Sept.

125 131

124 131

125 130

117 125

125 130

121 124

129 135

126 127

131 135

157 167

125 134

125 135

120 125

121 127

115 130

112 117

118 120

119 136

134 138

113 119

119 126

133 140

118 122

127 127

117 131

121 122

108 113

136 147

136 137

133 136

130 . 132

145 145

139 150

126 136

112 114

138

137

139

135

130

134

139

146

148

179

142

142

132

132

133

124

125

138

148

127

134

145

134

129

142

152

121

154

146

144

138

156

153

141

117

1978

Mar. Sept.

146

146

147

147

141

136

150

152

155

179

154

150

145

138

141

136

128

149

162

142

138

157

146

145

156

157

125

172

148

145

142

157

167

151

121

156

156

158

161

151

147

160

161

165

191

168

158

151

147

148

144

145

163

173

154

148

168

170

153

166

158

125

193

161

154

153

176

167

151

125

Wages in

Sept. 1978

$

1976

Sept.

35.09 122

34.89 122

33.89 122

38.91 124

38.41 126

29.31 117

32.41 127

37.21 126

36.26. 135

45.05 165

32.76 126

31.60 122

36.55 119

34.94 120

35.59 116

33.44 114

42.01 118

30.68 120

35.97 128

36.92 111

31.60 118

32.92 124

37.13 119

33.94 128

36.59 114

37.44 122

59.98 109

39.10 137

39.54 136

35.76 133

41.50 131

44.33 146

43.93 139

37.51 125

28.18 109


Including fringe benefits

1977 1978

Mar. Sept. Mar. Sept.

130 137 148 158

130 137 148 159

128 137 148 160

129 141 ' 156 168

136 135 149 160

121 131 135 149

136 141 152 164

129 147 157 167

144 154 164 176

178 186 189 201

135 144 157 174

134 142 152 161

125 131 147 158

129 133 144 153

132 135 147 153

119 125 143 152

122 128 133 151

139 140 151 165

133 143 158 170

116 125 143 155

127 136 145 157

133 138 153 165

125 135 150 174

131 133 153 163

132 142 162 176

125 154 165 167

115 122 128 128

148 155 176 198

138 147 149 162

135 145 147 155

133 139 143 154

145 157 157 177

154 155 169 169

136 143 153 153

113 116 123 127

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

1974•

1975•

1976•

1977•

1977: 3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

Year/quarter

1974•

1975•

1976•

1977•

1977: 3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd qtr.

Machinery: power driven

8 6,322 6,330

9 7,408 7,417

12 9,894 9,906

8 9,371 9,379

2 2,709 2,711

3 2,403 2,406

1 1,604 1,605

1 2,344 2,345

3 2,440 2,443

Stepping on or striking

against objects

4 4,584 4,588

7 6,619 6,626

8,862 8,863

11 13,166 13,177

3 3,757 3,760

4 3,551 3,555

4 2,693 2,697

3 4,116 4,119

5,160 5,163

Machinery: other Transport

431 431 49 1,083 1,132

446 446 42 1,201 1,243

724 724 46 1,703 1,749

638 639 53 1,156 1,209

194 194 9 377 386

137 137 12 283 295

83 84 14 265 279

108 108 12 283 295

144 144

Falling objects

13 2,283 2,296

9 2,040 2,049

14 2,354 2,368

28 2,819 2,847

10 863 873

4 590 594

2 535 537

754 755

3 766 769

9 401 410

Falls of grounds

5 8 13

2 9 11

6 6

3 14 17

6 6

2 2 4

4 4

6 6

3 4

• Figures in the annual series are with amendments.

10

Explosions or fires

13 303 316

8 297 305

28 305 333

Hot or corrosive

substances

1,464 1,464

1,601 1,601

2,080 2,080

Gassing, poisoning and

other toxic substances

3 10 13

51 51

7 35 42

Electricity

4 116 120

4 89 93

3 99 102

Falls of persons

62 3,639 3,701

55 3,915 3,970

45 4,639 4,684

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

77 78 757 757 29 29 4 47 51 15 1,626 1,641

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

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

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

Handling without

machinery

4,511 4,512

4,021 4,022

3 5,765 5,768

6,745 6,746

2,814 2,814

1,789 1,789

1,171 1,172

1,504 1,504

1,761 1,762

Hand tools

3,067 3,068

3,449 3,449

4,379 4,379

4,275 4,275

1,301 1,301

1,138 1,138

990 991

1,278 1,279

1,296 1,296

Miscellaneous or causes not yet assessed

Grand total

71 2,959 3,030 234 30,780 31,014

75 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

19 351 370 63 14,908 14,971

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


,. I.

INDUSTRIAL WORK STOPPAGES

3.6 STOPPAGES OF WORK BY INDUSTRY

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

qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr.

Number of work stoppages

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing 13 15 10 27 7 4 4 12 11

Electricity, gas, water

Construction 6 10 3 5 2 3 4

Wholesale and retail trades, restaurants and hotels 1 1

Transport, storage, comtnunication 2 4

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services 1

Community, social and personal services 1 1

Total 19 17 16 38 11 9 6 16 17

Working days lost

_Agriculture, forestry, fishing

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing 9,969 17,301 3,392 7,978 467 2,527 1,048 10,936 2,042

Electricity, gas, water

Construction 739 525 2,736 650 2,051 582 265 1,237!

Wholesale and retail trades, restaurants and hotels 100 100 200

Transport, storage, communication 299 1,030

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services 30

Community, social and personal services 4,800 115t

- . Total 10,708 17,600 4,977 10,814 1,217 4,578 1,630 16,001 3,595


SECTION 4 PRODUCTION

4.1 MINING PRODUCTION

Tonne

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

concentrate)

1974 5,566 159,737 3,320 351

1975 2,059 167,200 1,490 761

1976 2,299 37,058 1,305 982

1977 3,378 2,466 2,063

1977: 3rd qtr. 143 209 610

4th qtr. 1,360 413 782

1978: lst qtr. 1,566 497 533

2nd qtr. 999 9,345 132

3rd qtr. 292 12,308

4.2 ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Million megajoules

Year/month Domestic Commercial Industrial Street lighting Total

1974 5,017.39 7,843.35 8,348.75 92.16 21,301.65

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

1977: Nov. 483.85 921.49 988.52 9.77 2,403.65

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

Note: Relevant Orders of Emergency (Control of Oil) Regulations 1973 came into operation from lOth December, 1973 to 23rd May, 1974. 1 megajoule=0.277778 kilowatt hour


4.3 GAS CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Year/month Domestic Commercial Industrial

1974 789.81 581.98 103.92

1975 850.48 638.63 119.91

1976 929.91 800.85 160.13

1977 993.51 903.68 180.09

1977: Nov. 84.61 79.42 14.98

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. lll.44 99.42 15.71

Note: 1 megajoule=0.00947817 therm

4.4 CEMENT PRODUCTION

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.


Total production

570,946

574,509

764,600

1,029,073

108,982

119,790

106,559

76,729

102,191

104,961

111,084

92,213

94,822

102,754

97,190

111,187

111,513

Total

1,475.71

1,609.02

1,890.90

2,077.28

179.00

199.62

216.82

202.11

203.50

218.22

206.60

205.48

190.80

186.04

195.40

204.32

226.57

PRODUCTION

Million megajoules

Tonne

13

PRODUCTION

4.5 TEXTILE PRODUCTION

1977 1978 1978 2nd lst 2nd qtr. qtr. qtr.

1. Number of spinning and weaving establishments 921 966 954

2. Number of persons engaged 54,183 52,110 51,479

Operatives Male 23,803 22,814 22,633 Female 25,234 24,335 23,664

Other employees Male 4,250 4,076 4,191 Female 896 885 991

3. Total estimated man-hours worked by operatives ('OOO) 29,506 26,434 28,065

4. Machinery by type

Spindles No. installed 894,840 886,900 888,328

No. in operation 800,477 817,806 811,350

Looms No. installed 30,539 28,760 29,175

No. in operation 27,022 26,602 27,221

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

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

Raw cotton tonne 48,916 82,004 50,641 63,667 52,210 86,926

Man-made (staple) fibre tonne 6,967 5,169 6,879 4,621 7,819 5,222

Wool tops tonne 1,336 1,554 1,349 845 1,157 870

Cotton yarn, grey tonne 47,070 9,631 43,732 9,128 47,736 9,404

Cotton/man-made fibre yarn tonne 3,927 546 4,183 557 5,109 633

Man-made (continuous) fibre yarn tonne 241 188 199 177 255 193

Man-made (staple) fibre yarn tonne 235 68 113 25 225 121

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 41,222 7,684 42,127 6,057 42,736 5,093

Cotton/man-made fibre yarn tonne 6,741 1,865 8,452 1,461 9,392 1,499

Man-made (staple) fibre yarn tonne 2,523 746 1,463 860 2,063 672

Woollen yarn tonne 624 84 663 88 613 104

Worsted yarn tonne 455 762 569 717 374 349

Wool/man-made fibre yarn tonne 707 304 219 403 491 330

Cotton piecegoods 'OOO m 2 169,259 79,245 151,351 62,392 162,699 55,166

Cotton towelling 'OOO m• 2,819 1,324 1,903 699 1,852 617

Cotton/man-made fibre piecegoods 'OOO m2 22,358 21,467 24,945 16,498 29,059 14,958

Man-made (continuous) fibre piecegoods 'OOO m2 272 73 184 96 162 91

Man-made (staple) fibre piecegoods 'OOO m 2 708 661 289 378 115 222

Silk piecegoods 'OOO m2 99 83 237 268 325 285

Fibre-glass piecegoods 'OOO m 2 204 455 514 75

Mesh cloth 'OOO m 2 1,529 8 141 25

Mesh bags 'OOO no. 1,955 1,264 2,632 797

Cotton towels 'OOO no. 2,496 1,524 1,937 1,865 2,302 1,970

Labels 'OOO no. 459,636 21,144 355,067 20,116 429,189 17,781

Badges 'OOO no. 157

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


7. Index of textile production (1973=100)

Spinning

Year/quarter

and weaving

industries Sector index

Spinning sector

Cotton yam

All types Under 15's 15's and

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.



1978 ht qtr. 2nd qtr.

1,000

95 105 126 110

100 101

89 89

80 101 114 126

125 133 125 121

101 108 109 121

105 110

603

95 101 115 106

100 102

89 87

78 101 111 116

110 119 116 113

94 102 107 120

104 109

362

109 124 138 120

108 115 105 108

94 120 136 147

139 146 136 131

112 117 116 135

118 121

• Including yam/fabrics of pure MMF material.

194

121 161 198 164

123 121 112 130

105 145 189 205

199 219 194 179

149 157 156 196

170 165


over

168

95 82 69 69

91 109 98 83

82 90 74 81

69 62 69 76

69 72 69 65

57 70

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

Woollen and

worsted yarn

66

64 68 79 51

79 71 55 52

52 74 70 76

73 87 81 75

63 45 56 42

52 41

Sector index

397

95 112 143 115

100 99 89 91

84 101 120 143

146 154 139 133

110 118 Ill 123

105 111

PRODUCTION

Weaving sector

Cotton piecegoods

All types Grey Yam dyed

359

97 117 150 120

102 101 92 94

87 104 125 151

155 162 145 138

114 122 115 128

108 113

273

87 76 71 65

93 94 86 74

55 68 87 92

71 68 72 73

60 67 65 68

63 74

86

131 248 400 294

129 125 110 158

190 220 244 338

422 460 378 342

285 299 276 317

252 240

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

15

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

SECTION 5 EXTERNAL TRADE

5.1 EXTERNAL TRADE

$million

Cumulative totals

Domestic Re-Imports Domestic exports

Imports exports exports Total Merchandise

exports b~l~~~e % change % change % change % change Year to

date on 12 months on Year to

date on 12 months on

previous to date previous previous to date previous year 12 months year 12 months

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

4,277.45 2,900.30 896.93 3,797.24 -480.21 39,459.65 +11.08

4,325.00 3,055.35 868.47 3,923.82 -401.18 43,784.65 + 11.62

4,916.38 3,576.79 974.63 4,551.41 -364.97 48,701.03 + 12.49

4,288.46 2, 720.90 882.06

3,909.67 2,125.49 777.55

4,882.15 2,859.82 987.00

4,967.88 3,042.81 1,001.25

5,061.10 3,372.65 1,163.34

5,104.54 3,336.36 1,072.76

5,047.81

5,239.15

5,504.83

5,604.85

3,523.35 978.60

4,015.78 1,195.88

3,736.32 1,200.04

3,805.75 1,238.39

3,602.96 -685.50 4,288.46 + 11.93

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

3,846.82 -1,035.33 13,075.86 +17.36

4,044.06 -923.82 18,063.95 + 18.29

4,535.99 -525.11 23,135.49 + 18.96

4,409.12 -695.42 28,253.80 +20.54

4,501.95

5,211.66

4,936.35

5,044.14

-545.86 33,305.75 +20.33

- 27.49 38,572.33 +22.70

-568.48 44,097.89 +25.34

-560.71 49,739.85 +26.05

+17.64

- 1.90

+29.34

+12.49

+17.65

- 0.23

+42.74

+ 7.28

47,227.12 + 12.28 28,371.79 + 6.08 34,254.81 + 9.46

47,850.58 + 12.16 31,427.14 + 6.40 34,519.08 + 8.45

48,701.03 + 12.49 35,003.93 + 7.28 35,003.93 + 7.28

49,158.19 + 12.Ql

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

2, 720.90 + 1.16

4,846.05 - 1.98

7,704.82 + 5.97

10,751.82 + 8.73

14,129.70 +10.00

17,468.11 + 10.73

35,035.11 + 7.02

34,905.89 + 5.01

35,438.06 + 7.20

35,867.53 + 7.91

36,287.91 + 8.31

36,696.23 + 9.20

54,328.39 + 16.43 20,992.19 + 9.49 36,824.09 + 8.29

55,836.20 + 19.03 25,012.40 + 11.22 37 ,528.19 + 9.23

57,616.72 +22.86 28,758.44 +12.90 38,290.89 +11.71

58,981.23 +24.89 32,582.15 +14.84 39,214.29 +14.48

Nov. 6,419.57 3,797.04 1,383.39

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

16

Feb. Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

North America

4,827.38

4,191.60

5,566.69

6,424.54

607.96

552.23

572.43

509.18

494.26

697.93

713.59

700.71

697.58

581.51

716.95

628.89

656.25

Western Europe

6,211.89

5,603.87

6,779.30

7,972.90

689.40

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

5.2 IMPORTS BY AREAS

Soviet Union and

Eastern Europe

235.12

195.23

271.59

302.38

20.24

21.71

16.38

29.73

28.44

26.59

29.70

22.18

20.67

14.04

17.63

16.86

31.33

Central and

South America

277.82

437.09

536.41

470.27

26.24

24.45

24.29

39.73

41.70

34.47

36.51

47.30

34.28

33.60

31.69

42.01

48.51

Middle East

804.46

536.31

802.38

907.20

50.07

70.70

95.57

84.78

141.39

90.52

108.67

92.60

109.47

158.36

96.91

141.29

139.74

Asia

20,236.83

21,062.83

27,506.24

30,580.01

2,723.56

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

$million

Australasia Postal Total Africa and

Oceania packages merchandise

609.21

541.67

695.92

845.43

65.05

118.96

78.93

90.71

93.80

73.22

73.08

94.43

78.88

105.17

93.88

105.29

116.25

910.72

896.35

1,127.29

1,191.46

94.26

116.07

91.05

109.62

51.47

149.91

103.41

143.34

148.74

127.66

165.35

113.78

125.97

6.65

6.65

6.73

6.84

0.68

0.69

0.71

15.28

8.19

9.51

7.60

7.91

7.21

5.79

6.94

7.82

8.14

34,120.08

33,471.62

43,292.53

48,701.03

4,277.45

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


EXTERNAL TRADE

5.3 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY AREAS

$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: Oct. Nov. Dec.

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

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977



8,041.56 8,108.73

12,632.28 14,723.09

1,224.40 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

7,757.28 8,321.68

11,510.36 10,864.29

798.88 972.98

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

North America

Western Europe

577.90 613.16 942.32 948.35

82.92 92.24

102.12

84.89 67.41 96.04

107.09 114.88 107.32

97.38 122.82 126.61 124.38

765.16 737.21 819.65 905.11

83.06 82.39

108.40

73.60 67.37 81.24 96.00

123.94 91.71 95.51 83.42

106.84 104.97

47.53 62.01

116.93 112.86

428.20 380.89 534.76 767.69

630.18 785.60

1,175.36 1,359.25

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

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

6.95 6.17 6.44

8.98 11.45 7.52

14.01 9.09 5.02 9.05 9.15 7.33 7.39

84.49 69.30 72.95

61.30 50.70 62.83 61.46 74.09 74A7 70.03 84.29 81.13 82.73

107.91 105.49 96.87

88.26 89.69

106.79 122.97 133.21 137.44 136.67 178.99 143.60 179.58

392.75 406.80 390.62

365.97 292.67 373.61 362.74 412.48 393.16 395.06 483.80 548.69 548.78

145.56 142.62 140.16

115.89 115.52 146.99 157.18 131.95 115.58 117.17 139.93 146.85 138.14

5.4 RE-EXPORTS BY AREAS

Soviet Union and Central

Eastern and South America Europe

9.75 10.63 7.38 3.54

0.47 0.06 1.67

0.03 0.04 0.06 0.32 0.09 0.50 0.15 0.01 0.01 3.01

191.00 172.30 177.95 221.19

26.18 19.39 21.87

13.63 14.16 16.26 15.54 18.39 19.88 19.72 21.14 21.30 43.28

Middle East

253.37 287.46 313.12 325.87

26.06 28.39 24.15

24.81 20.82 40.19 40.26 55.92 61.73 42.04 45.20 49.05 51.50

Asia

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

612.03 581.57 648.00

629.66 552.77 688.02 669.35 771.99 724.33 656.84 838.65 804.76 817.35


Oceania

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

138.76 121.92 129.31

161.93 87.63

120.10 115.23 125.11 130.70 164.17 185.74 176.83 201.09

8.23 9.73

12.77 9.46

0.61 0.54 0.79

18.34 8.91

16.38 4.80 7.13 6.50

13.65 16.59 16.16 17.94

Africa Australasia

and Oceania

292.67 310.24 373.08 429.99

37.89 36.75 42.06

28.12 35.06 40.22 46.17 45.51 41.39 37.28 48.95 53.91 54.00

289.74 266.87 371.12 341.14

28.32 27.68 26.35

27.31 19.92 24.95 26.52 32.61 25.90 29.69 35.68 37.55 39.91

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

2,900.30 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

$million

Total merchandise

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

896.93 868.47 974.63

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

17

EXTERNAL TRADE

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977



5.5 MERCHANDISE TRADE WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS

Imports

Japan China U.S.A. Taiwan Singapore U.K.

7,141.50 5,990.52 4,621.06 1,765.30 1,888.68 1,941.85 6,991.15 6,804.94 3,960.76 1,942.53 1,920.98 1,715.45 9,348.36 7,761.19 5,308.95 3,056.65 2,516.74 1,832.51

11,547.31 8,081.89 6,093.15 3,253.74 2,888.49 2,191.98

993.62 751.90 1,018.44 767.32 1,313.78 860.23

814.06 821.49 952.14 569.66

1,141.04 744.62 1,164.61 775.84 1,173.00 829.40 1,156.82 839.25 1,239.56 789.02 1,190.24 910.35 1,267.57 1,028.26 1,234.65 1,000.25

592.25 523.19 549.96

470.99 475.27 671.60 676.13 664.95 666.14 543.89 674.47 605.95 625.06

298.24 245.97 265.77 249.48 314.76 220.83

280.07 251.43 226.01 204.66 315.66 259.60 327.05 267.52 349.90 227.64 335.69 287.59 337.18 260.61 368.11 269.24 373.59 285.86 405.56 300.08

196.18 199.89 228.27

192.97 191.04 189.13 220.44 207.91 265.77 235.25 242.74 249.14 294.87

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

Domestic exports

U.K. Japan

$million

Australia Canada

7,422.34 2,444.48 2,768.04 1,061.24 1,297.73 619.22 7,333.51 2,859.62 2,777.51 956.12 1,033.53 775.22

11,236.39 3,994.99 3,285.87 1,400.48 1,368.00 1,395.89 13,551.92 3,668.91 3,034.53 1,386.14 1,247.12 1,171.17

1,130.02 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

274.04 333.41 486.15

286.98 238.28 307.78 302.08 325.41 323.53 390.00 450.18 385.24 383.83

244.08 289.57 401.36

214.15 166.81 257.53 283.64 334.34 299.94 328.83 379.27 367.53 387.59

135.89 131.91 116.61

110.64 78.89

121.63 117.60 124.68 125.47 143.12 183.05 218.11 211.49

99.57 95.83

103.08

135.06 77.38 94.75 98.73 97.99

111.69 127.92 157.72 141.27 160.45

94.38 110.18 96.15

84.02 68.52 98.79 97.62

117.85 113.53 101.79 115.19 112.91 107.27

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

$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,

Mannfactured 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



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

620.20 618.87 704.62

693.34 493.78 651.14 654.11 687.06 665.29 647.59 687.22 716.74 697.50

540.16 583.23 733.10 736.44

48.28 61.01 68.62

84.19 66.04 75.17 82.05 86.95 81.31 91.03 85.75 72.12 63.55

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

263.96 221.73 369.54

340.24 271.84 318.07 359.28 338.23 320.83 255.92 243.90 246.17 310.68

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

258.31 278.11 224.03

278.84 247.99 233.07 231:61 183.40 317.83 253.36 296.02 265.92 308.69

and waxes n.e.s.

216.00 212.62 216.58 251.34

20.65 16.40 29.75

28.24 19.45 23.75 18.95 21.57 17.26 22.16 20.56 24.31 27.61

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

299.96 305.66 365.82

301.00 270.38 358.56 368.52 377.84 395.48 371.07 418.03 414.97 430.97

10,174.27 9,828.06

13,366.94 14,465.86

1,250.71 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

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

852.51 798.07 953.25

795.67 751.16

1,031.91 965.58 958.55 985.23 988.99

1,066.79 1,040.87 1,039.77

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

655.74 652.89 762.25

505.15 528.54 634.87 652.80 697.86 715.78 703.67 714.35 808.23 827.73

to kind

65.33 78.20 86.27 82.47

7.12 9.96 8.70

27.81 16.55 20.76 18.74 20.54 19.39 17.84 18.03 17.98 17.75

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

4,277.45 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

* 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

Beverages materials, laneous transac- Total Year/month live and inedible, lubricants vegetable and related goods and manufac- tions not tnerchan-animals tobacco except and oils, fats products, classified transport tured classified dise chiefly

fuels related and n.e.s. chiefly by equipment articles according for food materials waxes material to kind

1974 299.34 46.61 397.37 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: Oct. 56.39 4.70 33.62 0.29 24.83 339.56 485.02 1,950.02 5.86 2,900.30 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

* 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)*

$million

Food Mineral Animal Manufac- Commodi-and Crude fuels, and Chemicals tured Machinery Miscel- ties and

Beverages materials, laneous transac- Total Year/month live and inedible, lubricants vegetable and related goods and manufac- tions not merchan-animals tobacco except and oils, fats products, classified transport tured classified dise 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: Oct. 53.44 6.42 96.31 19.58 0.93 118.90 259.60 148.05 191.11 2.60 896.93 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

* 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


1978: Jan.

20

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

Articles of a,.I';'J'rel Toys and clothing dolls

accessories

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

1,071.83 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

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

226.14 237.63 225.65

185.48 133.75 181.37 214.16 263.98 258.39 320.10 366.17 288.74 278.54

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977



Radio broadcast receivers

of all kinds

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

184.17 188.31 191.69

108.01 79.83

118.99 121.96 131.66 127.97 128.92 145.53 135.51 139.82

Textile fabrics

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

154.95 165.09 224.74

153.44 106.88 165.79 153.32 174.64 155.29 177.28 185.44 205.85 212.68

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

199.05 82.00 219.91 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

Travel goods,

handbags and

similar containers

437.30 455.44 689.85 711.37

55.54 57.67 73.05

59.29 44.96 65.42 70.97 81.06 76.06 77.95 95.34 81.72 85.42

Electronic com

ponents and parts

for computers

465.49 340.08 466.68 682.82

60.36 63.24 58.71

67.00 44.50 67.31 58.88 56.57 53.04 58.12 55.03 58.94 49.08

5.10 TRADE INDEX NUMBERS

(1973=100)

Domestic exports Imports

Unit value Value

117.6 117.4 167.5 179.7

178.7 188.3 220.4

167.7 131.0 176.2 187.5 207.8 205.6 217.1 247.5 230.2 234.5

Unit value

121.2 117.3 128.9 131.8

134.1 132.0 130.8

132.9 134.2 134.8 134.7 136.2 137.1 138.4 140.3 141.4 142.0

Quantum

97.1 100.1 130.0 136.4

133.3 142.7 168.5

126.1 97.6

130.8 139.2 152.6 150.0 156.8 176.3 162.8 165.2

Value

117.6 115.4 149.3 167.9

177.0 178.9 203.4

177.4 161.8 202.0 205.5 209.4 211.2 208.8 216.8 227.8 231.9

130.9 123.7 128.6 134.4

135.3 135.2 135.5

136.6 137.8 138.9 140.2 141.3 142.3 142.8 143.6 144.0 145.4

Artificial flowers

345.28 201.24 305.44 467.78

39.59 46.69 60.32

52.18 24.89 48.53 52.63 56.52 51.03 60.54 66.81 56.60 55.04

Fish and fish

preparations

140.20 183.34 350.98 384.49

35.94 29.03 38.12

31.24 17.19 23.39 34.23 27.48 25.18 26.91 32.58 46.68 36.61

$million

Transistors and diodes

386.70 258.98 350.66 382.10

33.18 31.63 31.22

33.72 26.76 33.79 34.18 39.13 32.62 31.58 39.91 37.35 35.15

Footwear

311.24 256.40 340.54 365.03

25.20 30.69 41.00

37.84 22.93 37.28 34.49 36.41 35.35 32.52 35.26 32.09 38.36

Quantum

Terms of trade

89.9 93.3

116.1 124.9

130.8 132.3 150.2

129.8 117.4 145.4 146.6 148.2 148.4 146.2 151.0 158.2 159.5

92.4 94.4

100.0 98.5

99.3 97.8 97.0

97.1 97.1 97.1 96.4 96.5 96.5 96.5 97.2 97.9 97.9


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

1nanufac- Electrical Total tures tures 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)

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: Oct. 137 130 156 116 139 118 113 143 120 155 134 134.1 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

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 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)

1974 87 97 84 90 98 112 116 97 95 89 97 97.1 1975 98 75 75 90 84 92 104 113 83 83 101 100.1 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: Oct. 161 115 111 95 130 172 178 121 95 135 133 133.3 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 Industrial materials Finished manufactures Merchandise beverages Other semi-manufactures total

and Metal Machinery

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

metal equipment products

SITC section/ 0&1 3 2&4 5 65 67, 68 & 69 6 2,4, 5 & 6 7 8 7&8 0 to 9 division

(Revised I)

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: Oct. 133 313 140 138 114 128 122 127 135 127 131 135.3 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 ce1laneous Total transport metal equipment

products

SITC section/ 0&1 3 2&4 5 65 67, 68 & 69 6 2,4, 5&6 7 8 7&8 0 to 9 division

(Revised I)

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: Oct. 109 125 109 119 121 140 126 122 153 176 163 130.8 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

1974 299,271 324,119 74,031 1975 333,980 339,782 68,228 1976 347,724 342,678 73,275 1977 327,021 337,259 63,037

1977: Nov. 19,982 29,248 63,627 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

6.2 OTHER FOODSTUFFS

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

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

1974 177,905 2,854,263 15,688 3,047,856 119,633 219,078 338,711 29,964 90,415 120,379 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

1977: Nov. 20,407 271,250 3,114 294,771 14,055 26,525 40,580 4,219 9,047 13,266

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 1,138 250,799 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

* 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

1974 1975

1976

1977

1977: Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb. Mar.

Apr. May

June

July Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

SECTION 7 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

7.1 MOVEMENTS OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRBORNE PASSENGERS

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr. May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Aircraft movements

Arrivals Departures

26,469

25,545

25,096

25,025

2,110

2,210

2,114

2,074

2,237

2,103

2,162

2,089

2,119

2,245

2,233 2,347

2,255

26,460

25,549

25,098

25,025

2,106

2,215

2,107

2,080 2,235

2,104

2,167

2,086

2,120

2,248

2,228

2,344 2,258

Total

52,929

51,094

50,194

50,050

4,216

4,425

4,221

4,154 4,472

4,207 4,329

4,175

4,239

4,493

4,461 4,691

4,513

Arrivals

1,717,278

1,777,984

2,068,725

2,285,450

196,380

196,363

188,134 215,535

232,604

207,116 215,816

193,700

202,316

252,466

220.170

242,557

Passengers

Departures

1,769,960

1,836,303

2,115,562

2,308,974

200,691

196,730

189,918 243,668

215,500

200,008

225,618

199,162

215,063

247,289

221,846

241,459

7.2 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED

British

Entered Geared

'OOO '000 No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.

389 3,217 421 3,699

421 3,641

458 4,051

43 447

39 357

40 361 34 222

45 444

43 414

36 300

36 319

37 386

46 468

35 415

41 549 53 554

398 3,198

429 3,709

439 3,610

464 3,989

41 381

40 397

39 343

35 236

43 441

43 432

40 293

35 341

36 315

45 486

32 402

44 585

53 543

American

Entered Geared

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

485 5,169

405 4,574

429 4,998

455 5,011

43 448

42 442

50 520

33 355

48 476

32 346

38 445

32 353

32 368

28 331

25 312

25 322

25 309

488 5,174

406 4,578

440 5,028

453 5,000

42 478

46 468

49 492

36 350

48 455

36 399

36 433

36 355

24 268

30 347

26 306 25 328

25 302

Chinese

Entered Cleared


907 1,355

862 1,546

817 1,791

939 2,023

83 189

91 200

87 270

68 153

91 198

83 211

90 220

86 212

81 264

95 222

92 291 99 297

97 246

911 1,388

865 1,546

814 1,757

969 2,094

79 162

100 217

82 221

70 151

87 193

81 230

98 286

90 232

74 237

93 243

90 277 100 284

103 274

Total

3,487,238 3,614,287

4,184,287

4,594,424

397,071

393,093

378,052 459,203

448,104

407,124

441,434

392,862

417,379 499,755

442,016

484,016

Danish

Entered Oeared


258 1,199

305 1,557

352 2,553

414 3,302

31 232

34 300

38 273

33 254

37 294

33 254

39 304

29 225

29 248 36 284

37 327

33 270

35 286

256 1,192

305 1,564

353 2,557

416 3,318

32 233

39 316

33 238

32 253

37 298

34 257

38 363

31 241

27 231

35 287

37 318

33 275

36 303

N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.


TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Dutch German Greek Japanese Liberian

Year/month Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared

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

1974 247 1,405 246 1,384 159 1,735 157 1,665 281 1,269 282 1,262 945 3,431 948 3,449 800 3,683 800 3,786

1975 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

1976 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

1977 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

1977: Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Year/month

20 141 18

22 172 22

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

Norwegian

134 18

195 16

125 18

161 17

180 17

106 11

153 16

132 15

139 10

169 15

195 12

174 12

193 7

89 21

112 17

124 15

107 19

94 16

45 12

141 15

191 14

102 10

171 14

114 13

90 11

72 8

Panamanian

90 19

117 13

78 15

145 6

56 18

94 24

122 17

175 11

102 16

167 19

120 20

77 18

74 26

102 20

74 14

111 15

46 8

154 15

211 20

143 18

87 13

130 13

132 20

186 19

136 19

179 25

Singaporean

106

71

111

63

130

166

157

98

107

142

185

141

176

Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared

74 331 77

87 358 88

76 344 70

85 352 86

92 422 90

83 372 85

99 564 101

81 424 84

102 446 91

96 394 . 90

64 267 65

70 376 71

87 339 85

Others

343 96

368 76

327 75

347 75

422 83

377 72

568 84

451 77

403 87

384 82

276 78

345 89

372 75

465 93 466

325 78 357

393 72 339

314 67 285

357 80 335

303 76 359

431 87 395

380 80 424

445 79 369

467 87 502

357 71 363

509 91 528

383 78 398

Total

Entered Cleared Entered Cleared

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

1974 248 1,419 237 1,334 1,067 2,993 1,092 3,011 288 949 286 929 1,247 4,770 1,269 4,822 7,321 32,594 7,370 32,594

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 2,093 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

1977: Nov. 18 177 17 114 182 554 188 574 33 129 . 31 130 101 533 101 561 761 3,838 760 3,832

Dec. 15 115 14 114 237 654 249 705 28 145 31 154 111 570 109 548 811 3,825 847 4,026

1978: Jan. 12 93 11 88 217 652 187 580 35 120 35 117 102 512 105 525 782 3,903 728 3,583

Feb. 17 148 16 142 160 473 171 528 28 128 23 107 97 572 98 555 672 3,286 681 3,323

Mar. 14 110 15 116 225 654 229 656 37 192 35 198 119 564 118 549 849 4,137 836 4,029

Apr.

May

June

180

144

172

96

144

13

19

17

13

14

10

16

125 205

169 245

172 224

85 190

146 220

95 221

127 231

612 208

725 233

677 239

540 174

621 226

635 212

736 236

600

712

700

499

648

600

697

29

35

18

29

32

27

31

174

200

122

169

130

192

164

31

34

20

26

32

25

31

201

169

135

142

143

177

164

105

139

137

119

124

111

112

493

701

685

589

661

557

559

99

143

136

113

131

112

113

484 755 3,716

705 878 4,472

691 783 3,998

567 767 3,939

681 829 4,196

586 752 3,905

543 798 4,320

757 3,830

884 4,526

812 4,146

697 3,465

841 4,346

732 3,900

808 4,268

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

15

19

17

14

15

11

16

10

79

125

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




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

River steamers Hydrofoil vessels Junks Launches Total

Year/month Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared

'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T. No. r:.~'.!r. No. r:.~'.!r. No. r:.~'.!r. No. ~~?T. No. r:.~'.!r. No. r:.~.~- 'OOO 'OOO

No.N.R.T. No.N.R.T.

1974

1975

1976

1977

1,987 2,245 1,987 2,245

1,813 1,997 1,814 1,998

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

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

1977: Nov. 132 154 133 155

Dec. 145 168 144 167

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

139 163 140 164

151 175 150 174

125 142 126 144

128 151 127 150

140 163 141 164

136 157 136 157

146 168 146 168

164 189 164 189

142 164 141 163

132 153 132 153

116 135 117 136


16,436 1,097 16,439 1,097 9,264 1,442 9,193 1,436

17,083 1,358 17,087 1,359 9,553 1,602 9,528 1,601

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

1,416 125 1,415 125

1,461 130 1,463 130

1,467

1,447

1,514

1,490

1,538

1,469

1,429

1,572

1,481

1,364

1,399

130 1,466

133 1,447

143 1,514

145 1,490

152 1,537

151 1,471

161 1,429

179 1,572

176 1,480

155 1,364

158 1,400

129

133

143

145

152

151

161

179

176

155

158

880 150 874 153

934 160 936 161

863

597

777

756

886

934

803

875

958

916

966

146 861

102 593

132 775

128 753

147 898

160 945

143 803

160 882

171 951

164 922

175 962

145

IOI

131

127

149

162

141

160

170

166

173

6,166 561 6,163 561

6,262 648 6,269 649

6,260 661 6.264 662

6,444 677 6,432 674

33,853 5,344 33,782 5,339

34,711 5,605 34,698 5,607

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

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

557 60 551 58 2,985 490 2,973 491

695 72 694 72 3,235 530 3,237 529

631

404

552

516

575

558

501

524

522

516

609

70

45

59

58

65

56

58

58

57

57

62

630

401

547

Sil

574

558

498

524

517

515

604

70

45

58

57

65

56

58

58

56

57

60

3,100

2,599

2,968

2,890

3,139

3,097

2,879

3,135

3,103

2,928

3,090

508 3,097

454 2,591

477 2,962

482 2,881

528 3,150

524 3,110

531 2,876

586 3,142

567 3,089

528 2,933

531 3,083

509

452

476

479

530

527

529

586

564

530

528

Note: The above figures exclude the Hong Kong-Canton Hoverferries (entered: 41 nos. and 1,829 N.R.T.; cleared 41 nos. and 1,829 N.R.T. in November 1978).

7.4 KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (BRITISH SECTION) TRAFFIC STATISTICS

Passengers carried

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Nov;

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Persons

Upward

Passenger/ kilometres

6,962,035 143,860,152

6,843,037 141,339,864

6,328,692 127,314,949

6,927,882 140,373,790

594,421

652,225

549,311

791,857

651,335

709,678

581,418

579,940

644,999

700,621

673,256

694,736

686,933

11,399,857

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

* Less than $50.

26

Downward

Persons Passenger/ kilometres

6,744,368 141,310,981

6,608,789 137,851,207

6,161,970 123,875,384

6,868,499 138,835,584

592,915

628,831

542,523

770,837

643,414

697,907

572,485

572,429

629,348

686,323

651,713

694,849

670,315

11,559,998

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

Passenger tickets

12,563.6

17,412.0

15,906.2

18,435.3

1,140.8

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

Revenue collected (S'OOO)

Goods Advertising Rents 1Maniesce0 u18-tickets charges Total

12,867.4 536.5 588.5 53.1 . 26,609.1

17,093.3 748.2 763.5 53.9 36,070.9

16,313.1 1,380.5 1,525.0

17,105.9 1,212.5 1,596.6

29.3 35,154.1

1,669.8

1,610.5

1,512.5

1,155.6

1,627.9

1,573.6

1,809.9

1,831.2

1,824.8

2,438.2

2,583.9

2,404.3

2,422.0

53.6 38,403.9

13.9 135.1 9.1

25.8 158.2 0.4

14.7 180.4 6.7

18.3 124.8 * 16.0 156.0 11.0

16.0 202.6 3.3

17.9 143.2 22.9

16.0 141.0 0.1

16.0 177.3 3.3

17.3 150.2 5.3

16.4 178.9 * 16.9 150.5 14.1

22.2 199.7 0.7

2,968.8

3,083.4

2,735.6

3,096.2

5,411.1

3,461.2

3,208.1

3,175.5

3,374.5

4,141.8

6,472.1

4,336.5

4,107.9


Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr. May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.


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

Cargo discharged

By sea (tonne)

Cargo loaded Total

13,708,504 4,919,890 18,628,394

13,517,633 5,083,199 18,600,832

17,374,136

19,112,226

1,733,004

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

5,966,805

6,525,061

584,817

626,715

23,340,941

25,637,287

2,317,821

2,276,152

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

Import

By air (tonne)

Export Total

35,485 66,773 102,258

40,789 100,831 141,620

51,207 112,028 163,235

62,714 111,238 173,952

5,801 12,244 18,045

6,011 9;853 15,864

5,537 6,060

8,014

8,445

8,123

7,644

8,372

7,743

7,163 7,828

7,811

8,570 14,107

8,074 14,134 11,994 20,008

11,347 19,792

9,666 17,789

9,832 17,476

11,030 19,402

12,682 20A25

13,735 20,898

14,704 22,532

14,794 22,605

By railway

Upward Downward

Tonne

795

726

756 787

74

76

91

52

76

77

103

113

115

93

116

120

136

Tonne/ kilometres Tonne Tonne/

kilometres

27,744 1,162,600 40,756,549

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

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

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

2,511 152,601 5,188,288

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

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

Byroad* (tonne)

70,957

68,510

72,070

80,683

8,642

7,315

6,119

4,548 5,146

4,964

5,981

6,009

6,976

8,182

6,488

5,488

6,635

* Road transport refers to cross frontier traffic through Man Kam To to and from China.

7.6 COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIED BY VESSELS OF ALL TYPES

Year/month

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr. May

June July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Ocean-going vessels

12,316,496 11,859,817

15,751,680

17,485,516

1,587,089

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

Cargo discharged

Junks

852,206

1,014,691

999,840

983,849

91,306

109,846

99,377

59,904 86,222

78,508

91,597

100,482

91,098

105,742

112,677

114,997 110,978

River steamers and launches

539,802

643,125

622,616

642,861

54,609 67,858

68,087

48,095

59,140

62,366

72,807

60,015

65,007

63,422 59,628

62,370 63,213


Total

13,708,504

13,517,633

17,374,136

19,112,226

1,733,004

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

Ocean-going vessels

4,736,859

4,917,296

5,776,720

6,290,567

564,696

608,710

536,964

467,300

572,244

584,248

599,496

570,196

520,695

599,263 I

535,816 553,594

573,966

Cargo loaded

Junks

172,953

157,117 179,623

216,367

18,060

16,299

15,990

18,572

17,907

15,705 17,280

16,885 11,691

15,131

17,014 11,347

10,619

River steamers and launches

10,o78

8,786

10,462

18,127

2,061

1,706

1,392

1,554

941

1,067

1,338

4,707 2,031

1,927

731 569

3,682

Tonne

Total

4,919,890 5,083,199

5,966,805

6,525,061

584,817

626,715

554,345

487,426 591,092

601,020

618,114

591,788

534,417

616,321

553,561

565,510

588,267

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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 Dead weight ton ton

1974 287,206 73,666 2,454,597 312,546 52,797 2,296,350 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

1977: Nov. 40,826 10,124 348,400 40,141 10,674 295,490 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

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 Kwai Chung Terminal operations only as some 98 % of throughput is achieved at Kwai Chung.

7.8 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY UNDERTAKING

Kowloon China Hongkong

Year/month Motor Motor Hongkong and Star Ferry Bus Bus Tramways Yaumati

Ferryt

1974 564,488 181,172 147,588 153,397 50,465 1975 634,562 215,761 144,011 143,467 53,197 1976 716,430 230,556 128,163 135,324 50,700 1977 810,930 239,608 134,455 133,443 50,961

1977: Nov. 70,854 20,089 11,281 11,061 4,478 Dec. 72,226 20,723 11,454 11,320 4,704

1978: Jan. 71,822 20,575 11,047 10,733 4,437 Feb. 67,550 19,510 10,002 10,438 3,931 Mar. 71,606 20,750 10,605 10,683 4,490 Apr. 69,131 20,405 10,399 10,438 4,289 May 73,487 21,883 11,250 10,940 4,663 June 70,194 20,931 11,361 10,937 4,511 July 67,714 20,343 11,501 10,044 4,476 Aug. 70,480 20,918 12,107 11,041 4,780 Sept. 74,329 21,933 12,563 11,171 4,537 Oct. 74,306 22,152 12,857 11,213 4,597 Nov. 74,494 22,290 12,440 11,434 4,685

t Figure for the period March 1974-December 1974 only. t Includes estimated passengers in vehicles from July 1974 onwards. § As from April 1975 excludes platform tickets holders. 'If Operated from 15th January 1977.

Kowloon- New Canton Peak Lantao Railway Tramways Bus

13,778 2,051 1,020t 13,474§ 2,034 1,373 12,491 1,821 1,685 13,796 1,942 2,007

1,187 163 161 1,281 169 180

1,092 151 133 1,563 164 188 1,295 137 174 1,408 143 158 1,154 157 162 1,152 157 177 1,274 159 216 1,387 190 246 1,325 173 196 1,390 184 178 1,357 172 178

Note: The estimated number of daily passenger-journeys by public light buses for 1977 was 1,615,000.

Thousand

Ocean Park Total Cable Car

1,113,959 1,207,879 1,277,170

2,029'1[ 1,389,171

108 119,382 225 122,282

130 120,120 193 113,539 145 119,885 138 116,509 135 123,831 90 119,510 99 115,826

118 121,267 75 126,302 77 126,954

113 127,163


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7.9 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY AREA

Thousand

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

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

HongKongt Island

299,819 320,648 304,359 316,879

26,545 27,229

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

Kowloon

420,114 458,692 497,521 542,465

47,206 47,906

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

Cross Harbour

Ferry*

189,717 181,485 169,499 166,653

14,060 14,517

13,820 12,874 13,725 13,228 14,074 13,863 12,859 14,136 14,024 14,214 14,508

Tunnel

67,519 86,107

113,858 127,790

10,786 11,298

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

New Territories

Urban Ruralt Ferry

67,690 82,676 99,691

126,738

11,342 11,635

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

54,955 63,092 75,714 90,895

7,964 8,190

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

14,145 15,179 16,528 17,751

1,479 1,507

1,350 1,495 1,448 1,499 1,529 1,585 1,661 1,685 1,684 1,596 1,611

Total

1,113,959 1,207,879 1,277,170 1,389,171

119,382 122,282

120,120 113,539 119,885 116,509 123,831 119,510 115,826 121,267 126,302 126,954 127,163

* Includes estimated passengers in vehicles carried by Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co.'s Vehicular Ferry Services from July 1974 onwards.

t Includes passengers carried by New Lantao Bus from March 1974 onwards. t Includes passengers carried by Ocean Park cable cars from 15th January 1977.

7.10 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES

Accidents Casualties

Year/month

1974 1975

1976

1977

1977: Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar. Apr. May

June

July Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Hong New Kong Kow- Terri- Total Island* loon tories

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

394 614 281

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

1,289

1,163

1,185

1,203

1,073

1,195

1,20~

1,277

1,304

1,277 1,318

1,410

1,297

* Including marine and Lantao Island.

Hong Kong Island*

Kowloon New Territories

Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slight

94 1,339 3,035 152 2,237 3,690

75 1,311 2,874 152 2,496 3,990

80 1,435 3,199 163 2,578 4,606

77 1,515 3,538 158 2,847 5,621

11 144 335 14 229 495

3 143 279 12 222 456

6 126 275 18 216 464

6 126 297 20 277 463

10 117 249 16 241 491

8 111 256 20 250 554 7 115 280 15 267 539

7 125 304 14 251 587

4 161 362 10 240 574

11 129 282 13 280 580

5 114 337 18 280 600

14 149 342 18 297 586

8 140 306 15 294 541

117 1,331 1,970

145 1,523 1,757

108 1,520 2,060

137 1,670 2,293

11 176 197

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


Total

13,965

14,323

15,749

17,856

1,612

1,438

1,444

1,519

1,387

1,575

1,580

1,622

1,730 1,707

1,715

1,831

1,664

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7.11 MOTOR VEIIlCLES 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. Single Double Single Double and N.T. deck deck deck deck Kowloon

1974 23,254 38 119,273 4,754 119 476 363 1,008 42 1,194 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

1977: Nov. 21,353 14 121,863 5,207 738 12 735 484 1,220 45 1,226 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

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

1974 308 4,277 1,648 1,264 333 31,231 32 902 2,923 193,439 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

1977: Nov. 265 4,349 1,088 1,175 649 41,742 14 952 3,003 206,134 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

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

1974 125,068 113,890 57,399 56,491 803,144 1,003,060 13,411

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

1977: Nov. 13,586 14,359 6,638 7,721 987,173 1,166,220 3,441

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. 14,637 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


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 grade and best cut chop best belly top top thread Mackerel Garoupa

low grade quality flesh grade grade

Monthly average

1974 2.20 1.94 7.24 9.32 10.61 6.18 8.49 5.28 4.27 5.40 9.77 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

1977: Nov. 1.50 1.30 8.16 10.48 9.69 5.63 8.48 5.75 6.89 7.07 12.75 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

Fresh-water Fresh vegetables Fresh fruits fish, fresh Fresh

Year/month hen eggs Flour, Sugar Grass Bighead White Flowering· T m to Apples Oranges Bananas (per doz.) wheat (per lb.) carp cabbage cabbage 0 a (per doz.) (per doz.) (per lb.)

Monthly average

1974 8.40 6.57 1.30 1.96 2.67 2.58t 7.34 1.30 4.12 1.42 2.28 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 1.56 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

1977: Nov. 10.63 8.26 1.24 2.18 2.04 10.80 7.21 1.59 3.88 1.16 1.31 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 1.32 Nov. 11.51 8.44 2.18 3.07 3.01 16.08 7.41 1.39 3.84 1.25 1.32

Note: 1 catty=l.33 lbs. or 0.60 kg. * New samples from October 1974 onwards. t Price per lb.


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 pi cul) picul) thread cabbage cabb~ge

Monthly average 1974 198.51 188.93 181.77 321 555 2.80 2.59 5.65 1.10 0.61 1.65 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

1977: Nov. 120.13 111.27 104.08 341 381 4.25 2.95 7.67 1.22 0.50 1.15 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

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 Clothing 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 1974 (July-Dec.) 107.0 105.8 105.5 126.8 108.7 101.3 106.0 113.5 106.3 108.2 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.l 97.9 106.4 119.8 111.9 123.3

}~n 117.7 113.5 124.3 134.9 133.4 100.8 109.2 124.7 115.3 129.9

1977: Nov. 't:t:1 113 126 136 137 103 110 125 116 133 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


PRICE INDEXES

8.4 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B)

(July 73-June 74=100)




Monthly average 1974 (July-Dec.) 107.0 106.0 105.7 125.8 108.0 101.0 105.8 112.3 109.5 107.8 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.l 133.9 130.1 100.3 106.8 121.3 119.9 130.3 ,q..,g l'JA/,..1 1977: Nov. 119 114 126 135 133 102 107 122 121 133

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


8.5 HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

(July 73-June 74=100)




Monthly average 1974 (July-Dec.) 104.3 104.0 101.0 126.7 107.3 95.8 102.5 110.2 113.7 104.0 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

1977: Nov. 117 113 109 131 127 108 104 118 129 130 Dec. 116 112 110 131 127 106 104 118 129 130



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)

Dec. 1974 - Nov. 1975 107.3 107.4

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 111.8 112.3

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 121.1 121.3

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


As at end of year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


SECTION 9

Legal tender coins and notes in circulation

Commercial Govern-bank ment Total issues issues

3,574 4,068 4,756 5,759

5,545 5,759

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

293 359 421 596

562 596

693 704 677 657 644 625 621 647 664 677 718

(A)

3,867 4,427 5,177 6,355

6,107 6,355

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

MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE

9.1 MONEY SUPPLY

Licensed banks'

holdings of legal tender

coins and notes

(B)

658 775 794 924

968 924

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

887 1,016 1,093

918 1,087 1,195

Legal tender coins

and notes in hands of non-bank

public

(A)-(B)=(C)

3,209 3,652 4,383 5,431

5,139 5,431

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

Demand deposits

with licensed banks

(D)

6,078 7,760 9,667

12,650

12,220 12,650

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

Money supply

(definition 1)

(C)+(D)=(B)

9,287 11,412 14,050 18,081

17,359 18,081

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

Time deposits

with licensed banks

(F)

16,283 15,780 18,423 19,616

18,825 19,616

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

Savings deposits

with licensed banks

$million

Money supply (definition 2)

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

8,637 12,803 15,940 20,753

20,185 20,753

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

34,207 39,995 48,413 58,450

56,369 58,450

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

9.2 BANKING STATISTICS: LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

Liabilities

Asatendof ~o.of Deyear/month 1b=~k~d posits

Amount Other

i~~~~ liabili-abroad ties

Total liabili

ties

1974 1975

74 30,998 15,460 6,803 53,261 74 36,343 21,243 8,011 65,597

1976 74 44,030 27,598 8,170 79,798

1977 74 53,019 36,850 10,497 100,366

1977: Nov. 74 51,230 37,072 11,293 99,595 Dec. 74 53,019 36,850 10,497 100,366

1978: Jan.

36

Feb. Mar. Apr. May

June July Aug. Sept.

Oct. Nov.

74 74 74 74 74 76 76 77 80 82 84

54,478 39,043 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

$million

Assets

Amount due from Loans and banks abroad advances Cash

Investments Other assets

Demand & short Time Hong Abroad

term deposits Kong Hong d Hong Kong Abroa Kong Abroad

Average liquidity

Total during assets month/

last month of year

658 775

claims

14,726 1,835 23,594 5,955 2,363 19,044 2,001 24,998 10,077 2,891

48 50

794 22,448 3,301 29,480 13,255 3,251 74

924 28,952 5,200 36,856 18,793 3,836 101

968 28,565 5,943 35,552 18,249 3,665 115 924 28,952 5,200 36,856 18,793 3,836 101

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

887 1,016 1,093

918 1,087 1,195

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

37,944 19,321 38,494 19,634 39,833 18,468 41, l 14 16,143

41,511 16,117 42,640 16,749 43,993 16,007 44,846 15,827 46,476 16,444 48,533 16,328 50,886 16,874

3,846 3,892 3,905 3,939

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

74 82 92

115 112 114

99 121

121 116 112

2,719 1,363 53,261 44.9 3,525 2,236 65,597 49.8 3,666 3,529 79,798 45.3 4,218 1,486 100,366 45.3

5,597 941 99,595 44.8 4,218 1,486 100,366 45.3

3,954 4,634 4,932 4,703 5,101 4,996 5,429 5,975 6,437 6,852 7,278

1,401 1,796

214 155 175

216 187 443 178 186 .

205

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

45.1 45.4 45.3 45.2 45.0 44.4 44.1 45.2 46.5 46.5 46.2


9.3 ANALYSIS OF BANK LOANS AND ADVANCES

As at last day of quarter ended

No. of reporting banks

1. Manufacturing:

(a) textiles : (i) cotton

(ii) other

(b) footwear and wearing apparel

(c) metal products and engineering

(d) rubber, plastics 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 commerce:

(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) for business purposes

(ii) for private purposes

(e) all others

Total loans and advances

Dec. 1974

74

2,956

1,040 (547) (493)

452

236

314

48

292

73

57

130

314

20

6

9

s

4,246

374

1,569

8,880

8,423

457

8

11,496

355

1,720

291

4,020 (848)

(3,172)

5,110

29,549

Dec. 1975

74

2,982

1,293 (792) (501)

393

294

294

34

189

80

44

108

253

15

7

4

4

2,256

257

1,809

9,305

8,883

422

7

8,367

328

1,888

358

4,301 (831)

(3,470)

1,492

24,998

Dec. 1976

74

3,769

1,459 (910) (549)

479

367

373

113

397

85

19

110

367

23

7

10

6

2,092

71

2,275

10,338

9,788

550

8

10,904

440

2,579

550

5,318 (1,009) (4,309)

2,017

29,480

Sept. 1977

74

4,077

1,482 (956) (526)

566

469

398

120

386

77

21

142

416

28

9

12

7

2,345

40

2,832

11,238

10,562

676

6

13,193

491

3,182

507

6,379 (1,187) (5,192)

2,634

33,759

Dec. 1977

74

4,363

1,472 (909) (563)

654

504

408

125

439

116

15

160

470

27

8

13

6

2,903

39

3,055

11,876

11,198

678

3

14,590

477

3,895

490

6,833 (1,318) (5,515)

2,895

36,856

Note: Figures comprising only loans and advances in Hong Kong from 1975 onwards.


Mar. 1978

74

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

12,566

11,778

788

1

15,770

476

3,919

527

7,588 (1,433) (6,155)

3,260

39,833

BANIHNG

$million

June 1978

76

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

13,109

12,279

830

33

16,545

411

3,851

505

7,968 (1,450) (6,518)

3,810

42,640

Sept. 1978

80

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

13,800

12,915

885

28

18,695

426

4,505

565

8,936 (1,743) (7,193)

4,263

46,476

37

BANKING

3S

9.4 INTEREST RATES PAID BY PRINCIPAL BANKS % per annum

Time deposits rates paid Savings Effective from deposits

7 days' call 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months rate paid

4 July 1974 St St 9 9 9 4 IS July 1974 9t 10 lot lot lot 4 1Aug.1974 9t 10 lot lot lot s 30 Oct. 1974 9 9t 9i 9t 9-! s 20 Nov. 1974 St St 9-!- 9t 9-!- s 27 Nov. 1974 7t 8 9 9t 9t s 2S Nov. 1974 6 6t 8! 9 9 s 13 Dec. 1974 s s 7t s st s 16 Dec. 1974 4! 6 7 7t s 1 Jan. 197S 4! 6 7 7t 4t 19 Feb. 197S 4! St 6t 7 4! 22 Feb. 197S 4-l: 4! St 6 4! 1Mar.197S 4-! 4! St 6 3t S Mar. 197S 2t 3t 4! St 3t 12 Mar. 197S 2t 3-! 4! St 2t 3 Aug. 1976 2 2t 4 s 2 S Jan. 1977 2* It 3 4 It 14 Apr. 1977 It 2t(3)t 3(4)t It 1May1978 2t 2t 3 4 2-l 17 July 197S 2t 2t 3t 4t 2t 30 Oct. 197S 3t 3t 4t St 3t 9 Nov. 1978 4! 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 197S. t Two different interest rates are paid from 14th April 1977 to 30th April 197S.

9.5 INTEREST RATES CHARGED AND BANK CHEQUES CLEARED

Year/month

1974 197S 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

197S: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

* With effect from lst May 1978. t With effect from 17th July 197S.

The HSBC's quoted best lending rate

% per annum

9-12 6t-9 6-6t

4t-St

4-! 4t

4-! 4t 4i 4t S1-* 2

St 6t 6 6 7H Si'if

t With effect from 30th October 1978. 'if With effect from 9th November 197S.

Inter-bank Bank cheques Value of bank lending rate cleared cheques cleared

% per annum Items $million

4!-17t 31,42S,SS2 3S2,676 i-lOt 33,6S7,302 394,291 1-7-! 39,067,421 S46,97S 1-6 41,4S0,772 647,4S7

3t-St 3,690,403 61,24S 4-S 3,S7S,6Sl 61,74S

4-6~ 4,171,1S6 67,769 S-7t 3,02S,744 S4,791

4t-6t 3,726,760 69,21S 4t-6 3,664,S79 66,22S 4-6t 4,220,SSS 77,991

4t-St 4,2S3,745 S8,702 4!-Si 3,909,S63 S2,094 4-Si 4,4S2,016 101,0SS 4-S 4,SS6,767 101,317 6-9t 4,3SS,093 96,069

7-}-12t 4,S40,S4S 107,944



1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

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


1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


FINANCE

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

U.S. dollar

4.930 5.040 4.677 4.620

4.668 4.620

4.609 4.616 4.630 4.639 4.666 4.654 4.662 4.730 4.746 4.735 4.817

Renminbi

2.6610 2.5740 2.5491 2.6483

2.5654 2.6483

2.6802 2.7902 2.7678 2.7405 2.7405 2.7405 2.7405 2.7693 2.7917 2.8727 2.8960

Sterling Deutsche mark Yen Canadian Australian Singapore Guilder New Taiwan

dollar dollar dollar dol!ar Swiss franc

11.60 10.30 8.20 8.94

8.52 8.94

9.03 8.99 8.67 8.52 8.55 8.72 9.02 9.19 9.41

10.00 9.44

(Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency)

2.06 1.93 2.00 2.22

2.10 2.22

2.19 2.27 2.30 2.25 2.22 2.25 2.29 2.39 2.45 2.78 2.52

0.0165 0.0165 0.0161 0.0194

0.0192 0.0194

0.0191 0.0194 0.0208 0.0208 0.0210 0.0229 0.0246 0.0250 0.0252 0.0270 0.0246

4.98 5.01 4.71 4.24

4.22 4.24

4.17 4.15 4.09 4.11 4.18 4.15 4.13 4.12 4.02 4.07 4.12

6.50 6.34 5.12 5.31

5.28 5.31

5.26 5.26 5.32 5.28 5.29 5.36 5.40 5.47 5.51 5.64 5.49

2.15 2.05 1.93 2.00

1.97 2.00

1.98 2.00 2.02 2.00 2.01 2.01 2.06 2.11 2.14 2.27 2.21

Thailand Indonesian Belgian Republic of French baht rupiah franc Korea won franc

(Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency)

0.247 0.249 0.237 0.230

0.232 0.230

0.230 0.231 0.231 0.231 0.232 0.232 0.232 0.239 0.239 0.239 0.241

0.012 0.012 0.011 0.011

0.012 0.011

0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.008

0.137 0.127 0.131 0.144

0.135 0.144

0.143 0.147 0.149 0.146 0.144 0.145 0.147 0.154 0.157 0.178 0.162

0.011 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

1.120 1.138 0.955 0.995

0.970 0.995

0.984 0.984 1.022 1.020 1.026 1.054 1.080 1.102 1.115 1.205 1.117

1.99 1.89 1.92 2.06

1.94 2.06

2.04 2.13 2.15 2.10 2.08 2.10 2.12 2.21 2.26 2.57 2.33

Italian lira

0.0078 0.0070 0.0054 0.0054

0.0054 0.0054

0.0054 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 0.0056 0.0058 0.0059 0.0061 o.0058

0.135 0.127 0.123 0.123

0.124 0.123

0.124 0.124 0.124 0.124 0.124 0.125 0.133 0.133 0.133 0.133 0.133

SDR

1.98 1.93 1.93 2.34

2.16 2.34

2.33 2.49 2.49 2.40 2.44 2.52 2.67 2.89 3.08 3.26 2.82

Effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong

dollar

(18.12.71 =100)

6.03605 105.9 5.90013 107.4 5.43388 114.4 5.61560* 106.6

5.52411 108.6 5.61560* 106.6

5.60049 107.0 5.66245 , 105.2 5.72578 103.8 5.68415 104.6 5.69182 104.0 5.76877 101.6 5.87347 98.6 6.01093 96.7 6.08252t 95.3 6.38652 90.7 6.12920 95.1

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

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

1 4.745 9.85 2.72 0.0266 4.09 5.62 2.27 2.52 0.133 3.18 2 4.770 9.50 2.55 0.0257 4.12 5.54 2.22 2.36 0.133 3.05 3 4.771 9.60 2.57 0.0256 4.09 5.53 2.21 2.38 0.133 3.01 4 4.777 9.48 2.53 0.0254 4.10 5.54 2.22 2.35 0.133 2.96

6 4.781 9.48 2.52 0.0254 4.11 5.52 . 2.21 2.34 0.133 2.95 7 4.770 9.50 2.53 0.0254 4.09 5.51 2.21 2.34 0.133 2.94 8 4.767 9.46 2.53 0.0255 4.08 5.50 2.21 2.35 0.133 2.95 9 4.773 9.48 2.56 0.0257 4.07 5.52 2.22 2.37 0.133 2.98

10 4.783 9.46 2.54 0.0255 4.09 5.53 2.22 2.35 0.133 2.96 11 4.789 9.45 2.55 0.0256 4.10 5.53 2.22 2.36 0.133 2.96

13 4.796 9.47 2.55 0.0255 4.10 5.53 2.22 2.37 0.133 2.97 14 4.800 9.50 2.55 0.0256 4.11 5.54 2.22 2.37 0.133 2.97 15 4.798 9.49 2.55 0.0254 4.09 5.53 2.22 2.36 0.133 2.96 16 4.799 9.45 2.53 0.0252 4.09 5.52 2.21 2.35 0.133 2.93 17 4.798 9.42 2.52 0.0250 4.09 5.50 2.19 2.34 0.133 2.87 18 4.810 9.31 2.51 0.0248 4.11 5.50 2.18 2.33 0.133 2.80

20 4.845 9.34 2.50 0.0247 4.14 5.50 2.18 2.31 0.133 2.81 21 4.847 9.45 2.52 0.0250 4.13 5.54 2.18 2.32 0.133 2.80 22 4.841 9.46 2.53 0.0250 4.13 5.53 2.19 2.32 0.133 2.83 23 4.843 9.49 2.53 0.0252 4.14 5.54 2.20 2.34 0.133 2.84 24 4.838 9.47 2.54 0.0251 4.13 5.54 2.22 2.34 0.133 2.84 25 4.822 9.42 2.52 0.0251 4.11 5.52 2.22 2.32 0.133 2.81

27 4.810 9.37 2.50 0.0246 4.10 5.50 2.19 2.31 0.133 2.79 28 4.810 9.38 2.51 0.0246 4.10 5.48 2.19 2.31 0.133 2.79 29 4.825 9.42 2.52 0.0246 4.12 5.50 2.20 2.32 0.133 2.80 30 4.817 9.44 2.52 0.0246 4.12 5.49 2.21 2.33 0.133 2.82

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

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

1 2.8727 0.239 0.011 0.176 0.010 1.202 0.0061 6.33586 91.5 2 0.240 0.011 0.170 0.010 1.155 0.0060 6.20467 94.0 3 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.167 0.010 1.138 0.0059 6.17124 93.8 4 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.165 0.010 1.133 0.0059 94.2

6 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.165 0.010 1.133 0.0059 6.15114 94.4 7 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.164 0.010 1.130 0.0059 6.14796 94.3 8 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.164 0.010 1.133 0.0058 6.16759 94.3 9 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.164 0.010 1.134 0.0058 6.18070 93.8

10 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.165 0.010 1.140 0.0059 6.17787 94.1 11 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.164 0.010 1.135 0.0059 94.0

13 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.164 0.010 1.135 0.0059 6.19221 93.9 14 2.8727 0.240 0.011 0.165 0.010 1.130 0.0059 6.19834 93.8 15 2.8727 0.240 0.165 0.010 1.130 0.0059 6.18313 94.0 16 2.8727 0.240 0.164 0.010 1.125 0.0059 6.15908 94.4 17 2.8960 0.240 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.120 0.0058 6.14019 94.7 18 2.8960 0.240 0.008 0.161 0.010 1.106 0.0058 95.2

20 2.8960 0.240 0.008 0.161 0.010 1.106 0.0058 6.14990 95.1 21 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.112 0.0058 6.16853 94.7 22 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.163 0.010 1.115 0.0058 6.16627 94.6 23 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.163 0.010 1.118 0.0059 6.18863 94.3 24 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.163 0.010 1.118 0.0059 6.17072 94.4 25 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.115 0.0059 94.7

27 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.115 0.0059 6.10856 95.3 28 2.8960 0.240 0.008 0.161 0.010 1.112 0.0058 6.10812 95.4 29 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.113 0.0058 6.12963 95.1 30 2.8960 0.241 0.008 0.162 0.010 1.117 0.0058 6.12920 95.1

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 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

$million

Revenue Expenditure Year* /quarter

Direct Indirect Other Total Economic Social 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 seryices' 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

$million

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

Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd.

1974 2,445.62 5,049.35 3,049.34 701.37 11,245.68

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

1977: Nov. 133.34 237.95 132.18 2.60 506.07

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


FINANCE

42

9.10 INDEX OF SHARE PRICES

Year/month

Monthly average

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


Hang Seng Index (31.7.64=100)

304.94 300.51 419.50 425.30

419.29 404.02

405.32 413.03 449.44 460.23 472.57 556.88 584.42 679.82 633.14 673.11 499.43

* The Kam Ngan Index was multiplied by 10.

Far East Index (1.4. 71 = 1000)

As at end of month

1,454.90 1,486.40 2,099.51 2,060.36

1,996.00 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

Kam Ngan Index* (2.l.73=100)

269.80 255.80 358.14 364.75

358.57 348.19

350.79 355.92 389.29 398.52 415.58 487.62 508.06 601.84 561.79 596.88 440.43

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

Stock exchange turnover

As at Hal':,~~;ng Ft~d~~st Kah.cfe~an* Hong Kong K N K I end of day (31.7.64=100) (l.4.71=1000) (2.l.73=100) Stock Far East a~ocfan S~~kn Total

November

1 2 3

6 7 8 9

10

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30

677.81 668.35 657.35

648.62 628.76 600.38 565.41 575.09

537.16 549.20 538.56 516.99 488.48

468.45 486.16 513.91 503.70 484.72

501.14 490.94 497.04 499.43

3,198.01 3,158.25 3,105.70

3,067.96 2,942.64 2,815.89 2,620.37 2,674.90

2,461.64 2,544.75 2,470.21 2,341.58 2,241.43

2,127.57 2,257.65 2,395.25 2,294.40 2,226.37

2,297.78 2,247.56 2,284.61 2,287.66

* The Kam Ngan Index was multiplied by 10.

601.34 593.29 585.12

579.69 562.48 534.69 504.18 510.50

475.60 486.19 477.66 458.18 433.02

420.86 434.40 453.41 441.79 427.53

441.25 432.26 438.37 440.43

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

$mn.

30.00 29.81 25.42

24.64 37.86 69.15 42.63 48.20

34.77 37.62 39.15 26.97 39.50

27.74 31.59 29.63 33.59 22.73

19.99 10.75 6.97

11.49

$mn.

87.86 72.35 72.22

54.95 63.52

116.61 123.39 135.26

106.67 85.62 94.87 66.71

100.67

62.76 88.65 90.25

105.52 56.86

54.38 30.37 17.74 26.54

$mn.

57.47 47.59 43.27

34.45 43.65 80.93 68.79 70.26

58.40 62.04 55.26 46.08 66.61

40.55 49.91 54.63 63.68 45.22

42.14 21.35 11.84 19.28

$mn.

0.56 0.33 0.18

0.20 0.33 0.85 0.70 0.83

0.81 0.75 0.81 0.60 1.11

0.40 0.31 0.66 I.OJ 0.64

0.40 0.29 0.07 0.28

$mn.

175.89 150.08 141.09

114.24 145.36 267.54 235.51 254.55

200.65 186.03 190.09 140.36 207.89

131.45 170.46 175.17 203.80 125.45

116.91 62.76 36.62 57.59


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

1977: Nov. 1,330 15,920 994 10,270 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

* Figures for the period 9th May 1977-31st December 1977 only. t Figures for the period 15th November 1977-3lst December 1977 only.

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

As at end of day

Nov.

1 2 3

6 7 8 9

10

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30

Cotton Turnover Closing quotations* (U.S. cents/lb.) Turnover

Lots 1 Delivery month (25,000 Va 1-!e 78 79 79 79 79

lbs. each) (U.S. $ OOO) Dec Mar May July Oct

8 7 7

17 7 7 9

82

7 7

14 10 8

10 8 9 7

11

7 9 8 5

140 130 130

300 120 130 160

1,470

130 120 240 180 140

180 150 170 130 200

130 170 150 90

69.80 71.19 71.90 73.15 73.40 68.00 69.25 71.50 73.00 73.40 69.25 70.30 71.25 72.50 75.00

70.25 71.43 72.75 74.00 75.25 70.48 71.90 73.05 74.30 75.55 70.70 72.40 73.35 74.60 75.85 70.60 72.40 72.43 73.80 74.93 69.00 72.20 72.03 73.40 74.53

69.00 72.20 72.03 73.40 74.53 67.70 70.90 70.73 72.10 73.23 67.50 69.75 69.58 70.95 72.08 69.00 71.73 73.25 74.63 75.13 68.30 71.75 73.05 74.43 74.93

69.45 73.40 74.20 75.85 75.83 69.50 73.25 74.00 76.00 75.83 69.50 73.13 74.10 75.75 75.83 70.25 74.28 75.80 77.43 76.98 69.03 74.25 75.88 77.63 76.98

69.78 75.00 76.50 78.00 78.49 70.64 74.42 75.88 77.80 78.25 69.00 74.10 75.63 77.13 77.90 69.80 74.88 76.50 78.00 78.70

Lots V 1 (112 OOO a ue lbs. ~ach) (U.S. $'OOO)

15 4

23

4 6 5

11 6

5 15 5 6 4

4 2 3 5 2

2 3 1 1

160 40

250

40 60 50

110 60

50 150 50 60 40

40 20 30 50 20

20 30 10 10

Sugar Closing quotations* (U.S. cents/lb.)

Delivery month 79 79 79 79 79 79 Jan Mar May July Sept Oct

8.88 9.40 9.61 9.75 9.83 9.94 8.63 9.30 9.57 9.71 9.8h 9.95 8.68 9.44 9.65 9.80 9.94 9.96

8.93 9.41 9.64 9.78 9.94 10.01 8.83 9.36 9.51 9.66 9.74 9.85 8.68 9.33 9.48 9.65 9.79 9.92 8.28 8.78 8.95 9.21 9.33 9.46 8.10 8.64 8.84 9.04 9.25 9.43

8.25 8.80 8.05 8.71 8.08 8.75 8.40 8.90 8.45 9.00

9.03 9.20 9.43 9.50 8.88 9.11 9.30 9.44 8.95 9.17 9.38 9.47 9.14 9.38 9.59 9.69 9.25 9.45 9.69 9.77

8.43 8.91 9.13 9.29 9.47 9.65 8.03 8.77 8.95 9.14 9.32 9.40 8.10 8.70 9.00 9.10 9.30 9.40 8.15 8.80 8.98 9.18 9.36 9.50 8.20 8.90 8.95 9.21 9.43 9.55

8.19 8.80 9.04 9.23 9.50 9.58 7.90 8.55 8.83 9.08 9.35 9.45 8.08 8.70 8.95 9.17 9.31 9.45 8.10 8.80 9.03 9.25 9.43 9.53

* 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.


FINANCE

Year/month

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.

1978: Jan.

44

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

9.14 INSTRUMENTS REGISTERED IN THE LAND OFFICE

Assignments oflot

No. Value

$mn.

349 658.67

407 642.80

632 1,149.50

628 1,554.11

67

38

93.38

67.26

49 87.50

46 104.29

55 93.34

62 114.73

68 150.09

74 314.57

34 141.38

50 141.51

60 113.83

43 219.95

52 182.15

Reassignments and certificates of satisfaction

No. Value

$mn.

16,460 1,791.01

18,926 2,404.69

20,970 3,043.66

22,177 4,005.22

2,218

1,803

1,889

1,643

2,106

1,980

2,306

2,250

1,960

2,120

2,068

2,265

2,380

442.96

283.21

247.63

256.22

351.44

370.80

435.93

678.27

335.42

418.14

349.03

518.52

519.04

Assignments of properties

Assignments of share oflot

No. Value

$mn.

9,226 1,344.18

9,884 1,633.63

11,508 2,133.50

12,401 2,961.98

1,286 364.32

787 247.67

909

936

1,034

1,068

1,579

1,675

1,346

1,259

2,474

1,786

1,532

256.91

224.85

263.46

275.31

507.01

408.65

377.76

300.31

484.08

347.67

373.98

Agreements for sale

and purchase

No. Value

6,058

7,329

15,810

25,728

2,218

2,828

3,029

2,120

2,856

1,861

2,306

2,331

1,616

2,259

4,067

3,300

3,850

$mn.

Assignments of section

No. Value

$mn.

310 915.69

407 1,082.34

603 1,019.35

622 1,021.42

67 111.98

50 99.89

46 95.32

58 133.31

62 104.74

55 188.01

53 154.36

76 144.25

38 90.57

50 122.07

39 127.66

53 131.24

55 208.00

Tenancy agreements

No. Value

1,795

1,675

1,862

1,793

182

139

162

118

162

199

254

203

174

178

212

181

146

$mn.

Mortgages

Assignments or' share of section

No. Value

$mn.

19,107 2,194.73

19,773 2,566.21

20,861 3,123.94

24,190 4,169.88

2,186 405.91

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

487.06 373.01·

410.56

476.26

502.56

621.40

427.65

580.04

605.50

670.58

617.25

Exclusion orders issued under Landlord and

Tenant Ordinance

No. Value

$mn.

Building mortgages

No. Value

$mn.

115 345.52

109 316.28

152 493.96

114 728.49

19 132.97

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

Miscellaneous

No. Value

$mn.

164

58

86

50

7,644 15.66

4

5

4

3

11

5

4

6

9

4

3 6

7,292 64.46

7,238 11.46

9,345 17.24

847 4.69

776 0.93

851 0.72

910 3.51

931 1.26

1,229 12.85

1,325 1.42

1,472 1.26

1,001 2.81

1,041 2.28

1,010 3.50

1,392 1.18

1,699 2.71

Mortgages other than building

mortgages

No. Value

$mn.

23,954 3,977.04

26,278 3,983.53

31,214 5,705.96

36,590 7,673.55

3,299 792.17

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

Total

No. Value

Smn.

85,182 11,242.50

92,138 12,693.94

110,936 16,681.34

133,638 22,131.88

12,393

11,575

13,506

10,773

12,488

12,050

14,894

15,910

11,593

13,317

16,884

15,986

16,287

2,348.37

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


FINANCE

9.15 LOCAL AND FOREIGN COMPANIES REGISTERED AND DISSOLVED

Local companies

Year/month 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

1974 493 1,163 205 1,338 433 675 66

1975 447 1,053 195 1,301 465 476 30

1976 727 1,343 223 1,709 591 636 60

1977 968 2,084 247 1,860 649 681 68

1977: Nov. 68 243 20 170 49 58 7

Dec. 115 297 32 198 82 56 6

1978: Jan. 66 150 20 139 58 63 7

Feb. 75 131 16 135 43 47 8

Mar. 85 186 19 124 53 52 5

Apr. 113 195 31 174 70 56 9

May 113 292 20 192 70 68 11

June 183 304 29 242 98 91 9

July 148 272 16 171 66 83 5

Aug. 136 324 24 212 68 53 5

Sept. 118 303 16 208 84 61 5

Oct. 157 314 21 232 74 80 8

Nov. 183 311 26 191 65 73 9


Foreign companies

Total Total Total Total Total Total regis- dis- exist- regis- dis- existtered solved ing at tered solved ing at

$10,000,000 Guarand above antee

during during end of during during end of period period period period period period

41 154 4,568 444 35,416 81 64 870

33 170 4,170 602 38,985 57 35 892

30 155 5,474 582 43,877 86 36 942

30 201 6,788 769 49,896 120 53 1,009

34 650 53 49,236 10 9 1,000

5 19 810 150 49,896 10 1,009

3 11 517 46 50,367 29 1,038

3 7 465 49 50,783 9 2 1,045

6 8 538 89 51,232 10 3 1,052

4 12 664 94 51,802 11 3 1,060

3 14 783 69 52,516 25 8 1,077

2 24 982 28 53,470 14 4 1,087

4 12 777 11 54,236 21 16 1,092

5 16 843 109 54,970 8 3 1,097

16 814 19 55,765 13 1,107

11 898 132 56,531 22 3 1,126

16 875 74 57,332 14 11 1,129

45

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

1971t 6,240 990 2,175 1,175 10,580 118,636 95,069 56,433 6,264 276,402

1972 6,997 3,039 5,355 2,060 17,451 125,633 98,108 61,788 8,324 293,853

1973 6,547 5,607 5,413 4,391 21,958 132,180 103,715 67,201 12,715 315,811

1974 6,975 3,103 5,428 2,381 17,887 139,155 106,818 72,629 15,096 333,698

1974: lst qtr. 1,669 654 1,346 540 4,209 133,849 104,369 68,547 13,255 320,020

2nd qtr. 703 928 1,158 757 3,546 134,552 105,297 69,705 14,012 323,566

3rd qtr. 2,129 864 1,762 600 5,355 136,681 106,161 71,467 14,612 328,921

4th qtr. 2,474 657 1,162 484 4,777 139,155 106,818 72,629 15,096 333,698

1975: lst qtr. 2,315 622 1,223 311 4,471 141,470 107,440 73,852 15,407 338,169

* Hotels excluded. t From lst March onwards.

10.2 PUBLIC HOUSING*

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

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

1974 37,990 1,116 203,800 12,938 184 65,600 223,391 9,663 1,170,200 59,014 1,817 309,900 5,619 172 22,000 338,952 12,952 1,771,500

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 1,195 176 27,800 347,451 13,007 1,819,100

1976 41,593 1,164 208,500 17,093 302 94,800 223,089 9,512 1,149,600 70,006 1,888 354,800 8,888 244 36,800 360,669 13,110 1,844,500

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 13,175 250 56,100 371,018 13,143 1,879,600

1977: 3rd qtr. 41,421 1,161 214,200 17,093 302 94,200 223,628 9,493 1,132,800 74,636 1,968 385,400 11,406 246 49,000 368,184 13,170 1,875,600

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 13,175 250 56,100 371,018 13,143 1,879,600

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 14,803 250 65,600 372,030 13,202 1,884,000

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 15,209 268 69,800 375,070 13,202 1,889,200

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 15,341 268 70,200 378,557' 13,218 1,899,700

46

• Refers to Hong Kong Housing Authority estates only.

'Flats' refers to domestic units within estate blocks inclnding vacant flats. 'Shops' refers to commercial units within estate blocks excluding charitable, educational and welfare units. 'Persons' refers to authorized population in estate blocks.

Hong Kong Month(v Digest of Statistics November 1978

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

10.3 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS Willi CONSENT TO COMMENCE WORK

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

1978: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

June July Aug.

Sept. Oct. Nov.

Number of consents

issued

611 650 587 606

43 56

64 47 52 51 52 63 50 48 45 62

55

Usable floor area ('OOO m 2)

Residential Commercial

453 565 984 837

77 44

108 78 86 88 60 51 77

137 79

115 37

532 463 482 277

20

27

29 19 20 23 90 22 31

60 52 40 23

Factory/ go down

393 568

900 1,469

31 141

103 104 243 249 199 237 47

195

69 196

75

Others

97 219 141 178

7 8

1 15

* 8

16 8

2 3

13

Total

1,475 1,815 2,508 2,761

135 221

240 202 364

360 358 327 164 392 202 356 148

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

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

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

Oct. Nov.

* Less than 500 square metres.

10.4 COMPLETED BUILDINGS CERTIFIBD FOR OCCUPATION

Residential Non-residential Combined Total

Cost Cost/ Cost *Cost/ Cost Cost/ Cost *Cost/ Usable Gross

No. floor floor area area

of cons .. truction

m• Usable Gross of construetion



m• usable floor area

usable No. floor floor floor area area area



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

140 402 107 287 86 188 93 261

7 18 6 16

4

11 8 6 3

11 12

7 11 10

7

10 96 22 11 10 22 21 25 30 27 20

671 456,753 1,136 195 708 1,006 580,591 818 310 456 475,139 1,656 182 694 957 812,597 1,163 280 319 321,416 1,708 207 717. 991 733,599 985 301 460 416,643 1,597 244 1,372 1,947 1,256,946 905 265

29 30,800 1,677 19 218 292 251,564 1,153 34 27 25,094 1,616 27 102 154 76,994 693 20

15 16,389 1,643

161 150,509 1,565 35 36,303 1,684 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 so 42,274 1,406 45 42,017 1,545

29 38,184 1,953

22

19 19 19 27 16 17 23 15 20 23

150

206 109 99

186 66 93

148 132

99 133

205 174,586 1,165 23 285 194, 786 945 20 156 70,709 650 23 140 184,807 1,802 14 235 193,650 1,007 29

87 81,439 839 13 146 79,685 858 24 188 94,797 638 20 183 112,648 782 26 134 89,088 896 19 179 109,060 819 23

m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 m2

923 1,469 831,625 901 645 2,033 3,145 1,868,969 915 540 860 603,213 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

71 60

128

28 100 39

101 58 79 30

119 39 91

114 91

88,261 1,247 60 68,168 1,140 53

307 435 370,626 1,206 177 271 170,256 925

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 71 48,266 1,248

136 116,415 1,279

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

* 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

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.


10.5 USABLE FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED NEW BUILDINGS

Residential

Thousand square metres

Non-residential Grand total

Hong Kong K 1 New New Hong Kong 1 New New T t 1 Island ow oon Kowloon Territories Total Island Kow oon Kowloon Territories 0 a

462 345 282 358

47 36

10 93 42 13 11 39 38 23

109 44 37

245 102 93

113

6 5

36 9 4

15 2 3 9 7

18 11 25

220 98

154 130

16 3

6 10 17 7

71 4

14 4

* 1 7

142 93 86

131

4 11

51 3

20 1

13 13 15 10 6 4 9

1,068 639 616 732

72 55

104 114

82 36 98 59 76 44

133 60 77

332 347 316 477

52 27

25 29 25 41 63 24 33 14 97 11 42

147 206 160 216

63 2

59 20

5 7 1 5 3

14 3 5 4

119 101 162 343

17 41

49 48 21 40 67 35 23 86 21 63 41

366 228 250 541

104 51

51 120 98 26 69 23 58 45 28 26 79

964 2,033 881 1,520 888 1,503

1,577 2,309

235 307 122 177

184 216 148 113 199 87

118 158 149 105 166

287 330 231 149 297 146 193 202 281 165 243

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)

Year/month

1974 1975 1976 1977

1977: Nov. Dec.

1978: Jan.

Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept,

Oct. Nov.

Under $500,000

Cost of

$500,000-$999,999

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

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

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

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

$10,000,000 and above

Total

No. construe- No. tion

Cost of construe- No.

tion


tion

Cost of construe .. No.

tion


tion

Cost of construe-- No.

tion


tion

Cost of construc

tion

$'000

194 63,867 132 42,715 192 59,165 149 43,941

17 4,748 17 5,815

8 2,107 8 2,292 8 2,742 7 1,895

11 3,548 5 724

3,039 10 3,546 5 1,548

12 3,539 2,837

$'000

99 69,370 116 77,994 95 66,677 78 56,671

7 5,602 5 3,700

9 6,218

9 5,975 6 3,814 3 1,770 7 4,470 6 3,801 2 1,265 8 5,510 9 6,985 9 6,133 9 6,769

$'000

104 143,708 94 132,974 94 136,483 96 141,619

13 19,972 11 16,186

3 4,150 10 14,495

6 7,760 6 9,237 6 8,629

12 16,052 10 14,565

3,715 4 4,750 8 11,927 6 9,262

$'000

119 337,850 101 283,669 100 295,784 107 309,157

7 22,903 6 16,768

10 29,524 8 23,834

17 46,280 9 25,504

24,040

4 12,133 17 48,400 17 50,455 15 38,626

3 8,673 11 29,861

$'000

70 371,636 66 341,519 60 310,897 69 352,559

7 33,991 5 26,879

10 54,149 5 27,869 5 24,507 7 36,001

14 79,208 15,500

6 29,664 4 19,050

6,820 10 54,270 10 55,752

$'000

21 171,413 16 134,842 23 180,695 47 384,789

2 15,930 6 51,989

8,900 2 16,300 3 23,565 2 15,640

11 87,457 4 33,770 3 22,000 6 48,559 4 32,340 3 24,830 4 34,631

$'000

38 711,126 44 877,238 30 680,487 55 1,146,289

7 3

8

8 5

5 2 6 7

2 14 4 5

267,481 48,920

217,522 285,689

84,334 163,179 110,500 120,396 97,596 32,560

248,541 70,000

124,548

$'000

645 1,868,969 569 1,890,949 594 1,730,188 602* 2,435,026

60 53

49

50 50 39 59 40 53 50 52 49 53

370,626 170,256

322,569 376,453 193,002 253,227 317,852 202,375 216,530 163,396 339,610 179,372 263,660

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 NOVEMBER 1978

Factories and Offices and Houses and Combined residential & Others Total godowns shops flats 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 5 1,933 2 473 7 2,407

$500,000-$999,999 2 1,402 2 1,402

$1,000,000-$1,999 ,999 2 3,400 1,500 4,900

$2,000,000-$3,999,999 2,324 3,000 2 5,754 2,450 5 13,528

$4,000,000-$6,999,999 4,000 2 11,826 15,826

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

$10,000,000 and above 16,000 57,113 2 73,113

Total 5 25,724 3,000 13 79,529 2,923 22 111,176

KOWLOON

Construction under $500,000

$500,000-$999,999 2 1,597 2 1,597

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

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

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

$7 ,000,000-$9,999,999 8,000 8,000

$10,000,000 and above 14,000 22,535 2 36,535

Total 2 1,597 14,000 22,535 8,000 5 46,132

NEW KOWLOON

Construction under $500,000 430 430

$500,000-$999,999 1,970 3 1,970

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

$2,000,000-$3,999,999 7,829 7,829

$4,000,000-$6,999,999 5,750 6,600 5,100 17,450

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

$10,000,000 and above

Total 5 22,579 430 6,600 4 7,070 11 36,679

NEW TERRITORIES

Construction under $500,000

$500,000-$999,999 2 1,800 2 1,800

$1,000,000-$1,999,999 1,500 2 2,862 4,362

$2,000,000-$3,999 999 2,800 3,084 2,620 8,504

$4,000,000-$6,999,999 2 12,476 2 10,000 4 22,476

$7,000,000-$9,999,999 2 17,631 2 17,631

$10,000,000 and above 14,900 14,900

Total 5 45,007 2,800 4 14,584 5 7,282 15 69,673

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


SECTION 11 TRA YELLING AND TOURISM

11.1 ARRIVALS OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND

Air Sea Land

British Year/ month

British .

co::i~on- Chinese wealth

Aliens Total British

and Common

wealth Chinese Aliens Total co!.1:on- Chinese Aliens

wealth Total Grand

total

1974 452,928 285,103 979,247 1,717,278 94,511 1,771,618 351,651 2,217,780 12,862 885,168 28,552 926,582 4,861,640

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

1977: Oct. 61,572 . 37,050 116,098 214,720 12,836 160,122 34,456 207,414 2,807 72,349 6,670 81,826 503,960

Nov. 54,217 29,013 113,150 196,380 11,765 141,583 37,973 191,321 2,201 58,577 6,645 67,423 455,124

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 16,796 242,096 42,403 301,295 2,684 119,948 9,881 132,513 686,274

Sept. 68,370 36,452 115,348 220,170 12,771 173,038 38,867 224,676 3,651 83,312 10,298 97,261 542,107

Oct. 69,189 43,168 130,200 242,557 14,373 162,199 35,033 211,605 4,081 68,421 14,283 86,785 540,947

11.2 DEPARTURES OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND

Air Sea Land

British British Year/ month co:i~on- Chinese

wealth Aliens Total

British and

Commonwealth

Chinese Aliens Total co:'~on- Chinese Aliens wealth

Total Grand total

1974

1975

1976

1977

475,503 304,018 990,439 1,769,960 93,369 1,751,637 346,293 2,191,299 10,686 821,597 23,053 855,336 4,816,595

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

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

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

1977: O_ct. 61,283 38,423 113,873 213,579 12,615 158,087 34,329 205,031 2,672 68,942 6,261 77,875 496,485

Nov. 54,476 28,907 117,308 200,691 11,963 144,142 38,553 194,658 1,202 56,675 3,081 60,958 456,307

Dec. 64,192 41,461 91,077 196,730 13,615 165,354 30,148 209,117 1,110 115,732 1,196 118,038 523,885

1978: Jan. 57,412 29,266 103,240 189,918 13,381 128,399 37,803 179,583 853 67,341 1,672 69,866 439,367

50

Feb. 79,557 56,840 107,270 243,667 10,226 196,011 37,111 243,348 935 249,094 1,906 251,935 738,950

Mar. 62,013 36,805 116,682 215,500 13,788 182,478 42,532 238,798 1,660 133,473 3,658 138,791 593,089

Apr. 61,952 32,423 105,633 200,008 13,565 167,311 29,512 210,388 3,029 91,225 10,093 104,347 514,743

May 63,130 36,824 125,664 225,618 14,058 161,204 37,370 212,632 3,158 82,321 7,204 92,683 530,933

June 61,434 31,960 105,768 199,162 12,587 174,198 30,723 217,508 2,724 69,727 4,990 77,441 494,111

July 72,924 40,170 101,969 215,063 12,579 192,103 29,393 234,075 2,323 103,166 5,416 110,905 560,043

Aug. 76,093 44,521 126,675 247,289 17,109 238,316 42,355 297,780 2,975 114,877 7,285 125,137 670,206

Sept. 71,970 37,158 112,718 221,846 12,706 175,345 39,114 227,165 3,603 76,641 7,231 87,475 536,486

Oct. 67,999 44,940 128,520 241,459 13,980 157,782 35,226 206,988 3,257 65,224 9,604 78,085 526,532


TOURISM

11.3 INCOMING TOURISTS TO HONG KONG BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Year/month

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.

1978: Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

France Germany

18,149 27,921

17,380 32,385

21,018 38,746

27,686 41,356

3,197

1,605

1,998

2,599

1,884

3,180

3,582

1,821

2,481

4,288

2,690

3,625

3,828

5,451

3,230

3,422

4,007

6,049

5,414

3,955

2,698

3,213

3,110

3,599

5,946

6,297

West Europe Italy Scandi- Switzer-

navia land U.K.

12,897

16,268

16,296

17,691

1,629

1,483

2,033

2,828

3,200

2,036

1,960

1,299

1,073

4,310

2,129

2,441

2,943

9,260

9,276

11,700

13,294

1,961

996

1,070

1,125

1,782

1,820

1,080

901

990

703

1,144

2,296

2,474

10,348 43,060

10,421 47,477

11,843 57,783

14,274 71,097

1,825

1,144

1,371

1,272

1,373

1,518

1,110

969

1,191

887

1,448

2,158

2,149

7,022

6,083

6,383

6,867

10,480

6,686

5,756

4,450

5,771

5,494

6,067

9,555

9,355

Asia and Pacific-continued

Korea, South

15,676

18,136

Malaysia

45,580

51,862

Philippines

27,161

31,997

Singapore Taiwan

43,032

47,474

54,832

60,539

Thailand

58,718

80,898

24,748 63,395 38,761 55,141 77,794 88,240

45,672 73,316 52,844 62,946 87,488 80,775

4,369

4,793

4,011

4,409

5,387

5,056

5,732

7,831

6,745

6,373

6,936

5,879

6,164

7,781

6,511

3,458

4,847

5,292

9,859

6,764

5,783

6,496

6,725

7,218

8,205

8,547

5,849

7,373

3,659

4,172

9,258

9,576

10,656

7,881

5,757

5,642

7,221

7,890

7,492

6,197

6,012

2,792

3,573

4,845

5,913

6,343

8,201

4,779

4,218

5,998

6,629

6,912

8,276

12,798

10,092

7,343

10,484

9,838

8,858

8,866

9,117

11,056

10,764

10,022

13,530

6,172

6,642

4,271

5,647

6,351

13,596

11,763

7,508

7,546

6,486

8,243

10,371

8,135


Asia and Pacific

Japan Australia

423,098 105,429

382,740 127,112

437,931 157,360

485,495 154,849

42,313 10,786

31,604 11,303

45,673

48,871

55,302

31,532

36,175

31,595

27,350

50,425

39,751

38,796

48,081

17,832

7,686

12,858

13,767

16,658

11,999

12,620

14,013

15,417

15,094

9,942

America

U.S.A.

230,995

183,635

Canada

21,934

23,739

238,605 34,087

254,186 40,817

28,247

17,376

15,598

16,346

22,456

23,898

29;841

25,130

27,156

23,917

20,518

31,483

28,841

4,384

3,796

3,084

3,202

3,935

3,600

4,610

3,314

4,367

3,175

3,377

4,613

4,914

New Zealand India Indonesia

12,472

13,634

18,316

22,138

14,801 35,865

14,817 40,311

13,974 47,186

16,857 56,664

1,321

1,399

1,555

905

1,343

1,948

2,554

2,210

2,645

3,017

3,585

2,633

1,618

Others

84,234

90,735

107,053

136,224

12,112

9,791

9,502

9,170

15,078

15,101

17,404

14,295

16,215

17,392

18,992

23,659

19,893

1,351

1,644

1,292

1,358

1,714

l,664

2,942

2,746

1,948

1,610

2,020

2,319

2,197

4,604

5,952

3,604

2,674

3,984

5,502

6,038

6,254

5,869

7,287

9,476

7,450

5,001

Total

1,295,462

1,300,836

1,559,977

1,755,669

164,847

141,535

142,700

138,901

183,055

171,504

183,781

155,751

153,329

180,128

176,593

201,064

198,313

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

1974* 1,073 1,384 3,070 2,612 504 238 4,647 4,234 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 1977 1,427 1,894 2,877 1,764 668 332 4,972 3,990

1977: 3rd qtr. 400 559 668 376 219 85 1,287 1,020 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

.. r·~: 1--:

Against public morality

Year/quarter Rape Indecent assault Other offences Total

Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted

1974* 101 38 556 190 982 348 1,639 576 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 1977 56 28 904 359 524 294 1,484 681

1977: 3rd qtr. 13 4 208 90 208 90 429 184 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

.·:-,

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

1974* 102 82 8 12 3,738 1,807 427 234 4,275 2,135 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 1977 57 34 4 2 5,031 3,226 840 536 5,932 3,798

1977: 3rd qtr. 17 8 1,370 888 251 180 1,638 1,076 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

* Figures in the annual series are with amendments.


Year/quarter

1974* 1975* 1976* 1977* 1977

1977: 3rd qtr. 4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.

Year/quarter

1974* 1975* 1976* 1977* 1977



Year/quarter

Robbery with firearms

Cases Persons reported prosecuted

33 13 66 65 57 21 24 21 23 14

7 6 6 5

5

7 3

2

Other robberies

Cases reported

12,754 11,054

8,838 6,501 6,502

1,602 1,603

l,613 1,424 1,412

Persons prosecuted

2,198 1,758 l,278

990 994

261 237

240 182 218

Against property-continued

Other offences


6,624 8,020

12,090 11,135 11,047

2,789 3,053

2,401 3,617 2,095

3,073 3,311 4,235 4,695 4,712

l,309 l,160

1,184 1,062

965

Possession of arms and ammunition

Total


42,991 40,768 44,895 41,619 41,562

10,346 11,111

9,676 13,086 10,173

11,365 10,001 10,250 10,859 10,866

2,858 2,691

2,746 2,746 2,423

Other crimes-continued

Others

Against property

All burglarie.s


6,328 712 6,368 548 5,665 471 5,565 445 5,565 475

1,416 113 1,477 126

1,267 121 1,386 126 1,368 110

Forgery and coinage


384 463 413 708 585

146 193

101 211

92

68 96

113 123

93

23 26

17 24

18

CRIME STATISTICS

Theft from persons

Cases reported

1,511 l,720 1,647 1,565 1,560

398 389

381 431 480

Persons prosecuted

358 384 394 314 315

60 79

70 79 63

Other crimes

Other thefts

Cases reported

15,741 13,540 16,598 16,829 16,865

4,134 4,583

4,009 6,221 4,816

Persons prosecuted

5,011 3,935 3,851 4,394 4,356

l,109 1,084

1,128 1,294 1,067

Bribery and corruption

Police cases Cases Persons

reported prosecuted

29

44 53 67 67

9 10

7 15 5

23 33

43 40 40

7 5

5 7 5

ICAC casest Cases Persons

reported prosecuted

1,044+ l,359 1,073

945 945

214 208

143 168 245

88+ 174 210 158 158

25 51

33 49 33

Serious narcotic offences Grand total

Total Police cases ICAC casest

Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted

1974* 1975* 1976* 1977* 1977



82 193 142 130 130

32 15

15 14 16

50 94 82

77 78

15 13

8 10

9

403 389 261 200

199

45 53

31 20 24

* Figures in the annual series are with amendments.

336 410 291 183 182

48 32

19 21 25

898 l,089

869 l,105

981

232 271

154 260 137

477 633 529 423 393

93 76

49 62 57

1,461 1,621 2,717 1,668 l,687

395 342

346 420 465

1,785 l,801 3,129 2,096 2,118

549 430

418 552 608

55,911 56,520 62,009 56,749 56,618

14,327 14,575

12,677 16,729 13,742

20,572 21,258 23,485 21,839 21,846

5,780 5,234

4,997 5,595

5,309

1,044+ 1,359 l,073

945 945

214 208

143 168 245

88+ 174 210 158 158

25

51

33

49 33

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".

+ These figures refer to the period from l5th February 1974, when the ICAC was established, to the end of the year. Jn the period Jst January to 14th February 1974, before the ICAC was set up, the Anti-Corruption Office of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force received 190 cases and from these, 7 persons were prosecuted.


INFECTIOUS DISEASES

12.2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED: CASES AND DEATHS

Amoebiasis Bacillary Year/quarter dysentery

Cases Deaths Cases Deaths

1974 38 6 316 3

1975 35 397

1976 33 3 356 3

1977 26 5 322

197'7: 3rd qtr. 4 63

4th qtr. 5 63

1978: lst qtr. 2 72

2nd qtr. 5 50

3rd qtr. 4 82

Enteric fever Leprosy Year/quarter

Cases Deaths Cases Death•

1974 380 7 119 4

1975 581 78 3§

1976 500 4 76(2) 2:j:

1977 389t 2 73

1977: 3rd qtr. IOI 21

4th qtr. 82 16

1978: lst qtr. 90 14

2nd qtr. 90** 23

3rd qtr. 106 16

Scarlet fever Tuberculosis Year/quarter

Cases Deaths Cases Deaths

1974 80 8,320 974

1975 100 8,192 646

1976 124 7,928 568

1977 28 7,191 ir 532

1977: 3rd qtr. 1,799 107

4th qtr. 3 1,773 103

1978: lst qtr. 3 1,502 123

2nd qtr. 2 1,681 118

3rd qtr. 1,695 82

Note: The :figures are for "notifiable" diseases only.

54

Figures in brackets refer to imported cases.

* Notifiable since 27.3.1974. t 3 cases were cancelled. t Including I death of old case. § Including 2 deaths of old cases. if Adjustment of 11 cancellation cases.

** Adjusted.

Cerebrospinal Chickenpox Diphtheria meningitis

Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths

11 6 887 4 2

13 5 594

9 1,743 3

10 899

2 19

135

4 448

341

56

Malaria Measles Ophthahnia neonatorum


21(18) 1,575 53 12

21(21) 138 2 14

39(39) 1,463 10 10

40(38) 1,537 12 5

14(14) 37 3 2

5(4) 3

5(5) 12 2

16(16) 51 2

16(16) 154 .

Whooping Food Viral cough poisoning* hepatitis*


454 639 47

425 1,761 43

2 423 969 45

555t 1,008 42

205 253 7

96 272 11

50 229 9

138 419 15

265 349 14


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SECTION 13 MISCELLANEOUS

13.1. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM PETROLEUM COMPANIES BY TYPE

Thousand litres

Dutiable Non-dutiable Total Non-dutiable

Light oils Heavy oils Light oils Heavy oils Others liquefied Year/ Light Light Petroleum petro-month A via- Light diesel, Aviation Other diesel, Medium/ Furnace Lubri- products leum Motor tion diesel other turbine light industrial Kero- heavy fuel eating not spirit spirit for road fuel oils and sene diesel oil oils otherwise gas

buses users marine fuel classified ('OOO uses kgs)

1974 170,425 577 46,076 224,470 653,610 60,905 555,984 195,635 184,530 2,940,263 62,495 13,807 5,108,777 72,869 1975 170,997 518 52,362 233,897 696,371 87,621 652,733 240,138 207,493 2,965,677 58,708 95 5,366,611 79,413 1976 177,766 251 58,956 253,654 733,636 98,158 735,208 252,977 262,385 3,530,924 72,313 6,176,228 87,813 1977 199,858 279 62,181 285,576 756,410 100,133 767,122 224,014 278,750 3,869,807 74,996 6,619,127 90,827

1977:0ct. 17,805 21 5,366 25,066 66,676 7,576 67,022 18,107 24,147 340,132 6,471 578,390 7,352 Nov. 17,627 25 5,280 25,244 69,191 8,999 66,558 19,608 20,945 345,895 6,661 586,032 8,232 Dec. 18,291 21 5,468 26,236 70,955 9,797 69,982 21,063 22,600 337,233 6,947 588,593 9,318

1978:Jan. 17,917 23 5,471 26,020 68,430 10,221 61,139 22,576 21,154 317,713 6,793 557,457 9,949 Feb. 16,317 21 5,077 21,891 62,451 8,466 51,206 18,227 23,266 246,183 5,077 458,181 8,419 Mar. 18,315 14 5,395 26,066 65,797 10,695 63,794 19,970 24,109 322,128 7,571 563,853 9,297 Apr. 17,928 25 5,128 25,013 59,978 9,762 62,628 17,925 26,833 325,303 6,521 557,044 8,261 May 19,637 15 5,426 27,037 63,829 10,655 70,721 18,514 32,608 358,984 6,656 614,082 8,222 June 19,538 38 5,194 59,446 63,076 9,633 66,093 16,903 18,802 360,315 6,668 625,707 7,528 July 19,928 9 5,153 29,937 65,331 9,658 64,586 15,497 17,006 376,837 6,231 610,173 6,889 Aug. 20,941 14 5.278 27,792 65,030 9,639 69,990 16,763 26,640 382,183 8,440 632,711 7,614 Sept. 21,487 18 5,190 28,629 65,408 10,186 68,368 16,561 26,130 351,551 6,524 600,053 7,443 Oct. 21,159 14 5,504 27,696 65,521 11,386 63,676 16,698 20,262 348,138 8,753 588,807 8,383

Note: 1 litre=0.219969 imperial gallon. 1 kg. = 2.20462 pounds.

13.2 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM PETROLEUM COMPANIES, 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

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 1977 . 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978

Dutiable products

Light oils: Motor spirit 912 975 698 918 16,195 19,266 17,805 21,159 Aviation spirit 12 13 9 21 14 r. ~,

Heavy oils: Light diesel for buses 5,366 5,504 5,366 5,504 Light diesel-other road users 139 113 24,927 27,582 25,066 27,696

Non-dutiable products

Light oils: Aviation turbine fuel 1,443 889 65,233 64,632 66,676 65,521 Other light oils 7,529 11,349 47 37 7,576 11,386

Heavy oils: Light diesel, industrial/marine use 52,656 52,001 1,670 1,309 12,696 10,366 67,022 63,676 Kerosene 17,762 16,356 340 328 5 13 18,107 16,698 Medium/heavy diesel fuel 4,199 3,923 6,708 2,695 13,240 13,644 24,147 20,262 Furnace fuel oil 301,215 294,554 243 2,725 38,674 50,859 340,132 348,138

Others: Lubricating oils 3,139 5,050 2,077 2,366 1,255 1,338 6,471 8,753 Petroleum products not otherwise

classified

Total 389,006 385,222 11,783 10,378 131,103 140,854 46,497 52,353 578,390 588,807

Non-dutiable liquefied petroleum gas 7,122 8,193 230 190 7,352 8,383 ('OOO kgs)

* Less than 500 litres.


FIRE SERVICES

Year/quarter

1974

1975

1976

1977

1977: 3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

1978: lst qtr.

2nd qtr.

3rd 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

1nl.l;: ca~on- False trial industrial alarms

Special service

calls

3,427 5,036 2,109 10,572

3,534 5,328 2,159 11,021

4,088 5,852 3,017 12,957

4,468 6,427 4,231 15,126

955 1,396 693 3,044

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

385 5,108 1,652 3,427

399 5,505 1,709 3,408

506 6,860 2,307 3,284

502 8,031 3,029 3,564

108 1,217

150 2,193

115 1,822

725

810

843

994

787

777

113 1,150 950 1,041

133 1,746 1,036 1,169

(B) FIRE PREVENTION STATISTICS

Dangerous goods, timber yards and

storage

Factories

Fire instal

lations, neon signs, etc.

Fire inspections

Places of

public entertainment

Restaurants and

night clubs

VentilaSchools tion

systems

Means of

escape

Miscellaneous

Ambulance calls Fatalities

Emergency Removal lndus-FirNon- Spe~ial

trial industrial service

60,947 48,156

92,065 34,473

111,703 33,817

121,789 38,773

30,535 9,640

29,939 9,572

31,817 7,535

37,307 15,623

35,413 5,478

3

7

10

4

2

2

22

31

32

43

12

11

6

13

250

279

316

283

70

61

62

80

91

Fire prevention

Total

Fire Pla!'s Licences hazard

finahsed issued/ abate· for new renewed ment projects notices

issued

Prosecutions undertaken

Cases Fines imposed

$

1974 83,590 8,464 50,172 6,263 1,007 2,969 6,915 11,177 9,714 848 181,119 5,756 3,032 6,267 1,103 444,765

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

1977:

3rd qtr.

4th qtr.

1978:

lst qtr.

53,956 1,933 10,854 1,245 495 1,336 761 1,379 3,593 914 76,466 2,091 990 3,411 832 318,695

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 1,856 880 2,545 606 208,820

2nd qtr. 47,317 1,239 13,522 1,064 372 1,803 776 1,120 4,226 915 72,354 2,080 746 2,119 943 193,400

3rd qtr. 40,456 1,400 13,979 817 427 1,519 838 1,180 3,926 658 65,200 2,297 876 2,222 2,335 344,530


r.

WATER SUPPLIES

13.4 WATER SUPPLIES

Million cubic metres

Storage at Consumption Production Year/month beginning of by Desalter period Total Daily mean

1974 236.133 349.326 0.957

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

1977: Nov. 208.738 30.582 1.019 5.351

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

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 25.9.74 to 8.10.74 on a 16-hour supply daily basis; (b) from 9.10.74 to 17.10.74 on a 10-hour supply daily basis; (c) from 1.6.77 to 4.7.77 on a 16-hour supply daily basis; (d) from 5.7.77 to 18.4.78 on a 10-hour supply daily basis.


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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. The 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 mining 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 La hour 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 will 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 work sites under their charge. The statistics cover manual workers of all types participating in site work but exclude 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 are roughly 19 out of 20 that the estimated total employment (based on both full ennmeration and sampling) would differ by less than i % 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 coverini. 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 "establishment'' 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 engaged" 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. EJtcluded 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 services, 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 nuinber 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 employment. 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, wool/man-made fibre yarn, silk yarn, metallic 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; 5. 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 a_nd

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 legal 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 fignres are subject to adjustment of errors which may arise from various sources, such as mis-classification 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 ex.ports are on an "f.o.b.-free-on-board" basis while those for imports are on a Hc.i.f.---cost, insurance and freight0 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 market 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 value index numbers are base-weighted while the quantum index numbers are current-weighted. The monthly value and quantum indexes are derived by comparing trade fignres 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. In 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 Ii ve animals slaughtered and supplies of fresh vegetables and fresh fish are provided by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department. They refer to quantities available for sa]e 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.

"Enteredn 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" (mere1y an absolute count, regardle.ss of the varying container sizes handled). This new basis, supplemented by a new series of corresponding 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 Kwai 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-bank 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 qu.otations 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 SDR are derived by multiplying the U.S. dollar value of the SDR as published by the IMF 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 statistic5 are 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 Genera]; 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 JO HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION Private living 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, taking 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 externaJ 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 I 0.5) are also supplied by the Buildings Ordinance Office, and refer also to buildings which have been certified for occupation.

nu sable 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 l 0. 7, now all covering the whole Colony including the New Territories.

Building statistics throughout tables 10.3 to 10.7 deal exclusively with the building activities of private developers as distinct from such public works as the construction of public bui1dings, reservoirs, roads and drainage and similar works under town planning, development or resettlement plans.

Section 11 TRA YELLING 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 suppJ;ed 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 tabu1ation.

Section 13 MISCELLANEOUS Petroleum statistics are prepared from the monthly returns submitted by

the eight leading petroleum companies. The fire services statistics are 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, PJover 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 mo~ent, 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 June 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 are de facto. They include local nationals, permanent foreign residents as well as transients at a point of time, i.e. 30th June or 3lst 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.


GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Produced by

Census and Statistics Department

Title of Publication

Report of The By-Census 1966 (Vols. I & 11) ..................................................... . Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971: Main Report:

Engtish Version ...................................................................................... . Chinese Version (-JL--t:-~11H~A r::r&m~1ff3!t±~¥1H!r•) .......................... .

Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971: Technical Report ................... .. Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971: Basic Tables .......................... . The 1971 Census: A Graphic Guide .............................................................. . Hong Kong By-Census 1976: Basic Tables ........................................................ . Hong Kong By-Census 1976: A Graphic Guide ............................................... . Hong Kong By-Census 1976: Tertiary Planning Unit Tabulations

Volume I: Hong Kong Island .................................................................... . Volume 2: Kowloon & New Kowloon ........................................................ . Volume 3: The New Territories & The Marine .............................................. ..

Hong Kong Population A 20-Year Projection ................................................. .. Hong Kong Life Tables .......... ...................................................................... . Births, Deaths and Marriages 1970-1973 ....... ........................................ ...... .... .. . Hong Kong Statistics 1947-1967 .................................................................... . Hong Kong Social and Economic Trends 1964-1974 ....................................... .. . Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics 1978 Edition ......................................... . Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics ................... .. ....... ................... ...... ... .

Annual Subscription ................................................................................ . Hong Kong Trade Statistics:

Imports (Monthly except December) ........................................................... . Imports (December only) .......................................................................... . Exports & Re-exports (Monthly except December) ...................................... . Exports & Re-exports (December only) ...... .. ... ............... ......... ............... .. ... .. Annual Subscription ...................... ...................... ...... ...... ......... ...... .... ..... .

Hong Kong Im ports & Exports Classification List 1978 issue ................................ . Hong Kong Review of Overseas Trade in

1976 ..................................................................................................... . 1977 ..................................................................................................... .

Estimates of Gross Domestic Product 1966-1976 ............................................... . 1971 Census of Manufacturing Establishments .................................................. . 1973 Census of Industrial Production:

Volume I ............................................................................................... . Volume II : Part I ................................................................................... .

Part 2 ...... ~ ........................................ · .................................... . Part 3 ................................................................................... . Part 4 ................................................................................... . Part 5 ................................................................................... .

Cost of Living Survey 1958-63/64: English Version . ....................................................... .............................. . . Chinese Version (-iLil.i\~~-JLn= /n lill~~il§JtfflW!;j31t) ....................... .

The Household Expenditure Survey 1973-74 and The Consumer Price Indexes .... .. An Outline of Statistical Development 1978 ............................................ ........ ..

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Documents

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (November 1978)