Exports - partners:
China 42.6%, US 18.7%, Japan 5.4% (2003)

Imports:
$230.3 billion (2003 est.)

Imports - commodities:
electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, foodstuffs,
transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures, petroleum,
plastics; a large share is reexported

Imports - partners:
China 43.5%, Japan 11.9%, Taiwan 6.9%, US 5.5%, Singapore 5%, South
Korea 4.8% (2003)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$118.4 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$59.21 billion (2003 est.)

Currency:
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

Currency code:
HKD

Exchange rates:
Hong Kong dollars per US dollar - 7.7868 (2003), 7.7989 (2002),
7.7988 (2001), 7.7912 (2000), 7.7575 (1999)

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March