Analysis by country/territory:
Comparing September 2007 with September 2006, exports to Asia as a whole grew by 11.6%. In this region, strong increases were registered in the values of total exports to some major destinations, in particular India (42.9%), Indonesia (31.6%), Malaysia (19.3%), the mainland of China (the Mainland) (+13.4%) and Thailand (11.1%).
Apart from destinations in Asia, distinct increases were also registered in the values of total exports to other major destinations, in particular Germany (+17.2%) and the Netherlands (+10.1%).
Concurrently, decreases were registered in the values of total exports to some major destinations, in particular Taiwan (-11.3%), Japan (-6.0%) and the United Kingdom (-5.2%).
Over the same period of comparison, significant increases were registered in the values of imports from all major suppliers, in particular India (+27.2%), Singapore (+21.7%), the United States of America (+20.2%), Germany (+18.1%) and Thailand (+11.7%).
For the first nine months of 2007 as a whole, year-on-year increases were registered in the values of total exports to most major destinations, in particular the Mainland (+14.0%), the Netherlands (+8.9%), France (+7.7%), Germany (+7.4%) and Singapore (+3.6%).
Over the same period of comparison, year-on-year increases were registered in the values of imports from all major suppliers, in particular India (+29.5%), Singapore (+19.1%), the United States ofAmerica (+12.2%), the Mainland (+11.7%) and Japan (+7.6%).
Census and Statistics Department
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