Appendix 6 Table 13 (Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)   (a) Merchandise Trade by Main Country/Territory HK$ Billion Type of trade/Main country/Territory 2000   2004   2005   Imports 1,658.0   2,111.1   2,329.5             (+19.0)   (+16.9)   (+10.3)     The mainland of China 715.0   918.3   1,049.3     Japan 199.0   256.1   256.5     Taiwan 124.2   153.8   168.2     Singapore 75.0   111.0   135.2     United States of America 112.8   112.0   119.3     Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation 1,436.9   1,824.4   2,024.4     European Union(1) 145.6   170.4   176.8                         Domestic exports 181.0   126.0   136.0             (+6.1)   (+3.5)   (+8.0)     The mainland of China 54.2   37.9   44.6     United States of America 54.4   38.6   37.8     United Kingdom 10.7   8.2   7.3     Netherlands 3.9   2.6   5.4     Taiwan 6.1   4.7   5.1     Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation 139.6   99.0   107.5     European Union(1) 33.2   22.1   22.5                         Re-exports 1,391.7   1,893.1   2,114.1             (+18.1)   (+16.8)   (+11.7)     The mainland of China 488.8   850.6   967.9     United States 311.0   303.0   322.9     Japan 82.0   104.7   114.3     Germany 50.6   57.9   68.4     United Kingdom 52.4   57.7   61.9     Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation 1,078.9   1,518.3   1,683.2     European Union(1) 212.6   260.4   304.6     Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year. (1) On 1 May 2004, 10 new members joined the European Union (EU). Together with the 15 original members, there are a total of 25 members in the EU. Statistics on merchandise trade with the EU in this table are compiled based on the new coverage. They are thus different from figures shown in tables of 2003 and earlier editions of this publication. Source: Trade Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)   (b) Imports, Retained Imports and Re-exports by End-use Category HK$ Billion End-use category 2000   2004   2005   Foodstuffs               Imports 63.7   60.1   61.3     Retained imports(1) 45.7   49.2   50.8 @   Re-exports 19.7   12.4   11.9   Consumer goods               Imports 562.2   631.8   677.9     Retained imports(1) 116.6   121.2   125.6 @   Re-exports 609.5   679.1   734.5   Raw materials and semi-manufactures               Imports 580.5   805.2   869.2     Retained imports(1) 208.3   207.2   217.3 @   Re-exports 425.4   662.3   721.9   Fuels               Imports 34.0   48.6   60.5     Retained imports(1) 31.8   46.1   57.0 @   Re-exports 2.5   2.7   3.7   Capital goods               Imports 417.6   565.4   660.6     Retained imports(1) 157.2   121.5   129.5 @   Re-exports 334.7   536.7   642.2   Total               Imports 1,658.0   2,111.1   2,329.5     Retained imports(1) 559.9   545.5   581.1 @   Re-exports 1,391.7   1,893.1   2,114.1     Notes: The coverage of commodities by end-use category has been slightly revised. Therefore, some figures in this table may be different from those presented in earlier editions of this publication. (1) Retained imports refer to those imported goods which are retained for use in Hong Kong rather than being re-exported to other places. The value of retained imports is derived by subtracting the estimated import value of re-exports from the value of imports. The former is obtained by removing an estimated re-export margin from the value of re-exports. Source: Trade Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4918)   (c) Domestic Exports by Principal Commodity HK$ Billion Principal commodity 2000   2004   2005   Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 77.4   63.4   56.2   Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and 28.5   13.1   18.8     electrical parts thereof             Jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares, and 5.7   5.9   6.6     other articles of precious or semi-precious materials             Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related 9.2   5.3   4.7     products             Printed matters 4.6   3.3   3.1     Source: Trade Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)