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Important historical data on important historical economic dataTRANSCRIPT
Year Annual Total
Yearly Average
(transactions per month) Year
Clh_tot_a Clh_yav_a
1935 1634.4 136.2 1935
1936 1649.6 137.5 1935
1937 1777.7 148.1 1935
1938 1865.4 155.5 1935
1939 2043.7 170.3 1935
1940 1935
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1944 1935
1945 27.7 9.2 1935
1946 3049.0 254.1 1935
1947 6595.0 549.6 1936
1948 8267.7 689.0 1936
1949 11005.7 917.1 1936
1950 14394.1 1199.5 1936
1951 18070.3 1505.9 1936
1952 14344.8 1195.4 1936
1953 12424.1 1035.3 1936
1954 13385.3 1115.4 1936
1955 13916.0 1159.7 1936
1956 15308.6 1275.7 1936
1957 16939.6 1411.6 1936
1958 15708.2 1309.0 1936
1959 17922.8 1493.6 1937
1960 23100.8 1925.1 1937
1961 25821.3 2151.8 1937
1962 28149.6 2345.8 1937
1963 34519.3 2876.6 1937
1964 41875.7 3489.6 1937
1965 44604.5 3717.0 1937
1966 49612.6 4134.4 1937
1967 58537.2 4878.1 1937
1968 73966.8 6163.9 1937
1969 93992.0 7832.7 1937
1970 123135.0 10261.3 1937
1971 154493.0 12874.4 1938
1972 329059.0 27421.6 1938
1973 463855.0 38654.6 1938
1974 352676.0 29389.7 1938
1975 394291.0 32857.6 1938
1976 546977.0 45581.4 1938
1977 647487.0 53957.3 1938
1978 1006600.0 83883.3 1938
1979 1605812.0 133817.7 1938
1980 3019547.0 251628.9 1938
1981 4807863.0 400655.3 1938
1982 5792607.0 482717.3 1938
1983 6040255.0 503354.6 1939
1984 7099063.0 591588.6 1939
1985 7334286.0 611190.5 1939
1986 9691487.0 807623.9 1939
1987 15533341.0 1294445.1 1939
1988 18702748.0 1558562.3 1939
1989 19798333.0 1649861.1 1939
1990 21214119.0 1767843.3 1939
1991 24939732.0 2078311.0 1939
1992 33255978.0 2771331.5 1939
1993 47337326.0 3944777.2 1939
1994 57986649.9 4832220.8 1939
1995 66389911.6 5532492.6 1940
1996 78756737.8 6563061.5 1940
1997 107291418.8 8940951.6 1940
1998 87978598.0 7331549.8 1940
1999 86159553.7 7179962.8 1940
2000 105683063.3 8806921.9 1940
2001 98349057.3 8195754.8 1940
2002 92300407.9 7691700.7 1940
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Month
Clearing House
Figures: MonthlyClh_md_m
January 136 Description
February 105
March 125 Clearing House Figures
April 120
May 128 Period: 1935-2002
June 118 Unit: HKD Million
July 136
August 133 Source: Hong Kong Government Gazette Supplement No. 4 (1935-39, 1946-69);
September 130 Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics , Monthly Statistical Bulletin (1970-2004).
October 137
November 170
December 195
January 193
February 151
March 124
April 114
May 106
June 108
July 116
August 112
September 142
October 167
November 152
December 166
January 148
February 128
March 154
April 156
May 129
June 165
July 171
August 181
September 141
October 124
November 125
December 156
January 129
February 122
March 182
April 172
May 163
June 149
July 143
August 143
September 178
October 169
November 151
December 165
January 180
February 156
March 190
April 177
May 162
June 181
July 149
August 192
September 178
October 143
November 145
December 191
January
February
March
April
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June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
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March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October 0
November 3
December 25
January 33
February 89
March 125
April 159
May 216
June 236
July 279
August 331
September 364
October 396
November 399
December 424
January 442
February 461
March 464
April 542
May 643
June 501
July 628
August 549
September 633
October 612
November 512
December 608
January 691
February 624
March 780
April 753
May 677
June 668
July 657
August 668
September 667
October 600
November 692
December 790
January 823
February 755
March 891
April 829
May 1,207
June 940
July 905
August 938
September 962
October 865
November 944
December 946
January 881
February 784
March 970
April 913
May 1,005
June 917
July 1,164
August 1,523
September 1,539
October 1,597
November 1,544
December 1,557
January 1,880
February 1,400
March 1,565
April 1,571
May 1,562
June 1,467
July 1,455
August 1,609
September 1,382
October 1,454
November 1,368
December 1,356
January 1,335
February 1,324
March 1,214
April 1,114
May 1,210
June 989
July 1,215
August 1,152
September 1,276
October 1,156
November 1,116
December 1,244
January 1,185
February 1,044
March 1,103
April 1,093
May 1,000
June 1,006
July 1,014
August 850
September 936
October 1,038
November 1,014
December 1,142
January 1,080
February 884
March 1,144
April 1,121
May 1,093
June 1,098
July 1,131
August 1,041
September 1,165
October 1,128
November 1,174
December 1,326
January 1,203
February 1,053
March 1,169
April 1,060
May 1,069
June 1,074
July 1,130
August 1,144
September 1,205
October 1,200
November 1,260
December 1,348
January 1,351
February 1,253
March 1,247
April 1,284
May 1,306
June 1,242
July 1,219
August 1,245
September 1,210
October 1,235
November 1,302
December 1,415
January 1,656
February 1,165
March 1,403
April 1,366
May 1,454
June 1,293
July 1,392
August 1,378
September 1,433
October 1,494
November 1,390
December 1,516
January 1,556
February 1,332
March 1,293
April 1,313
May 1,353
June 1,235
July 1,266
August 1,215
September 1,225
October 1,313
November 1,183
December 1,426
January 1,419
February 1,185
March 1,218
April 1,445
May 1,384
June 1,405
July 1,482
August 1,424
September 1,598
October 1,682
November 1,688
December 1,992
January 1,960
February 1,701
March 2,049
April 1,866
May 1,930
June 1,772
July 1,845
August 1,830
September 1,935
October 1,957
November 2,085
December 2,172
January 2,162
February 2,082
March 2,149
April 2,041
May 2,300
June 2,552
July 2,096
August 2,084
September 1,971
October 2,057
November 2,131
December 2,196
January 2,635
February 2,088
March 2,337
April 2,132
May 2,384
June 2,263
July 2,230
August 2,246
September 2,165
October 2,533
November 2,504
December 2,634
January 3,031
February 2,595
March 2,757
April 2,607
May 2,902
June 2,637
July 2,880
August 2,822
September 2,825
October 2,999
November 3,058
December 3,407
January 3,628
February 3,232
March 3,026
April 3,488
May 3,392
June 3,484
July 3,624
August 3,267
September 3,563
October 3,489
November 3,593
December 4,089
January 4,420
February 3,394
March 3,990
April 3,493
May 3,611
June 3,497
July 3,564
August 3,404
September 3,728
October 3,534
November 3,776
December 4,193
January 4,493
February 3,497
March 4,125
April 3,716
May 3,921
June 4,014
July 4,049
August 4,181
September 4,229
October 4,233
November 4,472
December 4,683
January 4,897
February 4,162
March 4,399
April 4,307
May 5,485
June 5,126
July 4,784
August 4,787
September 4,874
October 5,021
November 5,151
December 5,543
January 6,162
February 4,816
March 5,681
April 5,595
May 6,079
June 5,962
July 6,503
August 6,045
September 5,986
October 6,707
November 7,141
December 7,290
January 7,728
February 6,766
March 6,988
April 7,448
May 8,033
June 7,860
July 8,076
August 7,374
September 7,374
October 8,120
November 8,971
December 9,253
January 10,167
February 8,428
March 9,710
April 10,862
May 9,261
June 9,233
July 13,361
August 10,946
September 9,548
October 10,220
November 10,362
December 11,037
January 10,902
February 10,645
March 11,532
April 10,564
May 11,937
June 13,153
July 13,145
August 12,804
September 18,196
October 14,109
November 13,872
December 13,634
January 12,919
February 12,390
March 14,635
April 14,278
May 20,330
June 30,176
July 29,745
August 29,204
September 31,210
October 39,124
November 56,663
December 38,385
January 59,524
February 64,944
March 86,108
April 42,211
May 30,750
June 23,692
July 25,208
August 25,243
September 23,839
October 26,511
November 29,171
December 26,654
January 28,111
February 24,079
March 28,490
April 26,454
May 32,629
June 33,211
July 33,673
August 30,808
September 28,829
October 27,858
November 29,960
December 28,574
January 33,807
February 27,785
March 30,709
April 30,593
May 32,824
June 32,150
July 32,483
August 30,894
September 34,305
October 34,907
November 33,672
December 40,162
January 49,894
February 38,250
March 48,671
April 40,869
May 43,155
June 48,562
July 45,607
August 41,631
September 46,583
October 43,982
November 46,881
December 52,892
January 51,725
February 43,562
March 54,368
April 46,065
May 51,810
June 55,763
July 53,218
August 53,332
September 55,505
October 59,149
November 61,245
December 61,745
January 67,769
February 54,791
March 69,215
April 66,228
May 77,991
June 88,702
July 82,094
August 101,055
September 101,317
October 96,069
November 107,944
December 93,425
January 100,117
February 100,458
March 118,423
April 106,269
May 122,763
June 126,208
July 133,214
August 144,582
September 150,030
October 165,609
November 166,895
December 171,244
January 218,352
February 182,052
March 192,536
April 188,452
May 207,305
June 216,735
July 255,882
August 234,815
September 279,753
October 329,319
November 388,106
December 326,240
January 355,966
February 295,038
March 370,930
April 302,629
May 376,512
June 447,633
July 444,132
August 402,016
September 474,624
October 434,026
November 446,746
December 457,611
January 385,474
February 428,726
March 480,976
April 396,671
May 467,209
June 518,054
July 503,456
August 539,996
September 548,692
October 506,247
November 521,013
December 496,093
January 487,489
February 402,055
March 505,423
April 440,624
May 507,134
June 498,315
July 518,125
August 555,069
September 547,015
October 546,497
November 543,394
December 489,115
January 656,154
February 542,656
March 724,607
April 565,969
May 618,761
June 528,838
July 642,217
August 599,151
September 566,205
October 584,166
November 564,143
December 506,196
January 661,173
February 497,127
March 625,967
April 565,797
May 653,598
June 545,162
July 610,161
August 639,784
September 616,485
October 680,632
November 628,705
December 609,695
January 726,330
February 565,698
March 667,723
April 898,403
May 852,551
June 652,195
July 838,395
August 862,119
September 829,625
October 995,611
November 892,521
December 910,316
January 1,101,621
February 1,044,672
March 1,086,347
April 1,054,770
May 1,283,615
June 1,135,232
July 1,293,550
August 1,430,042
September 1,496,935
October 1,776,626
November 1,573,817
December 1,256,114
January 1,330,822
February 1,272,084
March 1,774,009
April 1,484,261
May 1,850,527
June 1,733,977
July 1,583,463
August 1,529,162
September 1,434,623
October 1,455,839
November 1,775,073
December 1,478,908
January 1,681,972
February 1,374,302
March 1,580,730
April 1,488,833
May 1,881,838
June 1,673,453
July 1,643,392
August 1,670,981
September 1,594,340
October 1,773,942
November 1,844,579
December 1,589,971
January 1,718,284
February 1,588,271
March 1,791,087
April 1,545,754
May 922,601
June 1,954,111
July 2,140,283
August 2,138,605
September 1,838,766
October 1,898,683
November 1,977,642
December 1,700,032
January 1,988,407
February 1,792,906
March 1,921,759
April 2,094,049
May 2,204,713
June 1,812,423
July 2,286,763
August 2,125,605
September 2,015,419
October 2,311,335
November 2,194,360
December 2,191,993
January 2,716,195
February 1,848,918
March 2,393,943
April 2,421,630
May 2,704,591
June 2,769,866
July 3,265,375
August 2,981,145
September 2,900,434
October 3,008,285
November 3,079,523
December 3,166,073
January 2,845,699
February 3,584,076
March 3,386,958
April 3,239,685
May 3,580,854
June 4,188,515
July 4,064,163
August 3,815,710
September 4,018,880
October 4,366,423
November 4,852,781
December 5,393,582
January 5,651,039
February 4,676,629
March 5,404,105
April 4,152,687
May 4,753,246
June 4,354,422
July 4,467,727
August 4,837,352
September 4,905,907
October 4,536,471
November 5,336,039
December 4,911,026
January 5,380,274
February 4,470,943
March 5,770,930
April 4,926,436
May 5,988,194
June 5,328,549
July 5,576,309
August 5,380,065
September 6,025,024
October 6,258,039
November 5,957,356
December 5,327,793
January 6,703,776
February 5,644,316
March 6,462,203
April 6,001,568
May 6,846,778
June 5,705,796
July 6,508,584
August 5,950,747
September 6,617,030
October 6,882,540
November 7,346,923
December 8,086,478
January 9,808,344
February 7,334,351
March 7,934,429
April 8,870,004
May 10,201,609
June 9,384,084
July 9,209,530
August 9,422,996
September 9,647,565
October 9,687,948
November 8,010,514
December 7,780,045
January 7,229,877
February 7,329,558
March 7,411,334
April 6,884,745
May 7,392,640
June 8,049,373
July 7,412,652
August 7,861,275
September 8,464,912
October 6,377,690
November 6,960,786
December 6,603,756
January 6,938,899
February 5,796,139
March 7,708,502
April 6,894,777
May 6,925,170
June 7,365,660
July 7,625,788
August 7,497,043
September 7,639,858
October 6,624,347
November 7,955,331
December 7,188,040
January 8,212,776
February 8,679,130
March 10,186,323
April 7,583,204
May 8,301,774
June 8,731,528
July 8,636,577
August 9,807,551
September 9,747,283
October 8,944,647
November 9,154,585
December 7,697,686
January 8,021,837
February 7,891,932
March 9,660,834
April 7,767,542
May 9,095,906
June 8,905,282
July 8,133,863
August 8,225,930
September 7,677,171
October 7,870,242
November 8,185,794
December 6,912,726
January 7,786,434
February 6,052,756
March 7,857,222
April 7,560,574
May 7,775,443
June 8,550,998
July 8,998,132
August 7,534,073
September 7,517,027
October 8,030,268
November 7,513,883
December 7,123,598
January 7,494,679
February 6,561,443
March 7,453,180
April 7,418,963
May 7,662,054
June 8,124,448
July 8,411,589
August 8,282,838
September 9,418,451
October 10,409,977
November 8,314,762
December 11,468,795
January 8,621,459
February 8,550,989
Hong Kong Government Gazette Supplement No. 4 (1935-39, 1946-69);
Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics , Monthly Statistical Bulletin (1970-2004).
Currency in Circulation: Paper Notes, Coins, and Total. Currency in Circulation: by Bank.
Year Paper Currency Coins Total Currency in
Circulation
Year
Cur_paper_a Cur_coins_a Cur_tot_a
1852 0.06 0.06 1852
1853 0.07 0.07 1853
1854 0.11 0.11 1854
1855 0.15 0.15 1855
1856 0.25 0.25 1856
1857 0.31 0.31 1857
1858 0.56 0.56 1858
1859 0.91 0.91 1859
1860 1.45 1.45 1860
1861 1.46 1.46 1861
1862 1.67 1.67 1862
1863 2.55 2.55 1863
1864 2.38 0.05 2.42 1864
1865 2.86 0.08 2.94 1865
1866 1.32 0.61 1.93 1866
1867 2.37 1.64 4.01 1867
1868 2.05 1.65 3.70 1868
1869 2.78 1.65 4.43 1869
1870 2.48 1.65 4.13 1870
1871 2.57 1.65 4.23 1871
1872 3.25 1.67 4.92 1872
1873 3.36 1.78 5.14 1873
1874 3.58 1.84 5.41 1874
1875 3.15 1.87 5.02 1875
1876 2.50 1.92 4.42 1876
1877 2.84 2.00 4.84 1877
1878 3.05 2.05 5.10 1878
1879 3.47 2.11 5.58 1879
1880 3.29 2.17 5.46 1880
1881 3.69 2.22 5.91 1881
1882 5.12 2.33 7.45 1882
1883 5.49 2.43 7.92 1883
1884 3.84 2.65 6.49 1884
1885 4.02 2.93 6.95 1885
1886 4.22 3.41 7.62 1886
1887 5.48 3.90 9.39 1887
1888 5.62 3.90 9.52 1888
1889 6.14 5.92 12.05 1889
1890 5.55 7.02 12.57 1890
1891 5.90 8.64 14.54 1891
1892 6.44 9.64 16.08 1892
1893 6.35 11.14 17.49 1893
1894 6.26 13.34 19.60 1894
1895 7.01 15.17 22.18 1895
1896 7.44 15.17 22.61 1896
1897 9.39 19.86 29.25 1897
1898 10.12 23.20 33.32 1898
1899 10.89 27.76 38.65 1899
1900 10.38 31.41 41.79 1900
1901 11.93 34.69 46.63 1901
1902 15.28 37.92 53.19 1902
1903 16.88 41.21 58.09 1903
1904 16.60 43.94 60.54 1904
1905 18.94 45.03 63.97 1905
1906 15.65 45.42 61.07 1906
1907 16.92 45.42 62.34 1907
1908 20.59 44.89 65.47 1908
1909 16.69 40.32 57.01 1909
1910 18.41 39.89 58.30 1910
1911 27.73 39.89 67.63 1911
1912 25.61 37.43 63.04 1912
1913 24.55 36.39 60.94 1913
1914 30.86 31.39 62.25 1914
1915 29.84 26.29 56.14 1915
1916 33.74 21.26 55.01 1916
1917 29.16 21.26 50.42 1917
1918 32.28 20.76 53.04 1918
1919 36.30 20.76 57.06 1919
1920 37.46 20.76 58.22 1920
1921 50.79 20.79 71.58 1921
1922 47.58 18.79 66.37 1922
1923 58.97 17.81 76.79 1923
1924 55.05 17.86 72.91 1924
1925 58.29 17.89 76.18 1925
1926 68.19 17.91 86.10 1926
1927 64.81 17.91 82.72 1927
1928 61.97 17.91 79.88 1928
1929 78.73 17.91 96.65 1929
1930 127.47 17.91 145.38 1930
1931 154.63 17.92 172.56 1931
1932 153.61 18.05 171.67 1932
1933 157.58 18.22 175.80 1933
1934 153.60 18.43 172.03 1934
1935 136.22 14.89 151.10 1935
1936 151.71 11.20 162.92 1936
1937 230.04 2.21 232.25 1937
1938 239.49 2.77 242.26 1938
1939 225.60 3.34 228.94 1939
1940 230.27 3.99 234.26 1940
1941 1941
1942 1942
1943 1943
1944 1944
1945 287.66 287.66 1945
1946 458.89 458.89 1946
1947 675.16 675.16 1947
1948 783.21 783.21 1948
1949 1949
1950 1950
1951 800.20 43.40 843.60 1951
1952 801.70 41.20 842.90 1952
1953 802.20 39.30 841.50 1953
1954 727.50 43.40 770.90 1954
1955 726.80 44.90 771.70 1955
1956 731.70 51.60 783.30 1956
1957 755.30 57.30 812.60 1957
1958 771.90 55.70 827.60 1958
1959 837.80 58.40 896.20 1959
1960 913.70 70.40 984.10 1960
1961 952.90 73.70 1026.60 1961
1962 1045.00 78.70 1123.70 1962
1963 1140.20 89.60 1229.80 1963
1964 1296.50 103.00 1399.50 1964
1965 1628.80 111.00 1739.80 1965
1966 1730.50 122.00 1852.50 1966
1967 2176.30 131.40 2307.70 1967
1968 1983.66 146.86 2130.52 1968
1969 2116.16 144.76 2260.92 1969
1970 2414.00 164.00 2578.00
1971 2742.00 190.00 2932.00
1972 3151.00 227.00 3378.00
1973 3448.00 264.00 3712.00
1974 3574.00 293.00 3867.00
1975 4068.00 359.00 4427.00
1976 4756.00 421.00 5177.00
1977 5759.00 596.00 6355.00
1978 6986.00 789.00 7775.00
1979 7920.00 864.00 8784.00
1980 9374.00 1090.00 10464.00
1981 11066.00 1241.00 12307.00
1982 12646.00 1282.00 13928.00
1983 13930.00 1413.00 15343.00
1984 14246.00 1375.00 15621.00
1985 17966.00 1493.00 19459.00
1986 20626.00 1786.00 22412.00
1987 26926.00 1841.00 28767.00
1988 31826.00 2262.00 34088.00
1989 37286.00 2384.00 39670.00
1990 40886.00 2375.00 43261.00
1991 46506.00 2671.00 49177.00
1992 58226.00 2931.00 61157.00
1993 68896.00 2978.00 71874.00
1994 74396.00 3747.00 78143.00
1995 77695.00 3972.00 81667.00
1996 82575.00 4538.00 87113.00
1997 87015.00 5651.00 92666.00
1998 86465.00 6030.00 92495.00
1999 118195.00 6029.00 124224.00
2000 99265.00 6170.00 105435.00
2001 107545.00 5943.00 113488.00
2002 118475.00 6143.00 124618.00
Currency in Circulation: by Bank.
Hong Kong and
Shanghai Banking
Corporation
Chartered Bank of
India, Australia and
China
Mercantile Bank of
India Ltd
Oriental Bank
Corporation
National Bank of
China Ltd
Chartered Agra and
United Service Bank
LimitedCur_hsbc_a Cur_stchar_a Cur_merin_a Cur_orien_a Cur_nachina_a Cur_chara_a
0.06
0.07
0.11
0.15
0.25
0.31
0.56
0.30 0.61
0.50 0.95
0.64 0.81
0.78 0.89
0.44 0.79 0.85 0.47
0.49 0.78 0.69 0.42
0.80 0.53 0.53 0.65 0.34
0.70 0.07 0.32 0.23
0.93 0.30 0.71 0.42
0.86 0.29 0.40 0.50
1.10 0.47 0.64 0.57
1.45 0.18 0.59 0.26
0.99 0.41 0.62 0.56
1.95 0.47 0.33 0.51
1.70 0.41 0.77 0.49
1.92 0.58 0.75 0.32
1.47 0.54 0.65 0.49
1.24 0.44 0.52 0.30
1.52 0.55 0.41 0.37
1.65 0.56 0.53 0.31
2.01 0.47 0.52 0.47
1.72 0.58 0.46 0.53
1.64 0.59 0.65 0.81
2.30 0.87 1.07 0.88
2.46 1.06 1.11 0.86
2.84 0.77 0.23
2.60 1.16 0.26
2.33 1.15 0.74
3.21 1.20 1.08
2.87 1.36 1.39
3.47 1.46 1.20
3.43 1.12 1.01
3.08 1.38 1.44
4.39 1.94 0.11
4.81 1.54
4.81 1.45
4.82 1.73 0.46
4.91 2.18 0.36
5.95 3.00 0.45
6.80 2.87 0.45
7.53 2.92 0.44
7.00 2.93 0.45
8.46 3.03 0.44
11.23 3.60 0.44
13.04 3.39 0.45
12.52 3.73 0.35
15.46 3.42 0.06
12.65 2.88 0.12
13.30 3.28 0.34
16.78 3.74 0.07
12.39 4.25 0.05
13.09 5.30 0.03
21.71 6.03
19.78 5.33 0.50
18.42 5.43 0.71
23.48 6.07 1.31
21.79 6.98 1.07
25.03 7.77 0.95
21.43 6.58 1.15
22.46 8.72 1.10
24.87 10.46 0.97
26.40 10.06 1.00
40.40 9.07 1.32
34.98 11.24 1.36
44.68 12.84 1.46
42.22 11.53 1.30
42.33 14.50 1.46
50.84 15.61 1.73
47.20 15.76 1.86
45.16 15.02 1.78
59.64 17.17 1.93
104.31 19.60 3.56
128.74 22.48 3.41
130.22 21.06 2.33
141.17 14.95 1.47
131.76 19.85 2.00
112.32 21.76 2.13
124.86 22.76 4.09
199.69 25.17 5.18
210.20 24.85 4.44
195.23 25.53 4.84
200.26 25.64 4.38
256.56 26.96 4.14
416.09 38.77 4.02
616.14 55.91 3.11
728.38 51.05 3.78
755.90 40.60 3.70
755.90 41.40 4.40
755.70 42.00 4.50
675.70 47.40 4.40
675.70 47.00 4.10
675.70 52.50 3.50
691.70 60.20 3.40
707.70 60.10 4.10
771.70 62.40 3.70
835.80 74.60 3.30
867.80 81.50 3.60
955.80 87.10 2.10
1043.80 95.10 1.30
1183.80 112.00 0.70
1455.80 168.20 4.80
1511.80 194.60 24.10
1855.80 290.50 30.00
1689.05 265.12 29.49
1801.30 286.04 28.82
Government Issued
One Dollar Currency
Cur_hkgov_a
Description
Currency In Circulation: Paper Notes, Coins, and Total
Period: 1852-2002, except 1941-44 and 1949-50.
Unit: HKD Million
Year-end Figures
Source: Data for 1852-1940, from HK Blue Book ;
data for 1945-48, from HK Government Gazette Supplement No. 4 ;
data for 1951-67, from HK Statistics 1947-67 ;
data for 1968-69, from HK Gov't Gazette Supplement No. 4 ;
data for 1970-2002, HK Annual Digest of Statistics .
Currency in Circulation: Paper Notes by Bank
Period: 1852-1969
Unit: HKD Million
Year-end Figures
Source: Data for 1852-1940, from HK Blue Book ;
data for 1945-48, from HK Government Gazette Supplement No. 4 ;
data for 1951-67, from HK Statistics 1947-67;
data for 1968-69, from HK Government Gazette Supplement No. 4.
1.28
2.30
3.63
5.57
6.44
6.70
Year Total Consumption Domestic Commercial Industrial
Ele_tot_a Ele_dom_a Ele_com_a Ele_ind_a
1947 327.7 142.5 128.4 53.8
1948 541.1 187.7 186.2 163.1
1949 783.5 243.8 277.2 257.5
1950 1056.5 314.6 374.2 361.8
1951 1273.1 362.6 449.9 453.9
1952 1408.8 395.3 487.8 518.2
1953 1569.9 434.7 528.4 597.8
1954 1769.8 463.3 619.8 674.9
1955 2044.1 511.0 751.8 766.2
1956 2339.6 580.6 847.9 893.9
1957 2663.1 632.9 967.5 1043.6
1958 2916.1 691.0 1049.3 1154.4
1959 3390.7 785.9 1207.2 1372.4
1960 4017.4 914.0 1417.9 1657.4
1961 4778.4 1031.7 1738.7 1976.0
1962 5534.6 1170.1 1981.1 2346.6
1963 6424.9 1317.3 2349.6 2716.0
1964 7457.3 1503.9 2732.6 3173.4
1965 8587.8 1678.0 3208.4 3638.4
1966 9756.9 1878.4 3592.2 4232.2
1967 10883.9 2052.1 3932.9 4840.0
1968 12418.0 12353.0
1969 14264.0 14194.0
1970 16023.0 3338.0 6024.0 6588.0
1971 17609.0 3812.0 6407.0 7312.0
1972 19484.0 4296.0 7144.0 7961.0
1973 21638.0 4760.0 8078.0 8712.0
1974 21302.0 5017.0 7843.0 8349.0
1975 23126.0 5507.0 8671.0 8843.0
1976 26190.0 5940.0 9607.0 10535.0
1977 29792.0 6944.0 11236.0 11499.0
1978 32794.0 7364.0 12533.0 12781.0
1979 36470.0 7556.0 13763.0 14124.0
1980 40427.0 8414.0 15647.0 15125.0
1981 42470.8 8134.2 16184.9 14243.3
1982 45747.7 9227.4 19952.9 15435.7
1983 51848.9 10685.1 22849.5 16820.0
1984 56828.6 10816.9 24609.5 18543.3
1985 61120.1 11519.2 26793.8 18819.5
1986 67941.2 12807.9 29179.5 21391.4
1987 75529.2 14022.2 32402.7 23978.8
1988 80818.7 15711.5 34818.0 24876.3
1989 86959.9 17074.5 38097.4 25178.0
1990 92270.5 19037.4 41581.6 24933.6
1991 102159.2 20586.0 45244.7 25050.5
1992 112017.1 21716.0 47970.9 24193.9
1993 116011.6 24092.0 53131.4 22308.5
1994 111381.9 25827.5 57508.2 21437.1
1995 112816.9 27063.1 59907.8 20222.2
1996 115790.5 29193.6 64464.7 19934.2
1997 118087.8 28937.0 67849.5 18965.1
1998 127643.3 32793.1 73857.4 18489.3
1999 127554.6 31399.8 76028.1 17547.3
2000 134928.1 32232.6 80346.4 17769.6
2001 139830.1 32799.0 84213.0 16758.0
2002 144941.8 33395.0 87241.0 16112.0
Street Lighting Export to China
Ele_stlt_a Ele_exchi_a
3.1 Description
4.0
5.1 Electricity Consumption by Use
6.0
6.7 Period: 1947-2002
7.5 Unit: Million MJ/Terajoule
9.0
11.8 Source: Data for 1947-67: Hong Kong Statistics 1947-67 ;
15.1 Data for 1968-2002: Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics ;
17.2 Sources for HK Statistics 1947-67 and Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics :
19.1 Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., China Light & Power Co., Ltd., Cheung Chau Electric Co., Ltd. .
21.5
25.2
28.1
32.1
36.9
42.0
47.3
52.2
54.0
58.9
65.0
69.0
72.0
77.0
83.0
88.0
92.0
104.0
109.0
112.0
117.0
120.0 907.0
132.0 1109.0
141.0 735.7
153.0 978.8
171.0 1323.3
196.0 2662.9
207.7 3780.3
213.2 4349.8
221.8 4903.6
227.5 5185.5
238.7 6371.2
248.4 6469.6
258.6 11019.4
270.7 17865.7
278.3 16201.5
282.0 6327.1
283.6 5340.3
286.7 1910.3
297.2 2014.3
306.8 2196.9
310.7 2278.6
324.6 4254.1
366.0 5692.0
366.0 7829.0
Million MJ/Terajoule
Data for 1947-67: Hong Kong Statistics 1947-67 ;
Data for 1968-2002: Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics ;
Sources for HK Statistics 1947-67 and Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics :
Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., China Light & Power Co., Ltd., Cheung Chau Electric Co., Ltd. .
Year Quarter General Retail
Price Index
Food Rent
Rpi_epwgenrpi_q Rpi_epwfood_q Rpi_epwrent_q
1947 Q1 609 781 200
1947 Q2 540 683 200
1947 Q3 539 665 200
1947 Q4 503 620 200
1948 Q1 558 718 200
1948 Q2 518 657 200
1948 Q3 525 672 200
1948 Q4 512 648 200
1949 Q1 508 645 200
1949 Q2 600 805 200
1949 Q3 581 768 200
1949 Q4 653 886 200
Note:
Clothing Fuel Electric Light Cleaning Education
Rpi_epwclo_q Rpi_epwfuel_q Rpi_epwelec_q Rpi_epwcln_q Rpi_epwedn_q
517 543 307 508 328
447 506 270 491 328
439 662 226 481 328
437 533 226 396 328
431 522 220 448 328
406 482 220 306 328
384 553 230 407 328
381 549 230 399 328
371 552 226 367 328
373 587 226 382 328
376 579 223 378 328
382 650 220 376 328
Note:
Tobacco and
Cigarettes
Doctors and
Medicines
Fares Household
Equipment
Hair Dressing
Rpi_epwtob_q Rpi_epwdm_q Rpi_epwfare_q Rpi_epwhou_q Rpi_epwhair_q
291 262 298 686 527
291 254 298 545 520
291 251 298 562 532
291 249 298 530 519
236 248 298 547 528
236 247 298 513 530
236 274 298 512 565
236 273 298 536 560
271 276 298 530 538
271 273 298 553 509
271 271 298 600 570
271 270 298 720 627
Note:
Newspapers and
Stationery
Shoe Repairs Rates
Rpi_epwnews_q Rpi_epwshoer_q Rpi_epwrates_q
208 687 100 Description
208 577 100
250 530 100 Early Post-war Retail Price Index
200 523 100
260 516 100 Period:
260 513 100 Base:
260 560 100
260 597 100
260 548 100
260 539 100
260 522 100
260 525 100
Source:
Note:
Early Post-war Retail Price Index
1947Q1-1949Q4
January/March 1939=100
Q1: Jan.-March
Q2: April-June
Q3: July-Sept.
Q4: Oct.-Dec.
The Far Eastern Economic Review , 1950, Vol. 8, p.271.
The data are from government announcements/publications.
Quarterly data cover 1947Q1--1949Q4. Except for 1947Q1 that measures the period-average, all the data for other quarters measure the last month of a quarter,
i.e. Q1 is measured by March, Q2 by June, Q3 by September, Q4 by December.
The figures were calcuated after the surveys on household expenditure patterns
had been conducted at the end of the months of each quarters in 1947,-48, and -49.
The target community is Chinese and Portuguese clerical and skilled technical workers.
They were believed to represent the middle class in those years.
Quarterly data cover 1947Q1--1949Q4. Except for 1947Q1 that measures the period-average, all the data for other quarters measure the last month of a quarter,
Year Bread (per lb) Tobacco(tins) Coffee (per lb) Milk (per quart) Beef (per lb.)
Fd_bread_a Fd_tobac_a Fd_coffee_a Fd_milk_a Fd_beef_a
1844 5.3 10.5 13.0 4.5
1845 4.5 5.0 8.0 13.0 4.0
1846 5.5 5.0 8.0 12.0 5.0
1847 3.5 6.5 10.0 13.0 5.0
1848 3.5 12.0 10.0 13.0 4.0
1849 3.5 6.0 5.0 10.0 3.5
1850 4.0 6.0 5.0 10.0 4.0
1851 4.0 6.0 5.0 10.0 4.0
1852 4.0 6.0 5.0 10.0 4.0
1853 3.5 7.0 6.0 12.0 4.0
1854 5.0 7.0 6.0 12.0 5.0
1855 6.0 20.0 5.5 18.0 6.0
1856 5.0 25.0 20.0 27.0 3.5
1857 5.0 25.0 3.0 36.0 6.0
1858 6.0 22.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
1859 5.0 22.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
1860 5.0 10.0 8.0 10.0 6.0
1861 4.0 10.0 7.5 10.0 6.0
1862 4.0 38.5 7.5 12.0 6.0
1863 4.0 42.0 7.5 12.0 6.0
1864 5.0 50.0 10.0 12.0 6.0
1865 5.0 50.0 12.0 12.0 7.0
1866 5.0 48.0 14.0 12.0 7.0
1867 5.0 36.0 20.0 12.0 7.0
1868 5.0 48.0 24.0 12.0 7.0
1869 5.0 48.0 24.0 12.0 7.0
1870 4.0 48.0 24.0 12.0 4.0
1871 5.0 4.0 24.0 12.0 6.0
1872 5.0 4.0 24.0 12.0 7.0
1873 4.0 42.0 24.0 12.0 8.0
1874 4.0 42.0 24.0 12.0 8.0
1875 4.0 42.0 24.0 12.0 7.0
1876 3.0 42.0 10.0 12.0 7.0
1877 5.0 30.0 20.0 12.0 7.0
1878 3.0 42.0 10.0 12.0 7.0
1879 2.7 38.0 9.0 10.8 6.3
1880 2.8 38.6 9.2 11.0 5.5
1881 2.7 37.3 8.9 10.7 5.3
1882 2.6 37.1 17.7 10.6 5.3
1883 2.6 36.9 13.2 8.8 5.9
1884 2.6 30.5 13.1 8.7 5.7
1885 2.5 24.8 12.4 8.3 5.8
1886 2.3 22.9 11.4 7.6 5.3
1887 2.3 23.0 11.5 5.8 4.6
1888 2.2 25.6 12.8 7.3 4.4
1889 2.6 26.0 13.0 7.4 5.0
1890 2.9 26.9 14.5 8.3 4.6
1891 2.7 25.2 13.6 7.8 4.3
1892 2.1 131.6 11.3 7.8 4.2
1893 1.8 22.4 10.5 6.7 3.6
1894 1.5 27.0 9.4 5.7 2.0
1895 1.5 26.9 11.3 5.6 2.0
1896 1.6 25.9 11.0 5.8 2.5
1897 1.6 25.7 12.3 6.1 2.3
1898 1.4 25.5 16.4 6.8 2.7
1899 1.5 26.2 9.3 2.3 2.6
1900 1.6 25.5 9.7 2.4 2.7
1901 1.5 24.5 9.4 2.3 3.6
1902 1.3 16.4 9.7 2.5 3.5
1903 1.3 16.6 5.7 2.3 3.5
1904 1.4 19.9 7.2 2.4 4.2
1905 1.5 21.1 7.6 2.6 4.6
1906 1.7 23.3 8.4 2.8 5.1
1907 1.7 26.8 8.5 2.7 5.9
1908 1.5 23.8 6.5 2.4 4.1
1909 1.5 23.4 6.4 2.3 4.0
1910 1.5 23.8 6.5 2.4 4.1
1911 1.8 23.9 6.5 2.4 4.1
1912 2.1 44.1 14.9 3.1 4.5
1913 2.0 26.4 8.4 2.6 5.3
1914 1.9 24.1 7.7 2.4 4.8
1915 1.9 24.4 10.0 5.0 4.9
1916 2.2 28.5 11.7 5.8 5.7
1917 3.3 41.5 14.9 7.5 7.0
1918 4.0 49.5 17.8 8.9 8.3
1919 5.2 143.2 45.7 7.4 10.4
1920 6.0 158.1 21.8 7.4 11.4
1921 3.4 93.2 12.9 7.2 6.4
1922 3.1 84.8 11.7 6.6 5.9
1923 2.9 79.4 11.0 6.2 7.8
1924 3.0 132.0 11.5 6.5 8.7
1925 3.0 129.7 11.3 6.3 8.6
1926 2.9 125.1 9.6 6.0 8.8
1927 3.1 124.5 9.6 6.2 10.4
1928 3.2 128.1 9.9 6.4 10.7
1929 2.8 185.9 8.8 5.7 9.5
1930 2.1 138.1 6.5 4.6 7.4
1931 1.6 105.5 4.6 4.3 5.3
1932 1.8 117.9 5.2 4.8 6.0
1933 1.8 119.3 5.2 4.8 5.6
1934 2.0 136.9 6.0 5.6 6.2
1935 2.5 167.9 7.4 6.8 7.4
1936 1.7 118.5 4.9 4.6 4.9
1937 1.6 115.2 4.8 4.4 6.3
1938 2.2 141.5 4.6 4.3 6.3
1939 2.2 107.6 7.4 5.0 6.9
1940 2.2 115.7 7.4 5.0 7.3
Pork (per lb.) Rice (per lb.) Tea (per lb.) Sugar (per lb.) Salt (Table) (in 1-
lb. jar)Fd_pork_a Fd_rice_a Fd_tea_a Fd_sugar_a Fd_salt_a
3.5 0.5 52.0 3.5 0.5
6.0 1.5 14.0 4.0 0.3
5.0 2.0 14.0 4.0 0.5
5.0 1.5 12.0 4.0 1.5
4.0 1.5 10.0 4.0 1.5
3.5 1.0 12.0 3.5 0.5
3.5 1.0 12.0 4.0 0.5
3.5 1.0 12.0 4.0 0.5
3.5 1.0 12.0 4.0 0.5
4.0 1.0 12.0 3.0 0.8
5.0 2.0 12.0 3.0 0.8
5.5 2.5 12.5 3.5 0.5
3.0 1.5 14.0 5.0 2.0
8.0 2.0 18.0 3.0 3.0
9.0 1.1 12.5 3.0 0.5
8.0 1.1 15.0 3.5 1.0
7.0 1.5 30.0 3.0 1.5
7.0 1.0 26.0 2.5 1.5
6.0 1.5 24.0 3.5 1.0
6.0 1.5 24.0 3.5 1.0
6.0 2.0 27.0 4.0 1.0
6.0 2.0 27.0 4.0 1.0
8.0 2.0 30.0 5.0 1.0
8.0 2.0 30.0 5.0 1.0
8.0 2.0 30.0 6.0 1.0
8.0 2.0 30.0 6.0 1.0
6.5 2.5 24.0 5.0 1.0
6.5 2.5 24.0 5.0 1.0
8.0 2.0 24.0 5.0 1.0
8.0 2.0 24.0 5.0 10.0
8.0 2.0 24.0 5.0 10.0
7.0 2.0 24.0 5.0 10.0
6.0 1.5 24.0 5.0 10.0
6.0 1.5 24.0 5.0 8.0
8.0 1.8 24.0 5.0 8.0
7.2 1.8 21.7 4.5 3.6
5.5 1.4 23.0 3.7 3.7
5.3 1.3 22.2 3.6 3.6
5.3 1.3 22.1 3.5 3.5
5.3 1.1 21.9 3.5 3.5
5.2 1.1 21.8 3.5 7.0
5.0 1.0 20.7 2.5 6.2
4.6 13.3 19.1 2.7 5.7
4.6 13.4 19.2 2.7 5.8
4.4 12.8 18.3 2.6 6.6
5.0 13.0 18.6 2.8 6.7
5.8 14.5 20.7 3.1 4.1
5.4 13.6 19.4 2.9 3.9
5.7 11.8 17.3 2.6 3.5
4.9 10.5 14.9 2.5 3.6
3.5 11.3 10.1 1.8 3.0
3.5 11.3 5.0 10.9 2.9
4.3 11.7 5.2 11.3 3.0
4.0 1.1 8.2 1.9 2.3
3.9 1.4 7.9 1.7 2.8
3.8 1.2 8.1 1.7 2.9
4.0 1.2 8.5 1.8 3.0
4.2 1.0 8.2 1.8 2.9
4.1 1.3 19.4 1.8 3.8
5.0 1.1 19.7 1.6 2.8
5.1 1.1 21.0 1.7 3.1
6.8 1.3 22.3 1.8 3.3
7.5 1.4 24.6 1.9 3.6
6.2 1.5 22.0 2.1 3.3
5.0 1.8 16.8 1.9 3.1
4.9 1.8 16.5 1.9 3.0
5.0 1.8 16.8 1.9 3.1
5.4 1.8 16.8 2.0 3.1
5.4 2.6 19.9 1.9 5.0
5.5 2.6 18.6 2.2 4.2
5.0 2.4 17.0 2.2 3.8
5.1 2.4 20.5 3.0 3.9
6.0 2.8 24.0 3.5 4.5
8.3 3.7 30.7 4.5 5.8
9.9 4.4 36.7 5.3 6.9
13.6 7.4 53.1 13.6 8.6
15.8 4.1 40.9 9.8 9.5
7.1 2.4 24.1 5.8 5.6
6.4 2.2 21.9 5.3 5.1
7.3 2.1 20.5 4.9 4.8
8.2 2.2 21.5 5.2 5.0
8.0 2.1 21.1 5.1 4.9
9.1 2.3 30.1 4.3 6.6
10.9 2.3 29.9 4.3 6.6
10.0 2.3 30.8 4.4 6.8
10.9 2.1 27.3 3.9 6.0
8.7 1.5 20.3 2.9 4.5
7.1 1.3 31.4 1.8 7.8
7.3 1.4 35.1 17.5 8.8
6.6 1.5 35.5 3.2 7.7
6.2 1.1 31.5 2.8 6.2
7.4 1.4 38.6 3.4 7.5
4.9 0.9 25.8 2.3 5.0
6.6 0.9 25.1 2.2 4.9
6.6 1.4 28.0 1.9 5.9
7.0 1.3 29.8 2.3 6.3
11.1 1.8 30.0 2.4 7.0
Beer (per quart)
Fd_beer_a
Description
125.0
150.0 Food Price in Hong Kong in 1844-1940
150.0
114.0 Period:
125.0 Currency Unit:
150.0 Unit for Food Items:
150.0
150.0
126.0
150.0
137.5
150.0
150.0 Source:
150.0
150.0 Notes:
150.0
126.0
144.0
150.0
150.0
150.0 Food Price Index
150.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
150.0
144.0
144.0
132.0
144.0
91.3
98.8
111.1
110.3
109.7
108.8
103.4
95.3
103.6
109.5
111.6
124.3
116.4
124.7
107.6
75.4
78.9
88.2
79.5
78.3
102.3
106.7
102.9
97.1
98.4
104.9
111.5
123.1
115.9
64.9
79.7
81.2
81.4
88.8
71.9
65.6
127.6
149.0
190.8
227.8
222.2
226.2
133.3
121.4
113.6
119.1
117.0
115.5
114.9
118.2
105.0
78.0
128.3
143.4
112.9
129.5
158.8
106.3
103.4
106.8
106.8
107.5
Food Price in Hong Kong in 1844-1940
1844-1940
Pence of the UK Pound (= 1/240 UK Pound)
Bread: per pound Tobacco: tins
Coffee: per pound Milk: per quart
Beef: per pound Pork: per pound
Rice: per pound Tea: per pound
Sugar: per pound Salt (Table): in 1-pound. jar
Beer: per quart
Hong Kong Blue Book
The prices in 1879-1940 are originally reported in HK dollar.For consistency, they are transformed to UKP by multiplying a
representative exchange rate of HK dollar in UKP.
When the price of a food item is given in range, we take the mid-point for calculation.
For 1845-78, average prices of food items in a year are reported in the HK Blue Book.
For 1879-1940, prices are given in range.
Modified Food Price Index, base=1845, annual data.
Prices of the items are from the Hong Kong Blue Book. The relative weights of selected
food items are based on a survey on consumer pattern conducted by the University of Hong Kong.
in December 1955. It was headed by Edward F. Szczepanik.
The survey does not provide a separate weight for beer or coffee. We follow the assumed weights
used by C.F. Joseph Tom in his work "Monetary Problems of an Entrepot: The Hong Kong
Experience (1963)".
Food Item: % in food basket
Rice: 30.76, Pork: 6.98,
Wheaten Bread: 4.02, Beef: 2.65,
Sugar: 0.84, Tea: 0.41, Milk: 0.35
Beer: 0.3, Table Salt: 0.28, Coffee: 0.2
The prices in 1879-1940 are originally reported in HK dollar.For consistency, they are transformed to UKP by multiplying a
Estimates byEdward Szczepanik
Year GDP Current Price GDP 1947/48 Price (a) GDP Factor Cost
Gdp_edszcurpr_a Gdp_edsz47pr_a Gdp_edszfc_a
1947 1,564 1,564 1575
1948 1,775 1,707 1790
1949 2,330 2,100 2355
1950 2,800 2,300 2820
1951 2,800 2,200 2885
1952 3,200 2,500 2670
1953 3,600 2,800 2800
1954 4,000 3,250 3003
1955 3300
1956 3635
1957 3900
1958 4135
1959 4500
Estimates by K.R. Chou(b)
Gross Capital
Formation
Year GDP Current Price
(Low)Gdp_edszcapfm_a Gdp_choucurlow_a
95 1947 1,715
149 1948 1,945
226 1949 2,565
183 1950 3,070
160 1951 3,140
295 1952 2,905
234 1953 3,045
318 1954 3,265
356 1955 3,590
427 1956 3,955
635 1957 4,245
523 1958 4,500
776 1959 5,025
1960 5,745
1961 6,545
1962 7,360
1963 8,390
1964 9,500
Estimates by K.R. Chou
GDP Current Price
(High)
Depreciation Outlay Taxes Direct Taxes
Gdp_choucurhi_a Gdp_choudep_a Gdp_chouotax_a Gdp_choudtax_a
1,805
2,050 51 99 40
2,700 60 137 39
3,230 70 153 49
3,305 80 178 52
3,055 91 171 112
3,205 102 180 115
3,440 118 199 108
3,780 130 217 98
4,160 152 258 89
4,465 175 275 112
4,735 198 292 123
5,290 226 323 123
6,045 272 400 154
6,885 313 454 199
7,745 360 506 215
8,830 428 574 269
10,000 510 674 320
Description
GDP Estimates by Individual Scholars
Period: 1947-64
Unit: HKD Million unless otherwise stated
Source: Edward Szczepanik (1958), The Economic Growth of Hong Kong .
Edward Szczepanik (1960), The National Income of Hong Kong, 1947 - 1960: Tables 13, 14,
which is a paper prepared for the First Asian Conference of the I.A.R.I.W.
held in the University of Hong Kong, 21 - 28 August, 1960.
K.R. Chou (1966), The Hong Kong Economy: Miracle of Growth .
Notes: 1) The figures from Szczepanik and Chou are their own estimates before offical estimation of GDP started.
2) Szczepanik's (a) GDP at Factor Cost: Estimates for 1953/54, 1955/56, 1957/58 are obtained by
Estimates indirect method (interpolation and adjustment to other data.);
(b) Gross Domestic Formation: Estimates for 1947/48 - 1954/55 are taken from The Economic Growth of Hong Kong, Table 42;
estimates for 1955/56 - 1958/59 are from Mr. C. Stratton's paper presented at the I.A.R.I.Ws Conference in Hong Kong, August 1960.
Edward Szczepanik (1960), The National Income of Hong Kong, 1947 - 1960: Tables 13, 14,
which is a paper prepared for the First Asian Conference of the I.A.R.I.W.
1) The figures from Szczepanik and Chou are their own estimates before offical estimation of GDP started.
(a) GDP at Factor Cost: Estimates for 1953/54, 1955/56, 1957/58 are obtained by
indirect method (interpolation and adjustment to other data.);
(b) Gross Domestic Formation: Estimates for 1947/48 - 1954/55 are taken from The Economic Growth of Hong Kong, Table 42;
estimates for 1955/56 - 1958/59 are from Mr. C. Stratton's paper presented at the I.A.R.I.Ws Conference in Hong Kong, August 1960.
Hong Kong Government Revenue and Expenditure
Year Revenue Expenditure
Gov_rev_a Gov_expen_a
1844 286,066 238,241
1845 345,173 336,190
1846 259,709 278,545
1847 228,336 235,199
1848 301,603 287,580
1849 170,528 299,083
1850 180,849 187,133
1851 210,600 163,752
1852 175,518 140,824
1853 136,800 145,676
1854 158,453 163,368
1855 230,275 195,907
1856 170,400 203,645
1857 282,442 314,390
1858 299,885 302,299
1859 313,080 317,323
1860 452,078 347,477
1861 610,758 526,234
1862 631,260 587,634
1863 576,375 586,566
1864 637,846 763,308
1865 843,444 937,805
1866 769,077 936,805
1867 859,404 730,917
1868 1,134,106 991,311
1869 923,653 912,853
1870 914,976 877,224
1871 844,418 894,209
1872 924,807 835,698
1873 847,324 789,874
1874 854,800 921,480
1875 896,624 869,823
1876 885,309 902,500
1877 1,005,312 873,208
1878 947,638 910,523
1879 964,095 926,868
1880 1,069,948 948,014
1881 1,324,456 981,582
1882 1,209,517 1,094,805
1883 1,289,448 1,342,299
1884 1,173,071 1,595,398
1885 1,251,890 1,621,250
1886 1,367,978 2,020,862
1887 1,427,486 2,023,002
1888 1,557,300 1,992,330
1889 1,823,549 1,833,719
1890 1,995,220 1,915,350
1891 2,025,303 2,449,086
1892 2,236,933 2,342,837
1893 2,078,135 1,920,524
1894 2,278,528 2,299,096
1895 2,486,229 2,972,373
1896 2,609,879 2,474,910
1897 2,686,915 2,641,410
1898 2,918,159 2,841,805
1899 3,610,143 3,162,792
1900 4,202,587 3,628,447
1901 4,213,893 4,111,722
1902 4,901,074 5,909,549
1903 5,238,858 5,396,669
1904 6,849,048 6,376,235
1905 6,918,404 6,951,275
1906 7,035,012 6,832,611
1907 6,602,280 5,757,203
1908 6,104,207 7,929,478
1909 6,822,966 6,542,839
1910 6,960,869 6,907,113
1911 7,497,231 7,077,177
1912 8,180,694 7,202,543
1913 8,512,309 8,658,013
1914 11,007,273 10,756,225
1915 11,786,107 15,149,268
1916 13,833,387 11,079,915
1917 15,058,105 14,090,828
1918 18,665,248 16,252,172
1919 16,524,975 17,915,925
1920 14,689,672 14,489,594
1921 17,728,132 15,739,652
1922 22,291,065 18,563,003
1923 24,783,763 21,571,904
1924 24,209,639 26,726,428
1925 23,244,366 28,266,818
1926 21,131,589 23,524,716
1927 21,344,543 20,845,065
1928 24,968,399 21,230,242
1929 23,554,475 21,983,257
1930 27,818,474 28,119,646
1931 33,146,724 31,160,774
1932 33,549,716 32,050,284
1933 32,099,278 31,122,715
1934 29,574,286 31,149,156
1935 28,430,550 28,291,636
1936 30,042,984 29,513,520
1937 33,196,367 32,111,222
1938 36,735,855 37,175,898
1939 41,478,052 37,949,116
1940 70,175,115 64,787,557
1941 58,953,084
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 82,141,556 85,622,391
1947 164,298,310 127,701,174
1948 194,933,955 159,954,023
1949 264,250,543 182,121,726
1950 291,728,417 251,684,524
1951 308,564,248 275,844,951
1952 384,590,446 311,749,658
1953 396,881,966 355,343,609
1954 434,452,321 373,343,609
1955 454,720,189 402,463,642
1956 509,682,511 469,544,298
1957 584,185,188 532,679,217
1958 629,336,662 589,958,367
1959 664,635,001 709,953,996
1960 859,234,131 845,297,629
1961 1,030,447,880 953,205,237
1962 1,253,064,584 1,113,276,099
1963 1,393,871,322 1,295,372,841
1964 1,518,286,825 1,440,523,324
1965 1,631,701,213 1,769,130,468
1966 1,817,761,552 1,806,066,602
1967 1,959,800,000 1,849,300,000
1968 2,148,000,000 1,933,500,000
1969 2,557,600,000 2,104,900,000
1970 3,154,500,000 2,510,000,000
1971 3,639,500,000 2,967,100,000
1972 5,030,600,000 4,384,800,000
1973 5,517,500,000 5,373,900,000
1974 6,239,400,000 6,621,500,000
1975 7,253,500,000 6,574,800,000
1976 8,341,800,000 7,362,100,000
1977 10,232,600,000 6,590,900,000
1978 12,557,000,000 8,996,900,000
1979 16,796,100,000 11,090,100,000
1980 30,290,300,000 13,872,300,000
1981 35,846,500,000 30,807,700,000
1982 32,267,700,000 33,060,200,000
1983 32,813,200,000 35,346,300,000
1984 38,511,100,000 36,086,900,000
1985 43,695,300,000 40,845,100,000
1986 48,602,700,000 42,703,700,000
1987 60,876,900,000 48,375,100,000
1988 72,658,500,000 56,592,100,000
1989 82,430,200,000 71,366,500,000
1990 89,523,800,000 85,556,700,000
1991 114,699,900,000 92,191,400,000
1992 135,310,900,000 113,332,000,000
1993 166,602,200,000 147,438,100,000
1994 174,998,400,000 164,155,300,000
1995 180,045,100,000 183,158,000,000
1996 208,358,000,000 182,680,000,000
1997 281,226,000,000 194,360,000,000
1998 216,115,000,000 239,356,000,000
1999 232,995,000,000 223,043,000,000
2000 225,060,300,000 232,893,600,000
2001 175,559,800,000 238,890,300,000
2002 177,452,700,000 239,153,800,000
Breakdown/ Analysis of Government Expenditure
Noneffective Charges General
Administration
Undertakings of
Government
Public Health Public
Instruction
Gov_nechar_a Gov_exp_genad_ Gov_exp_govun Gov_exp_pubhea Gov_exp_pubins
24.38 1.64 2.4
26.22 1.23 1.13
29.34 1.16 1.26
29.38 1.51 1.32
27.55 1.46 1.32
0.57 40.97 3.11 2.04
0.38 44.74 3.16 1.97
0.06 43.72 2.67 2.68
0.05 36.84 3.09 2.7
0.14 36.49 2.78 1.83
0.03 33.89 2.06 3.17
1.21 28.4 1.5 2.15
0.15 27.12 1.48 2.36
0.33 26.03 1.23 1.93
24.71 1.87 2.69
0.54 23.02 4.03 3.07
0.79 25.69 4.79 2.53
2.39 20.67 2.94 1.56
1.36 20.23 2.94 1.76
1.7 22.52 2.6 1.84
1.14 16.66 2.2 1.53
1.01 22.84 1.86 1.37
1.47 32.72 1.99 1.28
2.16 35.71 2.68 1.68
1.69 26.19 2.25 1.46
1.82 29.72 2.71 1.83
2.08 25.65 3.34 2.16
2.07 24.3 4.04 2.15
2.38 25.57 3.25 2.45
1.96 26.73 4.03 2.78
2.09 26.69 3.58 2.56
1.72 25.7 4.13 3.04
1.53 23.39 4.35 2.85
1.57 25.2 4.18 2.84
2.82 27.29 4.72 3.41
2.78 27.99 4.59 3.72
2.69 31.08 5.41 3.84
2.98 30.73 5.45 3.95
3.54 27.96 5.28 4.07
2.16 24.17 4.62 3.93
1.93 24.75 3.43 3.09
2.24 23.4 3.44 3.07
2.09 20.23 3.03 2.47
4.57 19.19 3.4 2.46
7.22 24.26 3.56 2.77
8.23 23.32 7.32 3.28
7.38 24.82 7.72 3.91
6.03 20.06 6.15 3.23
7.36 23.03 7.56 3.85
13.2 24.96 8.48 4.17
14 30.39 7.41 3.53
7.51 22.4 5.92 2.08
9.91 26.24 9.06 3.16
11.29 27.97 8.73 2.83
11.54 27.25 8.27 2.61
10.42 31.1 8.04 2.43
8.82 25.75 7.65 2.25
8.28 26.35 7.56 2.16
6.47 27.64 6.66 1.59
7.26 17.64 12.7 2.46
5.84 14.13 10.16 2.43
5.25 17.66 9.4 2.33
4.89 20.55 9.65 2.39
5.45 17.97 11.27 3.2
6.73 15.39 8.32 2.59
4.86 19.09 9.39 3.35
6.32 11.53 8.66 3.27
7.68 10.41 13.9 8.77 3.36
12.91 10 7 8.02 3.38
11.21 10.87 10.03 7.02 3.19
9.65 14.24 14.5 5.89 2.72
7.73 20.48 24.87 4.1 2.17
8.88 24.96 7.35 5.63 2.9
8.44 32.69 5.4 4.87 2.35
6.5 42.44 3.5 4.05 2.11
5.78 38.5 3.21 3.91 2
7.59 17.34 7.54 5.88 3.72
8.63 14.94 8.91 6.2 3.75
7.65 17.08 6.63 5.35 3.92
7.2 17.13 4.08 5.1 3.97
5.68 14.06 4.98 4.73 3.55
5.48 13.94 3.66 4.83 3.61
6.37 17.37 3.77 5.49 3.86
9.32 18.81 3.68 6.26 5.24
10.78 18.89 4.67 6.44 5.19
12.42 18.5 4.3 7.19 5.24
12.29 20.16 4.66 7.31 5.91
Public Order Public Works Defence
Gov_exp_pubor_ Gov_exp_wk_a Gov_exp_defen_
21.41 50.17 Description
26.1 45.32
32.44 35.8 Hong Kong Government Finance: Revenue and Expenditure, Analysis/Breakdown of Government Expenditure
33.27 34.52
29.33 40.34 Period:
37.55 15.76
41.64 8.11 Unit:
42.52 8.35
39.58 17.74
39.6 19.16 Source:
41.9 18.95
39.02 27.72
43.9 24.99 Note:
38.1 32.38
37.82 32.91
39.76 29.58
35.08 31.12
27.78 44.66
33.68 40.03
42.42 28.92
30.42 48.05
25.23 40.01 7.68
26.82 25.51 10.21
38.89 18.88
27.43 19.46 21.52
31.6 24.17 9.95
29.77 26.31 10.69
30.97 26.07 10.4
35.54 19.94 10.87
36.19 16.63 11.68
29.66 25.02 10.4
32.81 21.35 11.25
31.5 24.62 11.76
32.57 22.05 11.59
30.71 19.55 11.5
32.06 17.02 11.84
31.79 14.08 11.11
31.77 14.05 11.07
29.71 19.45 9.99
24.5 32.28 8.34
22.75 36.65 7.4
20.76 39.85 7.24
17.08 48.94 6.16
18.13 46.23 6.32
18.26 37.17 6.76
20.23 30.3 7.32
19.47 30.19 6.51
15.99 31.35 17.19
18.4 28.32 11.48
20.21 13.01 15.97
17.06 11.01 16.57
12.98 36.79 12.32
16.72 13.77 21.14
15.09 16.04 18.05
13.82 18.24 18.27
14.06 13.41 20.54
15.92 21.54 18.07
15 19.96 20.69
11.26 30.22 16.16
16.05 25.38 18.51
13.42 33.4 20.62
12.17 32.75 20.44
12.19 30.54 19.8
14.72 25.5 21.88
11.25 39.38 16.34
14.45 20.52 19.32
13.83 28.15 20.36
13.58 22.65 19.65
13.76 25.19 19.74
13.43 25.59 18.66
11.09 24.37 17.54
7.98 18.47 14.2
10.14 20.51 19.63
7.66 18.62 19.97
7.83 16.41 17.16
7.36 19.25 19.99
12.22 26.45 19.26
13.34 29.5 14.73
12.49 29.48 17.4
11.17 32.65 18.7
9.45 41.5 16.05
9.39 43.71 15.4
9.47 35.61 18.05
11.72 27.91 17.05
12.58 23.33 18.11
12.29 24.85 15.21
12.67 22.93 14.07
Hong Kong Government Finance: Revenue and Expenditure, Analysis/Breakdown of Government Expenditure
1844-2002 for government revenue and expenditure;
1844-1930 for breakdown of government expenditure.
HK Dollar for government revenue and expenditure;
% for breakdown of government expenditure.
Revenue and Expenditure: Hong Kong Blue Book (1844-1940); HK Statistics 1947-67 (1947-1967), HK Annual Digest of Statistics (1968-2002).
Breakdown of Government Expenditure: Hong Kong Government (1932), Hong Kong Historical and Statistical Abstract of the Colony of Hong Kong 1841-1930.
Due to rounding off of numbers, the sum of breakdowns of government expenditure
may not be equal to 100.
Hong Kong Blue Book (1844-1940); HK Statistics 1947-67 (1947-1967), HK Annual Digest of Statistics (1968-2002).
Hong Kong Government (1932), Hong Kong Historical and Statistical Abstract of the Colony of Hong Kong 1841-1930.
Land Revenues: Major Items
Year Land Rents Land Premium Other Land and
Property Related
RevenuesGlr_rents_a Glr_prem_a Glr_other_a
1844 5545.54 1786.52 811.80
1845 12067.04 76.72 2507.58
1846 12388.46 72.41 3111.56
1847 13996.52 16.85 3134.93
1848 12175.08 0.00 2894.82
1849 10035.60 29.55 3259.57
1850 11416.25 14.04 3010.72
1851 11127.27 57.75 3297.99
1852 9061.97 213.30 3145.69
1853 11455.68 184.17 3027.41
1854 10266.51 1228.59 3223.35
1855 11199.81 16101.05 3519.67
1856 14389.83 1154.56 3520.67
1857 14984.31 14786.79 3872.28
1858 18189.85 1918.59 5845.43
1859 18293.31 1559.83 7786.53
1860 18247.81 18316.41 7550.80
1861 20801.84 36767.59 8528.26
1862 21846.48 29946.17 8706.88
1863 27347.13 1359.65 9116.56
1864 24747.85 3208.64 9636.77
1865 31222.95 12218.90 10916.88
1866 28910.72 255.00 9255.68
1867 29616.96 13812.50 13347.76
1868 27130.48 3062.50 11952.17
1869 27656.60 0.00 10533.38
1870 26285.36 0.00 11625.48
1871 25412.29 83.33 12524.38
1872 25225.89 83.33 12225.93
1873 25184.77 201.46 11523.12
1874 25225.89 237.50 13959.36
1875 25252.18 606.25 17717.90
1876 25120.67 2979.69 13859.26
1877 123020.70 0.00 75209.05
1878 123179.13 0.00 75100.91
1879 132988.68 1787.59 69258.32
1880 127478.75 6328.35 73925.02
1881 125861.03 310.00 74206.34
1882 142633.75 534.00 79816.05
1883 146412.37 450.00 90765.61
1884 158085.80 115.00 89162.72
1885 147685.90 220.00 91907.01
1886 151354.26 320.00 93191.84
1887 184053.33 300.00 97391.26
1888 186184.44 805.00 87043.01
1889 196984.72 705.00 74870.40
1890 211068.16 430.00 91440.64
1891 206423.81 52136.47 98784.82
1892 215432.04 122398.84 97223.36
1893 229413.47 63536.08 101740.24
1894 251377.12 71899.38 104607.10
1895 239222.47 131341.79 126160.54
1896 228814.53 272232.49 143744.94
1897 251989.17 225205.59 144136.72
1898 246491.01 134688.87 154623.10
1899 263739.95 127478.77 170747.05
1900 286968.54 152339.87 195808.73
1901 328034.98 242210.06 227434.60
1902 334203.72 573501.22 238082.43
1903 358726.52 512970.71 256956.49
1904 410493.73 488453.64 277827.68
1905 393974.04 393479.76 278187.78
1906 519273.75 317043.21 307425.45
1907 519987.81 6604115.25 289660.09
1908 486802.30 71328.19 296289.50
1909 507750.70 36901.42 312812.93
1910 513765.94 63955.99 318616.36
1911 525407.90 272930.59 315831.25
1912 528874.44 165604.58 344858.06
1913 531345.46 295955.48 367404.81
1914 554800.53 267636.43 381847.49
1915 558514.17 99732.85 375354.38
1916 562477.18 353531.63 404189.44
1917 564647.31 165384.23 390912.44
1918 585579.30 302794.23 424666.41
1919 597252.91 267062.23 444178.10
1920 599650.23 559399.13 463805.33
1921 660809.72 1636962.55 497379.08
1922 661554.39 2727413.57 470562.21
1923 687815.22 3495777.17 496031.31
1924 726017.80 1911875.86 537619.60
1925 709119.81 575572.62 524465.83
1926 776297.18 294036.61 469955.30
1927 767392.09 149155.34 515842.59
1928 798000.87 1641895.65 533138.11
1929 842058.44 1943301.29 569474.25
1930 956863.33 2890459.03 585032.19
1931 959083.44 3195187.94 460101.29
1932 1026683.92 1415178.40 489198.08
1933 1029974.65 1009731.19 470664.61
1934 1108935.23 594382.57 528441.38
1935 787704.79 270406.56 453866.77
1936 826440.27 303340.50 460924.12
1937 1134629.60 568283.72 578564.74
1938 1234466.14 1226960.47 651839.96
1939 1202096.97 2165728.81 829279.24
1940 1371940.25 1166421.78 836390.88
Land Revenues: Minor Items
Premium on
Leases Sold
Deposits on
Land Sold
Fees on Grant of
Leases
Crown Rent for
HongKong and
Kowloon
Crown Rent for
the New
TerritoriesGlr_plesd_a Glr_pldep_a Glr_plefe_a Glr_recrhk_a Glr_recrnt_a
1450.29 336.23 5545.54
76.72 12067.04
72.41 12388.46
16.85 13996.52
12175.08
29.55 10035.60
14.04 11416.25
43.96 13.79 11127.27
192.92 20.39 9061.97
165.63 18.54 11455.68
1179.38 49.22 10266.51
15720.83 380.22 11199.81
1141.11 13.45 14389.83
14743.75 43.04 14884.40
1894.79 23.80 17907.95
1493.75 66.08 18050.94
18182.65 133.76 17878.20
36374.17 393.43 20625.79
29710.83 235.34 21688.84
1352.08 7.56 27212.43
2778.36 430.27 24293.10
12218.90 30886.06
255.00 28395.14
13812.50 29153.09
3062.50 26701.21
0.00 27228.63
0.00 25754.86
83.33 24935.51
83.33 24602.99
201.46 24383.61
237.50 24485.91
606.25 24510.91
2979.69 24512.66
120554.04
120363.67
1407.59 380.00 130437.10
5998.35 330.00 125167.36
310.00 123115.59
534.00 140467.25
450.00 143817.46
115.00 156136.75
220.00 144720.85
320.00 149288.84
300.00 153995.01
805.00 156625.78
705.00 167208.63
430.00 180170.86
51761.47 375.00 180158.25
121828.84 570.00 189867.44
62971.08 565.00 210850.10
71294.38 605.00 228555.67
130471.79 870.00 230803.46
270858.99 1373.50 217282.39
224500.59 705.00 241798.70
133318.87 1370.00 235775.74
126558.77 920.00 248441.77
151034.87 1305.00 280402.69 289.80
240315.06 1895.00 289885.56 28783.55
571361.22 2140.00 316383.48 6287.10
510165.71 2805.00 318806.33 22122.17
486098.64 2355.00 334175.24 52022.68
392259.76 1220.00 328556.00 40837.72
315733.21 1310.00 352962.03 138514.89
6602280.25 1835.00 371167.80 109961.16
69358.19 1970.00 355195.84 100656.89
31596.42 5305.00 363872.99 100939.35
62685.99 1270.00 343409.68 115429.26
270005.59 2925.00 348059.07 116262.14
163784.58 1820.00 355154.69 118317.53
292285.48 3670.00 345967.40 119638.71
265186.43 2450.00 368019.96 121850.88
94277.85 5455.00 364024.55 121652.68
349571.63 3960.00 358347.18 125123.84
161014.23 4370.00 360629.10 122688.45
299289.23 3505.00 378068.29 128759.91
263960.23 3102.00 372447.96 132585.96
556349.13 3050.00 380926.45 131120.19
1634097.55 2865.00 395186.36 144878.99
2721803.57 5610.00 418629.89 145549.08
3488797.17 6980.00 438038.89 148933.13
1909235.86 2640.00 454697.20 151065.49
570242.62 5330.00 454085.08 153194.70
286341.61 7695.00 504585.04 159520.14
143683.34 5472.00 491691.45 160179.57
1635235.65 6660.00 487434.61 173096.52
1936171.29 7130.00 507947.23 174347.37
2864897.03 25562.00 526750.92 208297.98
3177807.94 17380.00 548236.28 193529.12
1370658.40 44520.00 546533.86 200942.65
972861.19 36870.00 539085.65 209134.30
558472.57 35910.00 604753.72 220464.40
244956.56 25450.00 569165.15 218539.64
269230.50 34110.00 606815.97 219624.30
528463.72 39820.00 596477.64 228426.99
1199510.47 27450.00 631179.00 230101.45
2139818.81 25910.00 606984.35 248817.30
1149801.78 16620.00 649355.63 264619.96
Fees on lands
occupied by Chinese,
not leasedGlr_relchi_a
Description
Land Revenues of the HK Government in 1844-1940
Period: 1844-1940
Unit of Account: 1844-76: UK Pound
1877-1940: HK Dollar
Source: Hong Kong Blue Book
Major Items: Land Rents;
Land Premium;
Other Land and Property Related Revenues.
99.91
281.91 Minor Items:
242.37 Sub-items of Land Premium: Premium on Leases Sold;
369.60 Deposits on Land Sold;
176.05 Fees on Grant of Leases.
157.64
134.70 Sub-items of Land Rent: Crown Rent for Kowloon and Hong Kong;
454.74 Crown Rent for the New Territories;
336.90 Lands occupied by Chinese not leased.
515.58
463.87 The items under "Other Land and "on fisheries", "villages (land not leased)", "land for cultivation", "stone quarries", "public building (rentals for government building)",
429.27 Property Related Revenues": "cattle shed (rent of government property, land and houses)", "cattle depot (Ma Tau Kok), "slaughter house",
427.98 "slaughter (Ma Tau Kok)", "sheep and pig depots", "laundries (rents)", "verandah (rents, excl. of lands)",
530.50 "piers (rents, exclusive of lands)", "pineapple land leases", "rents of salt pans (rent of government property, land, and houses)",
476.79 "markets", "government property sold".
622.89
801.16
739.98
741.27
608.02
2466.66
2815.46
2551.58
2311.39
2745.44
2166.50
2594.91
1949.05
2965.05
2065.42
30058.32
29558.66
29776.09
30897.30
26265.56
25564.60
18563.37
22821.45
8419.01
11532.14
10190.47
10715.27
15298.18
6276.05
9365.87
11533.14
17798.02
24295.81
24580.32
27796.83
38858.85
30949.57
42938.36
54927.00
61086.69
55402.22
65739.35
64929.69
72836.94
79006.16
81329.76
78751.10
92218.99
87603.59
120744.37
97375.42
100843.20
120255.11
101840.03
112192.00
115521.07
137469.74
159763.84
221814.43
217318.04
279207.41
281754.70
283717.11
309724.97
373185.69
346295.32
457964.66
1844-76: UK Pound
1877-1940: HK Dollar
Hong Kong Blue Book
Other Land and Property Related Revenues.
Premium on Leases Sold;
Deposits on Land Sold;
Fees on Grant of Leases.
Crown Rent for Kowloon and Hong Kong;
Crown Rent for the New Territories;
Lands occupied by Chinese not leased.
"on fisheries", "villages (land not leased)", "land for cultivation", "stone quarries", "public building (rentals for government building)",
"cattle shed (rent of government property, land and houses)", "cattle depot (Ma Tau Kok), "slaughter house",
"slaughter (Ma Tau Kok)", "sheep and pig depots", "laundries (rents)", "verandah (rents, excl. of lands)",
"piers (rents, exclusive of lands)", "pineapple land leases", "rents of salt pans (rent of government property, land, and houses)",
"markets", "government property sold".
"on fisheries", "villages (land not leased)", "land for cultivation", "stone quarries", "public building (rentals for government building)",
"piers (rents, exclusive of lands)", "pineapple land leases", "rents of salt pans (rent of government property, land, and houses)",
Licensed Bank Branches and Offices
Year No. of Licensed
Banks
No. of Branches Total Offices
Lb_brnum_a Lb_bran_a Lb_broff_a
1954 94 3 97
1955 91 3 94
1956 86 4 91
1957 83 5 88
1958 81 8 89
1959 82 13 95
1960 86 38 124
1961 85 101 186
1962 92 121 213
1963 87 144 231
1964 88 204 292
1965 86 215 301
1966 76 242 318
1967 75 256 331
1968 75 274 349
1969 73 289 362
1970 73 326 399
1971 74 358 431
1972 74 404 478
1973 74 469 542
1974 74 557 631
1975 74 629 703
1976 74 685 759
1977 74 719 803
1978 88 790 878
1979 105 906 1011
1980 113 1032 1145
1981 121 1181 1302
1982 131 1343 1474
1983 136 1395 1531
1984 140 1407 1547
1985 143 1251 1394
1986 151 1235 1386
1987 154 1233 1387
1988 158 1239 1397
1989 165 1212 1377
1990 166 1233 1399
1991 160 1249 1409
1992 161 1248 1409
1993 168 1265 1433
1994 176 1288 1464
1995 185 1279 1464
1996 182 1294 1476
1997 180 1331 1511
1998 171 1337 1508
1999 156 1334 1490
2000 151 1303 1454
2001 146 1259 1405
2002 133 1197 1330
Description
Numbers of Licensed Banks, Bank Branches, and Bank Offices in Hong Kong
Period: 1954-2002
Source: Yu-ching Jao (1974), Banking and Currency in Hong Kong-A Study of Postwar Financial Development :
Table 2.1. The data for Jao (1974) is from the Exchange Fund at that time.
Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics .
Note: In most cases, the number of bank offices would be equal to the sum of
the number of licensed banks and the number of bank offices. The exceptions are
due to the operational definitions of the data.
Yu-ching Jao (1974), Banking and Currency in Hong Kong-A Study of Postwar Financial Development :
Table 2.1. The data for Jao (1974) is from the Exchange Fund at that time.
the number of licensed banks and the number of bank offices. The exceptions are
Licensed Bank Deposits
Year Total Deposits Demand: Total Demand: HK
Dollar
Demand: Foreign
CurrencyLbd_tot_a Lbd_dtot_a Lbd_dhk_a Lbd_dfn_a
1954 1068 828
1955 1137 852
1956 1267 928
1957 1412 955
1958 1582 988
1959 2055 1205
1960 2681 1392
1961 3367 1470
1962 4311 1664
1963 5425 1997
1964 6491 2337
1965 7250 2532
1966 8405 2681
1967 8162 2658
1968 10367 3144
1969 12297 3714
1970 14955 4326
1971 18785 4089
1972 24613 6729
1973 26191 5924
1974 30998 6078
1975 36343 7760
1976 44030 9667
1977 53019 12650
1978 59929 13567
1979 67985 13566
1980 86753 15831 14709 1122
1981 104457 15367 13921 1446
1982 190259 16043 14644 1399
1983 239874 18182 15564 2619
1984 296103 23518 20078 3440
1985 367224 28409 24949 3460
1986 491353 36799 32305 4494
1987 641685 57138 49061 8076
1988 778989 58958 49381 9577
1989 937654 60666 50992 9675
1990 1155119 69815 54132 15683
1991 1311432 85889 69161 16728
1992 1449390 103385 87307 16078
1993 1679397 124255 105086 19168
1994 1888207 117551 100139 17412
1995 2169757 119136 100307 18830
1996 2399812 140944 121794 19149
1997 2643809 127504 107545 19958
1998 2953956 116493 97086 19406
1999 3209818 125637 105820 19818
2000 3490655 152086 112205 39881
2001 3366629 156429 128214 28215
2002 3275756 182416 146177 36239
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Time: Total Time: HK Dollar Time: Foreign
Currency
Savings: Total Savings: HK
DollarLbd_ttot_a Lbd_thk_a Lbd_tfn_a Lbd_stot_a Lbd_shk_a
139 101
152 133
173 166
267 190
350 244
482 368
752 537
1234 663
1768 879
2283 1145
2639 1515
3098 1620
3742 1982
3324 2180
4432 2791
5216 3367
6407 4222
8623 6074
9579 8306
12657 7610
16283 8637
15780 12803
18423 15940
19616 20753
21512 24850
21161 33258
28114 21391 6722 42808 40031
36239 23876 12363 52852 48073
104626 31324 73302 69590 61907
150535 50406 100129 71156 58704
191436 71686 119750 81150 66241
240050 67955 172095 98765 81216
329078 83083 245995 125476 97949
403439 90820 312619 181109 138612
544502 145637 398865 175529 118951
683802 171725 512077 193186 135413
853632 207959 645673 231672 159468
911491 241745 669747 314052 229287
992126 270673 721453 353878 244792
1132861 384034 748826 422282 281744
1370151 521498 848653 400506 274694
1611224 705005 906218 439397 300697
1738293 858870 879423 520575 366109
2025287 1049984 975303 491019 336061
2254090 1148591 1105498 583374 414445
2440619 1177127 1263491 643563 451728
2642660 1229572 1413089 695909 492577
2358747 1093412 1265334 851454 613931
2147099 983502 1163596 946500 674309
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Pre-World-War-II HSBC Deposits
Savings: Foreign
Currency
Year HSBC Deposits
Lbd_sfn_a Lbd_hsbc_a
1867 5,062,231
1868 5,953,717
1869 6,052,180
1870 9,399,215
1871 11,063,056
1872 13,703,286
1873 16,804,556
1874 na
1875 11,526,293
1876 11,761,451
1877 20,317,115
1878 22,435,526
1879 22,551,960
1880 24,198,573
1881 32,932,910
1882 na
1883 45,765,854
1884 51,997,907
1885 65,615,079
1886 69,865,901
1887 70,996,295
1888 76,745,738
1889 89,289,205
1890 103,112,514
1891 114,031,037
1892 99,741,482
2777 1893 89,707,681
4779 1894 104,300,754
7683 1895 143,326,029
12452 1896 141,538,744
14909 1897 121,046,559
17549 1898 131,016,827
27527 1899 na
42497 1900 150,742,505
56578 1901 189,772,032
57773 1902 220,692,316
72204 1903 200,627,715
84764 1904 213,949,549
109085 1905 221,955,140
140538 1906 199,209,882
125812 1907 224,077,167
138700 1908 298,578,702
154466 1909 272,420,444
154958 1910 264,068,651
168929 1911 298,296,886
191835 1912 288,445,527
203331 1913 298,190,661
237522 1914 329,312,276
272191 1915 329,670,598
1916 303,067,800
1917 314,027,583
1918 341,170,762
1919 337,219,238
1920 451,065,599
1921 480,871,429
1922 502,331,073
1923 503,855,963
1924 523,077,091
1925 550,900,000
1926 616,075,562
1927 557,687,091
1928 547,999,666
1929 654,766,217
1930 925,339,121
1931 773,481,394
1932 931,637,829
1933 873,953,655
1934 683,397,449
1935 776,159,742
1936 837,943,852
1937 860,159,547
1938 872,271,834
1939 839,796,087
1940 880,921,158
Description
Licensed Bank Deposits in Hong Kong
Pre-World-War-II Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation Deposits (HSBC Deposits)
Period: 1954-2002 for Bank Deposits in Hong Kong;
1867-1940 for HSBC Deposits.
Period covered for breakdown of deposits into "HK dollar" and "foreign currency": 1980-2002.
Unit: HKD Million for Bank Deposits in Hong Kong;
HK Dollar for HSBC Deposits.
Year-end Figures
Source: Hong Kong Statistics 1947-67 (1954-1967), Hong Kong Government Gazette Supplement 4 (1968-70),
Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics (1971-2002).
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Annual Report (under various titles).
Note: For bank deposits in Hong Kong, the data since 1980 is a new series.
Period covered for breakdown of deposits into "HK dollar" and "foreign currency": 1980-2002.
Hong Kong Statistics 1947-67 (1954-1967), Hong Kong Government Gazette Supplement 4 (1968-70),
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Annual Report (under various titles).
Food
Year Foodstuffs: Main
Index
Beans Beef Eggs
Pwp_food_a Pwp_fbean_a Pwp_fbeef_a Pwp_fegg_a
1913 73.6
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922 100
1923 104.6
1924 110.3 100.3 116.9 94.5
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931 144.3 130.9 218 131.1
1932 126.5 118.6 152.3 104.5
1933 113.4 101.3 173.2 96.7
1934 94.3 83.9 121.3 86
1935 85.4 78.7 128 73.6
1936 113.3 121.4 161.1 93
1937 136.2 145.4 188.9 107.7
1938 131.6 135.9 178.2 103.3
1939 134.9 119.1 236 150.7
1940 174.8 170.8 241.7 170.4
Wheat Flour Salt Fish Fresh Fruits Lard Condensed Milk
Pwp_fwflour_a Pwp_fsfish_a Pwp_ffruit_a Pwp_flard_a Pwp_fcmilk_a
96.4 87.6 123.4 106.9 92.2
114 125.9 306.7 138 185.2
98.5 150 274.5 114.7 176.8
85.7 153.4 250.1 101.2 170.9
75.8 137.1 233 78.5 137.9
66.3 113.9 201.5 82.7 111.4
104.4 97.5 256.2 113.2 109.5
141.2 106.9 310 146.2 115.6
116.1 100.2 303.2 105.6 130.3
90.7 121.1 272.5 86.4 137.7
143.5 135.8 450.8 132.1 171
Mutton Onions Peanut Oil Pork Potatoes
Pwp_fmutn_a Pwp_fonion_a Pwp_fpoil_a Pwp_fpork_a Pwp_fpotatoes_a
114.3 103.1 111.6 103.6 93.4
173.9 141.1 117.1 133.8 109
132.9 104.1 122.1 119.8 109.6
139.4 81.6 101.7 109.6 86.2
143.2 63.8 73.1 87.3 71.8
116.7 48.8 84.7 77.3 60.4
172.7 94.4 131.3 97.3 88
183.7 94.9 151.3 151.9 102.8
187.5 134.3 111.6 124.4 134.7
172.7 100.2 123.3 155.6 124
187.1 131.5 163.6 222.1 137.2
Poultry Broken Rice White Rice Raw Sugar Vegatables
Pwp_fpoul_a Pwp_fbrice_a Pwp_fwrice_a Pwp_frsug_a Pwp_fvegt_a
111 112.3 110.2 135.8 96.3
175.2 126.1 133.2 99 64.3
147.7 118.3 113.5 86.6 56.8
117 88.9 93.5 78.7 45.2
88.8 66.1 72.2 60.5 45.4
86.1 68.6 71.4 43.3 46.6
92.2 103 106.3 71.8 55.5
124.7 133 123.5 92.2 56.1
118.1 125.8 120.9 86 59.5
145.8 113.9 109 108.2 50.8
197.3 172.6 157.6 136 62.9
Metals and Minerals
Vermicelli Metals and Minerals:
Main Index
Brass Sheets Yellow Metal
SheathingPwp_fverm_a Pwp_metal_a Pwp_mebsh_a Pwp_meymshe_a
63.2
100
97.7
106.5 102.2 99.9 95.8
120.2 140.9 127.1 159.5
101.7 128.1 100.1 115.9
80.3 107.8 99.9 109.7
66 97.4 86.8 86.9
63.3 79.8 67.2 73.5
84.7 107.2 86.1 103.9
112.4 146.1 145 145.9
123.9 147.3 137.5 130.1
146.2 145 149.8 130.3
137.8 210 208.4 199.2
Coal Iron Steel Bars Iron Steel Nails Iron Steel Plates Pig Lead
Pwp_mecoal_a Pwp_meisbar_a Pwp_meisnail_a Pwp_meisplate_a Pwp_meplead_a
88.1 90.1 93.5 124.7 131.2
119.8 113.3 116.5 191.9 150.8
110.2 85.3 117 147.5 120.3
92.9 84.4 118.8 157.3 86.6
83.9 93.7 101.8 142.6 83
73.1 78.9 62.6 112.4 76.5
85 108.4 86.4 175 148.9
107.7 163.7 132.8 231.9 214
135.4 227.5 162.2 263.8 144.6
132.4 197 158.4 234.4 150
257.7 286.4 231.9 320.1 228.7
Kerosene Oil Fuel Lubricating Oil Petrol Tin
Pwp_mekero_a Pwp_meoil_a Pwp_meluoil_a Pwp_mepetr_a Pwp_metin_a
72 97 93.5 91.1 150.4
103.7 212 131.8 87.5 177.4
91 285.5 140.6 74.6 149.4
67.6 151.7 79.6 55.9 188.8
33.7 145.3 81 26.9 203.3
29.7 126.5 69.4 19.8 168
40.8 148.4 70.6 33.4 200.1
53.7 178.3 74.7 39.7 266.3
49.6 152.9 95.3 32.7 236
35.7 169.7 95.6 37.7 249
65.1 215.8 117 69.4 320
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous:
Main Index
Cement Charcoal Feather, Duck
Pwp_miscell_a Pwp_micem_a Pwp_michar_a Pwp_midfea_a
64.2
100
96.9
100.6 75 118.3 157.4
125.4 71.8 43.6 160.7
109.7 61.2 35.9 124.1
95.7 41.9 33.8 80.8
88.5 45.8 36.3 102.7
72.3 42.3 31.3 90.1
92.5 40.4 32.4 119.2
124.4 48.3 33.1 196.7
127.3 101.4 36.6 142.4
125.9 97.9 42.1 136.1
164.5 148.6 57.4 155.7
Firewood Hardwoods Hides, Cow Hides, Buffalo Leather, Sole
Pwp_mifwood_a Pwp_mihwood_a Pwp_michide_a Pwp_mibhide_a Pwp_mislea_a
89.7 80.5 178.8 114.3 87.3
114.6 92.7 192.8 192.6 135.7
110.6 80.8 134.5 159 123.3
104.6 80.8 113.1 164.6 102.3
93.9 73.6 147 84.2 99.2
80.6 60.9 119.9 96 73.5
74.1 89 208.3 125.4 101.6
93.2 86.8 322.8 211.4 150.5
117.8 75.9 277.5 229.9 147.9
139.6 73.1 251.1 253.4 135.7
188.1 87.7 283.4 306.7 153.1
Paper, Chinese Rattans Saltpetre Softwoods Soda Ash
Pwp_micpap_a Pwp_miratn_a Pwp_misalp_a Pwp_miswood_a Pwp_misash_a
108.8 89.5 98 115.9 98.3
98.3 130.2 154 127 147.7
110 126.4 132.2 114.9 128.8
69.4 118.4 120.2 95.5 101
52.2 113 99.3 91.9 80.2
64 85.7 76.8 78 65.6
56 111.5 95.7 106.2 81.3
76.7 150.4 107.6 140.4 81.1
74.5 140.9 117.5 136.7 71.9
80.9 133.8 122.9 136.6 81.8
88.5 166.5 212.1 170.3 117.4
Textiles
Sulphuric Acid Sulphate of
Ammonia
Textiles: Main Index Cotton Yarn
Pwp_misacid_a Pwp_miasul_a Pwp_textiles_a Pwp_tasilk_a
55.1
100
100.9
85.4 96.7 115.7 120.5
131.2 87.5 135.8 141.4
127.7 76.8 125.2 120.1
136.2 72.4 97 92.3
152 56.2 85.9 86.2
67.9 52.7 74.2 77.1
83.9 62.3 99.4 105
102.3 64.9 117.7 128.5
163 75.3 116.1 119.5
125.2 78.3 106.2 101.2
173 159 144 128.3
Dyed Plain
Cottons
Dyed Figured
Plain Italians
White 40/43yds
Shirtings
Manila Hemp Gunny Bags
Pwp_tdpcot_a Pwp_tdfpita_a Pwp_twshirt_a Pwp_tmhemp_a Pwp_tgbag_a
100.4 82.2 91.4 137.9 201.5
94.8 87.5 97.5 116.9 291.1
88.4 100 83.5 97.3 240.6
77.6 61.8 68.8 80.8 220.5
66.3 61.6 51.2 64.7 183.9
57.2 57.3 38.9 67.4 147.8
60.9 69.2 50.3 140 197.8
86.2 109.2 69.6 186.2 214.5
95.3 90.8 69.2 102.2 184.5
82.6 64.1 54.2 105.2 235.6
103.3 72.1 67.2 133.3 378.4
Hessian Cloth Silk Piece Goods Artificial Silk
Yarn
Wool & Union
Blankets
Flannels
Pwp_thcloth_a Pwp_tsilkp_a Pwp_tasilk_a Pwp_twublan_a Pwp_tflan_a
138 91.4 94.3 105.2 105
64.9 85.3 45.1 156.5 352.4
83.2 75.9 45 124.3 349.2
73.6 72.2 40 101.5 181.2
62.4 63.4 30 94.7 175.2
42.2 56.4 19.8 78.1 203.6
96 68.9 20.5 106.6 216.2
50.3 63.2 27 113.6 274.1
53.8 72.7 32.7 149.3 317.6
61.4 65.9 26 124.3 272.3
78.6 77.5 44.4 198 304.4
Woollen Suitings
& TweedsPwp_twstw_a
Description
Pre-World-War-II Wholesale Price Index: Food, Metals and Minerals, Miscellaneous, Textiles.
Period: For the four group's main index: 1913, 1924, and 1931-40;
for the individual index: 1924 and 1931-40.
Base: 1922=100
Frequency: Annual
Source: Hong Kong Administrative Report 1924 (1913, 1923-24);
Hong Kong Blue Book : Section on Imports and Exports, issues 1934, 1938 and 1940 (1931-40).
81.8
Notes: The Wholesale Price Index for 1913 have been calculated from the prices of 46 articles shown in
the Chinese Maritime Customs Returns for the Kowloon and Canton Districts.
Coverage
Food index include: Main index (composite), beans, beef, eggs, flour(wheat), salt fish, fruits(fresh), lard,
milk(condensed), mutton, onions, peanut oil, pork, potatoes, poultry, rice(broken),
96 rice(white), sugar(raw), vegetables(dried, etc.), vermicelli.
94.6
93.7 Metals and Minerals index include: Main index (composite), brass sheets, coal, iron and steel bars, iron and steel nails, iron and steel plates,
91.5 kerosene, lubricating oil, oil fuel, petrol, pig lead, tin, yellow metal sheathing.
44.3
61.5 Miscellaneous index include: Main index (composite), sulphate of ammonia, buffalo hides, cement, charcoal, cow hides, Chinese paper,
89.8 duck feathers, firewood, hardwoods, rattans, sulphuric acid, sole leather, soda ash, salpetre, softwoods.
105.8
81.9 Textiles index include: Main index (composite), artificial silk yarn, cotton yarn, dyed figured plain Italian, dyed plain cotton, flannels,
142.8 gunny bags, Hessian cloth, Manila Hemp, silk piece goods, white 40/43 yards shirtings, woollen suiting and tweeds,
wool and union blankets.
Pre-World-War-II Wholesale Price Index: Food, Metals and Minerals, Miscellaneous, Textiles.
For the four group's main index: 1913, 1924, and 1931-40;
for the individual index: 1924 and 1931-40.
Hong Kong Administrative Report 1924 (1913, 1923-24);
Hong Kong Blue Book : Section on Imports and Exports, issues 1934, 1938 and 1940 (1931-40).
The Wholesale Price Index for 1913 have been calculated from the prices of 46 articles shown in
the Chinese Maritime Customs Returns for the Kowloon and Canton Districts.
Main index (composite), beans, beef, eggs, flour(wheat), salt fish, fruits(fresh), lard,
milk(condensed), mutton, onions, peanut oil, pork, potatoes, poultry, rice(broken),
rice(white), sugar(raw), vegetables(dried, etc.), vermicelli.
Main index (composite), brass sheets, coal, iron and steel bars, iron and steel nails, iron and steel plates,
kerosene, lubricating oil, oil fuel, petrol, pig lead, tin, yellow metal sheathing.
Main index (composite), sulphate of ammonia, buffalo hides, cement, charcoal, cow hides, Chinese paper,
duck feathers, firewood, hardwoods, rattans, sulphuric acid, sole leather, soda ash, salpetre, softwoods.
Main index (composite), artificial silk yarn, cotton yarn, dyed figured plain Italian, dyed plain cotton, flannels,
gunny bags, Hessian cloth, Manila Hemp, silk piece goods, white 40/43 yards shirtings, woollen suiting and tweeds,
wool and union blankets.
gunny bags, Hessian cloth, Manila Hemp, silk piece goods, white 40/43 yards shirtings, woollen suiting and tweeds,
Silver Dollar Exchange Rate
Year Silver Dollar Silver Price:
Highest
Silver Price:
Lowest
Exrt_hksild_a Exrt_silhigh_a Exrt_sillow_a
1841 0.252 0.249
1842 0.250 0.247
1843 0.217 0.248 0.246
1844 0.223 0.249 0.247
1845 0.217 0.249 0.245
1846 0.251 0.246
1847 0.252 0.245
1848 0.250 0.244
1849 0.208 0.250 0.248
1850 0.256 0.248
1851 0.257 0.250
1852 0.247 0.258 0.249
1853 0.250 0.258 0.253
1854 0.208 0.258 0.254
1855 0.208 0.257 0.250
1856 0.208 0.259 0.252
1857 0.208 0.260 0.254
1858 0.208 0.258 0.253
1859 0.261 0.257
1860 0.260 0.255
1861 0.256 0.251
1862 0.256 0.251
1863 0.257 0.254
1864 0.260 0.253
1865 0.257 0.252
1866 0.259 0.252
1867 0.255 0.252
1868 0.255 0.251
1869 0.223 0.254 0.250
1870 0.217 0.253 0.251
1871 0.220 0.254 0.251
1872 0.217 0.255 0.247
1873 0.206 0.250 0.241
1874 0.205 0.248 0.239
1875 0.199 0.240 0.231
1876 0.205 0.244 0.195
1877 0.202 0.243 0.222
1878 0.183 0.230 0.206
1879 0.188 0.233 0.204
1880 0.191 0.220 0.215
1881 0.185 0.221 0.212
1882 0.184 0.219 0.208
1883 0.183 0.214 0.209
1884 0.181 0.214 0.206
1885 0.172 0.208 0.195
1886 0.159 0.196 0.175
1887 0.160 0.196 0.180
1888 0.152 0.186 0.173
1889 0.155 0.185 0.158
1890 0.173 0.228 0.182
1891 0.162 0.203 0.181
1892 0.144 0.182 0.158
1893 0.124 0.162 0.127
1894 0.105 0.133 0.113
1895 0.104 0.130 0.113
1896 0.108 0.132 0.124
1897 0.095 0.124 0.098
1898 0.095 0.118 0.104
1899 0.097 0.121 0.111
1900 0.101 0.126 0.113
1901 0.097 0.123 0.104
1902 0.086 0.108 0.090
1903 0.085 0.119 0.090
1904 0.092 0.119 0.102
1905 0.097 0.126 0.106
1906 0.108 0.138 0.121
1907 0.107 0.135 0.101
1908 0.086 0.113 0.092
1909 0.084 0.104 0.096
1910 0.088 0.109 0.097
1911 0.086 0.109 0.099
1912 0.099 0.124 0.105
1913 0.098 0.122 0.108
1914 0.090 0.114 0.092
1915 0.084 0.116 0.093
1916 0.111 0.155 0.109
1917 0.145 0.229 0.149
1918 0.161 0.206 0.177
1919 0.186 0.330 0.198
1920 0.221 0.373 0.162
1921 0.133 0.181 0.128
1922 0.126 0.156 0.127
1923 0.114 0.140 0.127
1924 0.119 0.150 0.131
1925 0.117 0.139 0.129
1926 0.110 0.133 0.101
1927 0.100 0.117 0.103
1928 0.101 0.120 0.109
1929 0.096 0.110 0.089
1930 0.069 0.090 0.060
1931 0.052 0.090 0.050
1932 0.066 0.085 0.068
1933 0.067 0.085 0.069
1934 0.075 0.105 0.076
1935 0.098 0.151 0.087
1936 0.063 0.096 0.079
1937 0.062 0.090 0.076
1938 0.062 0.086 0.077
1939 0.061 0.098 0.067
1940 0.062 0.098 0.084
Description
Silver Dollar Exchange Rate: Silver Dollar in Hong Kong,
Annual Highest Silver Price, Annual Lowest Silver Price.
Period: 1843-1940 for Silver Dollar,
1841-1940 for Silver.
Unit: UK Pound per Silver Dollar,
UK Pound per Ounce of 0.925 fine Silver.
Yearly-Average Data for Silver Dollar
Source: C.F. Joseph Tom (1964), The Entrepot Trade and the Monetary Standards
of Hong Kong, 1842-1941 : Appendices 13-15.
Note: Price of silver is the price quoted in London.
C.F. Joseph Tom (1964), The Entrepot Trade and the Monetary Standards
Telephone Lines
Year Exchange Lines Extensions Total Stations
Tel_exline_a Tel_extn_a Tel_totstn_a
1925 9000 1170 10170
1926 9350 1217 10567
1927 9720 1262 10982
1928 10110 1318 11428
1929 10590 1370 11960
1930 11080 1448 12528
1931 11580 1505 13085
1932 12080 1570 13650
1933 12600 1640 14240
1934 13120 1708 14828
1935 13700 1780 15480
1936 14300 1860 16160
1937 14920 1940 16860
1938 15600 2140 17740
1939 16300 2600 18900
1940 17000 2210 19210
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945 11212 4260 15472
1946 13164 5002 18166
1947 14802 5624 20426
1948 15305 5816 21121
1949 18947 7199 26146
1950 20116 7645 27761
1951 22318 8480 30798
1952 24576 9338 33914
1953 29369 11160 40529
1954 33210 12619 45829
1955 38689 14702 53391
1956 44714 16991 61705
1957 53176 20206 73382
1958 61516 23875 85391
1959 69772 26073 95845
1960 79094 29705 108799
1961 94272 34263 128535
1962 106900 38719 145619
1963 131511 46774 178285
1964 167492 52201 219693
1965 202485 58990 261475
1966 235716 65957 301673
1967 280826 73086 353912
1968 344313 91877 436190
1969 407309 65624 472933
1970 473130 76976 550106
1971 565453 82293 647746
1972 651468 92684 744152
1973 746653 132347 879000
1974 803144 199916 1003060
1975 837023 239397 1076420
1976 909679 205301 1114980
1977 993882 180138 1174020
1978 1082408 141242 1223650
1979 1172530 126294 1298824
1980 1278866 170036 1448902
1981 1383667 207086 1590753
1982 1476965 272282 1749247
1983 1554106 315938 1870044
1984 1640722 264509 1905231
1985 1742000 255640 1997640
1986 1844000 264000 2108000
1987 1989000 224000 2213000
1988 2154000 287000 2441000
1989 2305000 239000 2544000
1990 2447000 241000 2688000
1991 2596000 227000 2823000
1992 2778000 219000 2997000
1993 2956000 183000 3139000
1994 3114000 163000 3277000
1995 3254350 84650 3339000
1996 3401930 106070 3508000
1997 3624260 161740 3786000
1998 3707520 284480 3992000
1999 3838740 357260 4196000
2000 3945570 534430 4480000
2001 3925770 586230 4512000
2002 3841750 920250 4762000
Description
Telephone Lines, Extensions, Stations in Hong Kong
Period: 1925-2002
Year-end Figures
Source: Hong Kong Statistics 1947-67 (1925-67), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics (1968-2002).
Source for HK Statistics 1947-67 : Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Statistics 1947-67 (1925-67), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics (1968-2002).
Trade: Total
Year IMPORT EXPORT RE-EXPORT TOTAL TRADE
Tr_imp_a Tr_exp_a Tr_reexp_a Tr_trade_a
1921 612 640 1,252
1922 582 617 1,199
1923 568 619 1,187
1924 628 591 1,219
1925 370 344 714
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931 738 542 1,280
1932 624 472 1,096
1933 501 403 904
1934 416 325 741
1935 365 271 636
1936 452 351 803
1937 617 467 1,084
1938 618 512 1,130
1939 594 533 1,127
1940 753 622 1,375
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 933 766 1,699
1947 1,550 1,217 2,767
1948 2,077 1,583 3,660
1949 2,750 2,319 5,069
1950 3,788 3,715 7,503
1951 4,870 4,433 9,303
1952 3,779 2,899 6,678
1953 3,872 2,734 6,606
1954 3,435 2,417 5,852
1955 3,719 2,534 6,253
1956 4,566 3,210 7,776
1957 5,150 3,016 8,166
1958 4,594 2,989 7,583
1959 4,949 3,278 996 8,227
1960 5,864 3,937 1,070 9,801
1961 5,970 3,930 991 9,900
1962 6,657 4,388 1,070 11,045
1963 7,412 4,991 1,160 12,403
1964 8,550 5,784 1,356 14,334
1965 8,965 6,529 1,502 15,494
1966 10,097 7,563 1,833 17,660
1967 10,449 8,781 2,081 19,230
1968 12,472 12,712 2,142 23,042
1969 14,893 15,876 2,679 28,090
1970 17,607 18,131 2,892 32,846
1971 20,256 20,578 3,414 37,420
1972 21,764 23,553 4,154 41,163
1973 29,005 32,524 6,525 55,004
1974 34,120 37,159 7,124 64,155
1975 33,472 36,805 6,973 63,304
1976 43,293 50,485 8,928 84,849
1977 48,701 54,662 9,829 93,534
1978 63,056 67,105 13,197 116,964
1979 85,837 95,956 20,022 161,771
1980 111,651 128,314 30,072 209,893
1981 138,375 163,902 41,739 260,537
1982 142,893 171,737 44,353 270,277
1983 175,442 216,994 56,294 336,142
1984 223,370 304,944 83,504 444,810
1985 231,420 340,422 105,270 466,572
1986 275,955 399,075 122,546 552,484
1987 377,948 560,814 182,780 755,982
1988 498,798 768,474 275,405 991,867
1989 562,781 916,914 346,405 1,133,290
1990 642,530 1,053,873 413,999 1,282,404
1991 778,982 1,300,727 534,841 1,544,868
1992 955,295 1,615,782 690,829 1,880,248
1993 1,072,597 1,869,474 823,224 2,118,847
1994 1,250,709 2,117,934 947,921 2,420,722
1995 1,491,121 2,456,597 1,112,470 2,835,248
1996 1,535,582 2,583,675 1,185,758 2,933,499
1997 1,615,090 2,700,488 1,244,539 3,071,039
1998 1,429,092 2,506,844 1,159,195 2,776,741
1999 1,392,718 2,527,400 1,178,400 2,741,718
2000 1,657,962 2,964,411 1,391,722 3,230,651
2001 1,568,194 2,808,454 1,327,467 3,049,181
2002 1,619,419 2,990,107 1,429,590 3,179,936
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Trade with the United Kingdom
Year Import from UK
('000 HK$)
Import from UK
('000 UKPound)
Export to UK
('000 HK$)
Export to UK
('000 UKPound)
Tr_impukd_a Tr_impukp_a Tr_expukd_a Tr_expukp_a
1843 3,399 736
1844 8,130 1,812
1845 7,105 1,540
1846 5,886 1,226
1847 3,691 769
1848 3,122 650
1849 3,129 652
1850 2,871 598
1851 3,036 632
1852 2,371 585
1853 1,504 376
1854 2,247 468
1855 1,868 389
1856 3,843 801
1857 3,461 721
1858 5,499 1,146
1859 9,272 1,932
1860 11,741 2,446
1861 8,323 1,734
1862 5,343 1,113
1863 7,071 1,473
1864 7,771 1,619
1865 7,434 1,549 3,711 773
1866 11,510 2,398 1,355 282
1867 11,865 2,472 880 183
1868 10,493 2,186 1,132 236
1869 9,557 2,131 1,264 282
1870 15,728 3,408 1,270 281
1871 12,656 2,788 1,670 367
1872 13,257 2,873 3,848 834
1873 16,541 3,412 3,798 783
1874 17,791 3,651 3,642 747
1875 18,046 3,600 5,790 1,155
1876 15,011 3,080 6,612 1,356
1877 17,403 3,508 9,403 1,895
1878 15,657 2,871 6,406 1,174
1879 15,657 2,948 7,048 1,327
1880 19,737 3,778 6,548 1,254
1881 19,519 3,615 5,485 1,016
1882 16,463 3,032 7,776 1,430
1883 15,816 2,891 6,411 1,172
1884 17,759 3,219 5,806 1,052
1885 21,794 3,758 5,617 968
1886 14,545 2,311 9,795 1,556
1887 15,926 2,547 8,813 1,409
1888 18,441 2,805 8,526 1,297
1889 14,018 2,172 7,321 1,134
1890 14,641 2,528 7,094 1,225
1891 15,651 2,531 6,812 1,102
1892 12,474 1,800 5,799 837
1893 14,637 1,822 7,114 886
1894 17,281 1,809 6,026 631
1895 18,277 1,909 7,272 759
1896 16,857 1,822 7,375 797
1897 20,724 1,975 6,341 606
1898 23,537 2,225 7,686 727
1899 27,752 2,689 9,116 883
1900 27,341 2,763 10,550 1,066
1901 26,825 2,613 6,189 603
1902 24,767 2,136 7,077 610
1903 31,839 2,720 6,822 583
1904 47,084 4,336 5,069 467
1905 38,448 3,717 3,997 386
1906 28,396 3,065 5,915 639
1907 30,059 3,225 5,768 619
1908 33,558 2,901 5,904 510
1909 42,476 3,567 5,426 456
1910 48,159 3,618 6,817 596
1911 32,261 2,789 8,497 735
1912 37,809 3,731 8,460 842
1913 46,511 4,555 6,896 675
1914 41,411 3,610 6,685 599
1915 25,968 2,171 11,028 926
1916 37,308 4,144 9,345 1,038
1917 21,686 3,146 10,040 1,457
1918 23,507 3,796 8,982 1,450
1919 24,226 4,517 13,606 2,537
1920 60,684 13,402 11,303 2,496
1921 51,936 6,915 7,347 980
1922 49,683 6,262 5,273 665
1923 59,641 6,771 8,069 916
1924 73,001 8,669 6,445 765
1925 44,583 5,203 6,156 718
1926 29,428 3,250 6,018 665
1927 50,001 5,001 4,772 477
1928 54,556 5,570 4,713 481
1929 65,484 6,276 5,101 489
1930 64,232 4,449 325 22
1931 85,861 4,485 7,762 406
1932 73,665 4,863 3,683 244
1933 48,582 3,277 4,164 281
1934 34,022 2,561 5,592 421
1935 25,066 2,455 7,189 704
1936 33,994 2,151 11,914 754
1937 55,803 3,444 15,154 935
1938 66,045 3,994 15,849 982
1939
1940
UK Total Import
(Million Pound)
UK Total Export
(Million Pound)
UK Domestic
Export (Million
Pound)
UK Re-export
(Million Pound)
Tr_ukimptl_a Tr_ukexptl_a Tr_ukdomexp_a Tr_ukreexp_a
71 60 52 8
79 67 59 8
88 69 60 9
87 67 58 9
112 71 59 12
88 61 53 8
101 76 64 12
103 83 71 12
110 87 74 13
110 91 78 13
149 116 99 17
152 116 97 19
144 117 96 21
173 139 116 23
188 146 122 24
165 140 117 23
179 155 130 25
211 165 136 29
217 160 125 35
225 166 124 42
249 197 147 50
275 212 160 52
271 219 166 53
295 229 189 40
275 226 181 45
295 228 180 48
295 237 190 47
303 244 200 44
331 284 223 61
355 314 256 58
371 311 255 56
370 298 240 58
374 281 223 58
375 257 201 56
394 252 199 53
369 246 193 53
363 249 192 57
411 286 223 63
397 297 234 63
413 306 241 65
427 306 240 66
390 296 233 63
371 271 213 58
350 269 213 56
362 281 222 59
388 299 235 64
428 316 249 67
421 329 264 65
435 309 247 62
424 291 227 64
405 277 218 59
408 274 216 58
417 286 226 60
442 296 240 56
451 294 234 60
471 294 233 61
485 320 255 65
523 356 293 63
522 348 280 68
528 349 283 66
543 361 291 70
551 371 301 70
565 408 330 78
608 461 376 85
646 518 426 92
593 457 377 80
625 469 378 91
678 534 430 104
680 557 454 103
745 599 487 112
769 635 525 110
697 526 431 95
852 484 385 99
949 604 506 98
1,064 597 527 70
1,316 532 501 31
1,626 964 799 165
1,933 1,557 1,334 223
1,086 810 703 107
1,003 824 720 104
1,096 886 767 119
1,277 941 801 140
1,321 927 773 154
1,241 778 653 125
1,218 832 709 123
1,196 844 724 120
1,221 839 729 110
1,044 658 571 87
861 455 391 64
702 416 365 51
675 417 368 49
731 447 396 51
756 481 426 55
848 502 441 61
1,028 596 521 75
920 533 471 62
886 486 440 46
1,152 467 441 26
Trade with China
Year China Import
from HK
China Export
to HK
Total China
Import
Total China
Export
% of China
Import from
HKTr_chimphk_a Tr_chexphk_a Tr_chimptl_a Tr_chexptl_a Tr_chimphkper_a
1864 9,462,401 7,997,274 48,590,756 54,006,509 19
1865 26,397,077 9,921,163 65,207,609 60,054,634 40
1866 30,462,053 9,977,546 76,930,781 56,161,807 40
1867 23,787,756 8,119,094 71,637,190 57,895,713 33
1868 15,672,685 8,970,289 73,318,634 69,114,733 21
1869 21,427,637 12,309,160 76,469,713 67,143,988 28
1870 19,771,056 11,441,519 72,289,531 61,682,121 27
1871 25,376,627 12,505,499 80,414,709 74,860,550 32
1872 23,264,157 13,440,943 78,066,431 83,719,887 30
1873 27,713,652 8,739,140 76,800,836 77,540,919 36
1874 23,667,334 11,304,031 67,241,288 66,712,868 35
1875 27,525,119 12,747,010 69,993,827 68,912,929 39
1876 27,371,681 14,477,235 72,390,898 80,850,512 38
1877 27,601,643 15,255,766 76,066,703 67,445,022 36
1878 27,444,636 14,979,101 73,188,166 67,172,179 37
1879 29,641,379 16,402,856 84,796,488 72,281,262 35
1880 30,253,085 16,608,720 81,639,703 77,883,587 37
1881 31,189,895 17,661,418 93,883,635 71,452,974 33
1882 29,063,006 16,487,573 79,504,243 67,336,846 37
1883 29,090,873 18,851,904 74,954,138 70,197,693 39
1884 30,770,453 17,239,750 74,330,282 67,147,680 41
1885 35,268,197 15,869,987 89,406,883 88,200,018 39
1886 34,889,671 22,552,676 89,310,480 77,206,568 39
1887 57,761,039 31,393,189 102,263,669 85,860,208 56
1888 69,840,746 33,551,518 126,826,643 92,401,067 55
1889 63,371,081 35,186,644 113,140,643 96,747,736 56
1890 72,057,314 32,930,551 128,758,290 87,144,480 56
1891 68,155,959 37,707,661 136,010,846 100,947,849 50
1892 69,816,916 40,701,434 137,422,672 102,853,525 51
1893 80,890,964 48,290,259 153,326,886 116,632,311 53
1894 82,424,351 50,793,504 162,102,911 128,104,522 51
1895 88,191,240 54,774,489 179,946,960 211,623,419 49
1896 91,356,530 54,053,060 143,293,211 131,081,421 64
1897 90,125,887 60,402,222 212,234,994 163,501,358 42
1898 97,214,017 62,083,512 218,745,347 159,037,149 44
1899 118,096,208 71,845,558 273,756,065 195,784,832 43
1900 93,846,617 62,961,634 222,129,473 158,956,752 42
1901 120,329,884 71,435,103 277,139,735 169,656,757 43
1902 133,524,169 82,657,375 325,546,311 214,181,584 41
1903 136,520,453 89,195,605 336,853,134 214,352,467 41
1904 141,085,010 86,858,017 357,444,663 344,060,608 39
1905 148,071,198 81,452,643 461,194,532 227,888,197 32
1906 144,936,957 82,740,427 428,290,287 236,456,739 34
1907 155,642,016 97,226,434 429,071,662 264,380,697 36
1908 150,252,300 92,107,963 409,554,653 276,660,403 37
1909 150,471,229 96,919,388 430,048,606 338,992,814 35
1910 171,465,974 108,722,925 476,553,402 380,833,328 36
1911 148,249,335 103,669,742 482,576,127 377,338,166 31
1912 147,801,363 103,384,165 482,726,080 370,520,403 31
1913 171,465,974 117,128,661 586,290,431 403,305,546 29
1914 148,249,763 93,399,758 572,057,970 345,280,874 26
1915 148,436,189 104,169,938 477,064,005 418,861,164 31
1916 153,347,624 119,485,650 535,268,426 481,757,366 29
1917 158,602,488 115,842,946 577,381,339 462,931,630 27
1918 162,191,816 116,988,021 577,643,803 485,883,031 28
1919 153,631,544 131,495,296 679,529,544 630,809,411 23
1920 159,313,335 136,462,043 799,960,206 541,631,300 20
1921 231,138,080 152,875,077 932,850,340 601,255,537 25
1922 239,347,671 169,995,691 975,034,183 654,891,933 25
1923 248,083,456 175,796,691 948,633,920 752,917,416 26
1924 243,919,357 173,162,926 1,039,102,156 771,784,468 23
1925 176,311,082 114,714,974 965,090,593 776,352,937 18
1926 124,472,673 93,802,031 1,144,646,971 864,294,771 11
1927 212,592,777 169,679,878 1,034,030,490 918,619,662 21
1928 226,077,171 182,123,992 1,210,001,728 991,354,988 19
1929 214,481,099 173,580,754 1,281,321,291 1,015,687,318 17
1930 218,369,933 158,018,135 1,328,231,986 894,843,594 16
1931 218,170,000 148,312,000
1932 60,473,984 75,665,481 1,062,617,331 492,988,989 6
1933 48,287,308 120,954,464 1,358,978,165 612,292,722 4
1934 29,638,663 101,001,027 1,038,978,938 545,733,321 3
1935 20,359,397 94,892,671 924,694,798 576,298,382 2
1936 17,754,509 106,546,843 944,523,218 706,790,915 2
1937 19,077,601 162,903,595 956,233,801 838,796,918 2
1938 24,589,195 243,395,311 893,499,695 763,731,464 3
1939 35,416,158 222,098,624 1,343,018,373 1,030,358,498 3
1940 146,972,221 367,502,131 2,044,364,630 1,976,071,291 7
Trade with Japan
% of China
Export to HK
Year Total Japan
Import
Total Japan
Export
Japan Import
from China
Tr_chexphkper_a Tr_japimptl_a Tr_japexptl_a Tr_japimpchi_a
15 1883 32014550 38516100
17 1884 32156404 33984640
18 1885 32710057 37146692
14 1886 37637138 48870522 7123851
13 1887 51699770 52407681 7985821
18 1888 65549200 65767101 10360135
19 1889 66236019 70179893 9199698
17 1890 81836575 56687034 8849685
16 1891 63851132 79595533 8798428
11 1892 75952344 91178553 12509410
17 1893 89355338 90419909 17095975
18 1894 117481955 111297690
18 1895 129260578 133516986 22985144
23 1896 171674474 114615784 21344521
22 1897 219300772 159388425 29265845
23 1898 277502156 162796652 30523861
21 1899 220401926 211495335 28687731
25 1900 287261846 198063547 29960740
24 1901 255816645 252349543 27256986
27 1902 271731259 258303065 40590858
26 1903 317135518 289502442 45458057
18 1904 371360739 319260896 54810336
29 1905 488538017 321533610 52618408
37 1906 418784108 423754892 57396737
36 1907 494467346 432412873 59182369
36 1908 436257462 378245673 50966883
38 1909 394198843 413112511 46886539
37 1910 464233808 458428996 68569541
40 1911 513805705 447433888 61999710
41 1912 618992277 526981842 54808000
40 1913 729431644 632460213 61223000
26 1914 595735725 591101461 58306000
41 1915 532449938 708306997 85847735
37 1916 756427910 1127468118 108639000
39 1917 1035811107 1603005048 133271000
37 1918 1668143833 1944100668 281707000
40 1919 2173459880 2098872617 322101000
42 1920 2336175000 1948395000 218091000
39 1921 1614155000 1252837000 191678000
42 1922 1890308000 1637452000 186344000
25 1923 1982231000 1447751000 204879000
36 1924 2453402000 1807035000 237552000
35 1925 2572658000 2305590000 214658000
37 1926 2377484000 2044728000 239410000
33 1927 2179154000 1992317000 226034000
29 1928 2196315000 1971955000 234547000
29 1929 2216240000 2148619000 209975000
27 1930 1546071000 1469852000 161701000
28 1931 1235673000 1146981000 145697000
29 1932 1431461000 1409992000 77175000
27 1933 1917220000 1861046000 113357000
25 1934 2282602000 2171925000 119574000
25 1935 2472236000 2499073000 133818000
25 1936 2763681000 2692976000 154838000
24 1937 3783177000 3175418000 143636000
21 1938 2663337000 2689677000 164611000
25
25
26
23
22
15
11
18
18
17
18
15
20
19
16
15
19
32
22
19
Japan Export to
China
Japan Import
from Manchuria
Japan Export to
Manchuria
Japan Import
from
Kouangtoung
Japan Export to
Kouangtoung
Tr_japexpchi_a Tr_japimpmanc_aTr_japexpmanc_a Tr_japimpkt_a Tr_japexpkt_a
9594907
10970044
11426714
5442507
5227495
5825851
6358859
7714420
9135109
13823844
21325066
29193175
40257034
31871576
42925579
46838545
64994180
67985873
98681998
117779533
85619233 8809675 20400683
60506991 12817078 17238801
73087891 18164387 16196930
90037354 9740160 19148456
88152792 20543797 23063188
114824000 25707000 27545000
154661000 30878000 29836000
162371000 31277000 22271000
141122586 27819092 22200802
192713000 33954000 37060000
318381000 53180000 65725000
359151000 100518000 116374000
447049000 162394000 150127000
410270000 196861000 113686000
287227000 111932000 77569000
333520000 130574000 71859000
272191000 148807000 67871000
348399000 175737000 72601000
468439000 176595000 101647000
421861000 157034000 99607000
334184000 132448000 91271000
373142000 150439000 110190000
346653000 166322000 124476000
260826000 121405000 86814000
155751000 90165000 65542000
129478000 51570000 25947000 76719000 120584000
108253000 147898000 82071000 20161000 221068000
117063000 164211000 107151000 27280000 295868000
148788000 191005000 126046000 25517000 300269000
159691000 205567000 150859000 33848000 347165000
179251000 249071000 216092000 45198000 395916000
312900000 339117000 316323000 60323000 536317000
Trade with the United States
Japan Import
from HongKong
Japan Export to
Hong Kong
Year US Dutiable
Import from
HK
US Duty-free
Import from
HKTr_japimphk_a Tr_japexphk_a Tr_usimphkduty_aTr_usimphkfree_a
1889 967158 513108
1890 679686 290059
1891 292660 270615
1892 386840 376483
1893 505382 372696
1894 639222 253289
4103703 7337896 1895 422930 353546
5495913 9366406 1896 563170 855954
5089606 12578695 1897 306305 617537
6985723 13288540 1898 462765 283752
8268071 15688875
8078190 18362803
9133778 19965900
12027198 25390294
15904467 31473896
7338455 34201308
10659855 39177455
11141788 41786647
2454881 25876059
1739727 29724694
2495410 28160103
1128597 26215081
684743 27061326
820610 24384762
1115530 18538739
628404 21675636
674651 23459911
701631 24521985
882000 28713000
1295000 33622000
876000 33277000
1594113 27401346
1015000 34980000
1804000 57176000
834000 63700000
1537000 59156000
2232000 74066000
1017000 59304000
690000 65422000
1653000 55319000
1099000 79011000
476000 73629000
1426000 52973000
1599000 66529000
1124000 56204000
608000 61065000
547000 55646000
499000 36754000
977000 18041000
2093000 23419000
1481000 33497000
2836000 49732000
3282000 58445000
5332000 49150000
1308000 16754000
US Total
Import from
HK
US Dutiable
Export to HK
US Duty-Free
Export to HK
US Total
Export to HK
Tr_usimphktl_aTr_usexphkduty_aTr_usexphkfree_aTr_usexphktl_a
1480266 10790 3675594 3686384 Description
969745 4512 4434641 4439153
563275 25199 4743498 4768697 Hong Kong Trade Statistics: Import, Export, Re-exports, Total Trade.
763323 6699 4887350 4894049
878078 2026 4214576 4216602 Unit:
892511 1719 4208128 4209847 Period:
776476 8145 4244895 4253040
1419124 9821 4681380 4691201 Source:
923842 7859 6052180 6060039
746517 31593 6233607 6265200
Note:
Trade with the United Kingdom
Unit:
Period:
Source:
Trade with China
Unit:
Period:
Source:
Trade with Japan
Unit:
Period:
Source:
Trade with the United States
Unit:
Period:
Source:
Hong Kong Trade Statistics: Import, Export, Re-exports, Total Trade.
HKD Million
1920-2002
1. 1921-25: Hong Kong Blue Book .
2. 1931-67: Hong Kong Statistics 1947-67 .
3. 1968-2002: Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics .
1. The data for 1921-25 are originally reported in pound sterling.
The data are converted into HK dollor by multiplying the exchange rate of HK dollar in pound sterling on it.
The exchange rate of HK dollar in those years are the mean of annual highest and annual lowest from C.F. Joseph Tom's (1964),
The Entrepot Trade and the Monetary Standard of Hong Kong, 1842-1941 , Appendix 13.
Trade with the United Kingdom
Trade between the UK and HK: thousand HK dollars, thousand UK Pounds.
Total trade figures for the UK: million UK Pound.
1843-1940
C.F. Joseph Tom (1964), The Entrepot Trade and the Monetary Standards of Hong Kong, 1842-1941 : Appendix 1.
Trade with China
1864-1932 silver in HaiKwan Taels
1933-1940 HK dollar
1864-1940
G.B. Endacott (1964), An Eastern Entrepot : document 33.
Trade with Japan
Japanese Yen.
1883-1938
Naikaku Tōkeikyoku (Japan), Resume Statistique de l’empire du Japon .
Trade with the United States
US Dollar.
1889-1898
Frank H. Hitchcock (1990), Our Trade with Japan, China, and Hongkong 1889-1899 .
The data are converted into HK dollor by multiplying the exchange rate of HK dollar in pound sterling on it.
The exchange rate of HK dollar in those years are the mean of annual highest and annual lowest from C.F. Joseph Tom's (1964),
C.F. Joseph Tom (1964), The Entrepot Trade and the Monetary Standards of Hong Kong, 1842-1941 : Appendix 1.
Wages Rates of Workers in Hong Kong
Year Bricklayers
and Plasterers
Carpenters Domestic Servants
employed by
Chinese
Domestic Servants
employed by
ForeignersWr_brlay_a Wr_carpe_a Wr_dserch_a Wr_dserfo_a
1845 363.0 363.0 250.0
1846 363.0 363.0 300.0
1847 363.0 300.0
1848 363.0 300.0
1849 363.0 300.0
1850 363.0 300.0
1851 363.0 300.0
1852 363.0 300.0
1853 363.0 300.0
1854 363.0 300.0
1855 300.0
1856 300.0
1857 300.0
1858 300.0
1859 300.0
1860
1861 300.0
1862 440.0 550.0 300.0
1863 440.0 550.0 300.0
1864 75.0 300.0
1865 75.0 300.0
1866 90.0 300.0
1867 90.0 300.0
1868 90.0 300.0
1869 90.0 300.0
1870 90.0 300.0
1871 90.0 300.0
1872 90.0 300.0
1873 90.0 300.0
1874 90.0 300.0
1875 90.0 300.0
1876 7.3 7.7 90.0 300.0
1877 6.9 7.3 90.0 300.0
1878 7.3 7.7 90.0 300.0
1879 7.3 7.7 1.8 6.0
1880 7.3 7.7 1.8 6.0
1881 7.3 7.7 1.8 6.0
1882 7.3 7.7 1.7 6.0
1883 7.3 7.7 1.7 6.0
1884 7.7 8.8 1.7 6.0
1885 7.7 8.8 1.7 6.0
1886 7.7 8.8 1.7 6.0
1887 7.7 8.8 1.7 6.0
1888 7.7 8.8 2.0 4.0
1889 8.8 11.0 2.0 8.0
1890 8.8 8.8 2.0 8.0
1891 8.8 8.8 2.0 8.0
1892 6.6 8.8 2.0 8.0
1893 6.6 8.8 2.0 8.0
1894 8.3 11.0 2.0 8.0
1895 8.3 11.6 2.0 8.0
1896 6.6 11.6 2.0 8.0
1897 6.6 11.6 2.5 9.5
1898 7.7 10.5 2.5 9.5
1899 7.7 10.5 2.5 9.5
1900 7.7 10.5 2.5 9.5
1901 7.7 10.5 2.5 9.5
1902 12.1 13.8 2.5 9.5
1903 12.1 13.8 2.5 12.0
1904 12.1 13.8 6.0 12.0
1905 12.1 13.8 6.0 12.5
1906 12.1 13.8 7.0 12.5
1907 12.1 13.8 7.0 12.5
1908 12.1 13.8 7.0 12.5
1909 12.1 13.8 7.0 12.5
1910 12.1 13.8 7.0 12.5
1911 12.1 13.8 7.0 12.5
1912 12.1 13.8 7.0 14.5
1913 12.1 13.8 7.0 14.5
1914 12.1 13.8 7.0 14.5
1915 12.1 13.8 7.5 15.5
1916 12.1 13.8 7.5 15.5
1917 9.4 9.9 14.0 15.5
1918 9.4 9.9 14.0 15.5
1919 10.5 12.7 14.0 18.5
1920 12.1 16.0 14.0 18.5
1921 14.3 17.6 17.5 21.0
1922 20.9 19.3 18.0 22.5
1923 20.9 25.0 18.0 23.5
1924 27.5 25.0 18.0 23.5
1925 33.6 26.1 20.0 25.7
1926 33.6 26.1 20.0 25.7
1927 33.6 28.3 21.5 26.0
1928 33.6 28.3 21.5 26.5
1929 33.0 30.8 22.5 27.0
1930 33.0 33.0 23.5 27.0
1931 24.2 25.3 13.5 27.5
1932 24.2 25.3 13.5 27.5
1933 24.2 25.3 13.5 27.5
1934 24.2 25.3 13.5 27.5
1935 22.6 23.1 13.5 27.5
1936 21.5 21.5 13.5 27.5
1937 23.1 23.1 13.5 27.5
1938 23.1 23.1 13.5 27.5
1939 23.1 23.1 13.5 27.5
1940 27.5 27.5 11.0 27.5
Joiners Masons Chinese
Workmen,
TradesWr_join_a Wr_mason_a Wr_trchwn_a Description
572.0 363.0 352.0
572.0 363.0 352.0 Wages Rates of Workers in Hong Kong
572.0 363.0 352.0
550.0 363.0 480.0 Period:
550.0 363.0 400.0
550.0 363.0 400.0
550.0 363.0 400.0
550.0 363.0 400.0
550.0 363.0 350.0
550.0 363.0 264.0
264.0
Unit:
336.0
550.0 250.0
550.0 250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0
250.0 Source:
7.7 7.3 250.0
7.3 6.9 250.0 Note:
7.7 7.3 250.0
7.7 7.3 5.0
7.7 7.3 5.0 Other Terms of
7.7 7.3 5.0 Employment:
7.7 7.3 5.0
7.7 7.3 5.0
8.8 7.7 5.0
8.8 7.7 5.0
8.8 7.7 5.0
8.8 7.7 5.0
8.8 7.7 5.0
11.0 8.8 5.0
8.8 8.8 5.0
8.8 8.8 5.0
8.8 6.6 5.0
8.8 6.6 5.0
11.0 8.3 5.0
11.6 8.3 2.0
11.6 6.6 2.0
11.6 6.6 4.0
10.5 7.7 4.5
10.5 7.7 4.5
10.5 7.7 4.5
10.5 7.7 4.5
13.8 12.1 4.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 8.5
13.8 12.1 11.0
13.8 12.1 11.0
13.8 12.1 11.0
13.8 12.1 12.5
13.8 12.1 12.5
9.9 9.4 12.5
9.9 9.4 12.5
12.7 10.5 16.5
16.0 12.1 16.5
17.6 14.3 19.0
19.3 20.9 19.5
25.0 20.9 19.5
25.0 27.5 19.5
26.1 33.6 23.0
26.1 33.6 23.0
28.3 33.6 23.5
28.3 33.6 24.0
30.8 33.0 24.5
33.0 33.0 24.5
25.9
Wages Rates of Workers in Hong Kong
Bricklayers and Plasterers 1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-61, 1864-75.
Carpenters 1845-1940. Data not available for 1847-61, 1864-75.
Domestic Servants, Employed by Chinese 1864-1940.
Domestic Servants, Employed by Foreigners 1845-1940. Data not available for 1860
Joiners 1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-75, 1931-39.
Masons 1845-1930. Data not available for 1855-61 and 1864-75.
Trades, Chinese Workmen 1845-1930. Data not available for 1856-60.
Monthly Salary
Bricklayers and Plasterers; Carpenters 1845-1875: Pence (= 1/240 UK Pound)
1876-1940: HK Dollar
Domestic Servants, Employed by Chinese 1864-78: Pence (= 1/240 UK Pound)
1879-1940: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Domestic Servants, Employed by Foreigners 1845-78: Pence (= 1/240 UK Pound)
1879-1940: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Joiners 1845-75: Pence (= 1/240 UK Pound)
1876-1940: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Masons 1845-78: Pence (= 1/240 UK Pound)
1879-1930: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Chinese Workmen, Trades 1845-78: Pence (= 1/240 UK Pound)
1879-1930: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Hong Kong Blue Book .
The monthly wage rates are converted from yearly and daily wage rates.
For daily wage data, we assume 22 working days per month to calculate the monthly wage rate.
Please refer to the description for individual series.
Individual Series
Bricklayers and Plasterers
1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-61, 1864-75. Period: 1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-61, 1864-75.
1845-1940. Data not available for 1847-61, 1864-75.
Unit: Monthly Salary
1845-1875: Pence (UK Pound)
1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-75, 1931-39. 1876-1940: HK Dollar
1845-1930. Data not available for 1855-61 and 1864-75.
Other Terms of
Employment: Board and lodging not mentioned for 1845-1903 and 1931-40.
With Board and Lodging for 1904-30
Note: Assuming 22 work days per month.
Carpenters
Period: 1845-1940. Data not available for 1847-61, 1864-75.
Unit: Monthly Salary
1845-1875: Pence (UK Pound)
1876-1940: HK Dollar
Other Terms of
Employment: Board and lodging not mentioned for 1845-1903 and 1931-40.
With Board and Lodging for 1904-30
Note: Assuming 22 work days per month.
Domestic Servants, Employed by Chinese (alt. name: Coolies, first class)
1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-61, 1864-75. Period: 1864-1940.
Unit: Monthly Salary
1864-78: Pence (UK Pound)
1879-1940: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Other Terms of
Board and lodging not mentioned for 1845-1903 and 1931-40. Employment: For 1864-1930, with Board and Lodging for 1864-1930.
For 1931-40, with free lodging and with Chinese employers generally free board.
Domestic Servants, Employed by Foreigners
1845-1940. Data not available for 1847-61, 1864-75. Period: 1845-1940. Data not available for 1860.
Unit: Monthly Salary
1845-78: Pence (UK Pound)
1879-1940: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Other Terms of
Board and lodging not mentioned for 1845-1903 and 1931-40. Employment: Board and Lodging not mentioned for 1845-78 and 1888-1911.
"Without board" for 1879-87; "with lodging" for 1912-30.
"With free lodging and with Chinese employers generally free board" for 1931-40.
Domestic Servants, Employed by Chinese (alt. name: Coolies, first class) Joiners
Period: 1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-75, 1931-39.
Unit: Monthly Salary
1845-75: Pence (UK Pound)
1876-1940: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Other Terms of
For 1864-1930, with Board and Lodging for 1864-1930. Employment: Board and Lodging not mentioned for 1845-54 and 1876-1903.
For 1931-40, with free lodging and with Chinese employers generally free board. "With board and lodging" for 1904-40.
Note: Assuming 22 work days per month.
Masons
Period: 1845-1930. Data not available for 1855-61 and 1864-75.
Unit: Monthly Salary
1845-78: Pence (UK Pound)
1879-1930: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Other Terms of
Board and Lodging not mentioned for 1845-78 and 1888-1911. Employment: Board and Lodging not mentioned for 1845-54, 1862-63 and 1876-1903.
"Without board" for 1879-87; "with lodging" for 1912-30. "With board and lodging" for 1904-30.
"With free lodging and with Chinese employers generally free board" for 1931-40.
Note: Assuming 22 work days per month.
Trades, Chinese Workmen
1845-1940. Data not available for 1855-75, 1931-39. Period: 1845-1930. Data not available for 1856-60.
Unit: Monthly Salary
1845-78: Pence (UK Pound)
1876-1940: HK Dollar (silver dollar) 1879-1930: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Other Terms of
Board and Lodging not mentioned for 1845-54 and 1876-1903. Employment: Board and lodging not mentioned for 1845-55 and 1861-63.
"With board and lodging" for 1904-40. With Board and Lodging for 1864-1930.
Assuming 22 work days per month. Note: Assuming 22 work days per month.
1845-1930. Data not available for 1855-61 and 1864-75.
1879-1930: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Board and Lodging not mentioned for 1845-54, 1862-63 and 1876-1903.
"With board and lodging" for 1904-30.
Assuming 22 work days per month.
1845-1930. Data not available for 1856-60.
1879-1930: HK Dollar (silver dollar)
Board and lodging not mentioned for 1845-55 and 1861-63.
With Board and Lodging for 1864-1930.
Assuming 22 work days per month.