Analysis by country/territory:
Comparing October 2007 with October 2006, exports to Asia as a whole grew by 14.3%. In this region, strong increases were registered in the values of total exports to some major destinations, in particular India (+75.4%), Indonesia (+30.6%), Malaysia (+21.7%), Thailand (+17.9%) and the mainland of China (the Mainland) (+15.5%).
Apart from destinations in Asia, distinct increases were also registered in the values of total exports to other major destinations, in particular Germany (+10.6%) and the Netherlands (+10.1%).
Concurrently, decreases were registered in the values of total exports to some major destinations, in particular Taiwan (-6.9%) and the USA (-5.6%).
Over the same period of comparison, significant increases were registered in the values of imports from all major suppliers, in particular India (+46.3%), Germany (+23.1%), Singapore (+22.0%), Malaysia (+16.2%) and the Mainland (+11.7%).
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Census and Statistics Department