Imports:
$208.1 billion (2002 est.)
Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures,
petroleum, plastics, machinery, electrical equipment; a large share
is reexported
Imports - partners:
China 37.5%, Japan 12.2%, Taiwan 7.3%, US 6.2%, Singapore 5.3%,
South Korea 5% (2002)
Debt - external:
$49.5 billion (2002 est.)
Currency:
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Currency code:
HKD
Exchange rates:
Hong Kong dollars per US dollar - 7.8 (2002), 7.8 (2001), 7.79
(2000), 7.76 (1999), 7.75 (1998)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Communications Hong Kong
Telephones - main lines in use:
3.839 million (1999)