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22-31 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BY SUPPLIER OR DESTINATION |
(HK＄ million) |  |  |  |  |  |
Type of Trade/ |  |  |  |  |  |
Main Country/Territory | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
Imports (Supplier) | 642530 | 1491121 | 1535582 | 1615090 | 1429092 |
The Mainland of China | 236134 | 539480 | 570442 | 608372 | 580614 |
Japan | 103362 | 221254 | 208239 | 221646 | 179947 |
United States of America | 51788 | 115078 | 121058 | 125381 | 106537 |
Taiwan, China | 58084 | 129266 | 123202 | 124547 | 104075 |
Republic of Korea | 28155 | 73268 | 73302 | 73226 | 68836 |
Domestic Exports (Destination) | 225875 | 231657 | 212160 | 211410 | 188454 |
The Mainland of China | 47470 | 63555 | 61620 | 63867 | 56066 |
United States of America | 66370 | 61250 | 53860 | 55073 | 54842 |
United Kingdom | 13496 | 10941 | 10597 | 10723 | 10058 |
Federal Republic of Germany① | 17991 | 12178 | 11388 | 10321 | 9805 |
Taiwan, China | 5720 | 7971 | 6705 | 7029 | 6505 |
Note: ①In connection with the unification of Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and German Democratic Republic |  |  |  |  |  |
(GDR) in October 1990, the trade figures for FRG in 1990 and previous years have been revised by |  |  |  |  |  |
adding those of the previous GDR. This is to ensure comparability of those trade figures with those |  |  |  |  |  |
after the German unification. |  |  |  |  |  |