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The Statistics of Mainland-Hong Kong Trade and Economic Cooperation in January-November 2016

I. Mainland-Hong Kong Trade

The mainland-Hong Kong trade volume in January-November 2016 amounted to US$274.31 billion, down 7.1% year on year, accounting for 8.3% of the mainland's total foreign trade volume. The mainland's export to Hong Kong was US$258.21 billion, down 9.3% year on year, and its import from Hong Kong was US$16.11 billion, up 51.9% year on year. Hong Kong is the 4th largest trade partner and the 3rd largest export market of the mainland.

In November 2016, the mainland-Hong Kong trade volume was US$29.24 billion, down 19.4% year on year and up 17.9% month on month. The mainland's export to Hong Kong was US$28.44 billion, down 17.1% year on year and up 17.2% month on month, while its import from Hong Kong was US$800 million, down 58.3% year on year and up 55.8% month on month.

II. Investment from Hong Kong

In January-November 2016, a total of 11,309 Hong Kong-funded projects were approved in the mainland, down 3.6% year on year. The actually utilized Hong Kong capital was US$72.75 billion, down 6.8% year on year.

In November 2016, 770 Hong Kong-invested projects were approved in the mainland, up 17.4% month on month. The actually utilized Hong Kong capital was US$6.8 billion, up 7.8% month on month.

By the end of November 2016, as many as 397,522 Hong Kong-invested projects had been approved in the mainland, and the actually utilized Hong Kong capital was US$906.07 billion, accounting for 51.6% of the total capital amount of foreign investment in the mainland according to the statistics of the actual use of foreign investment.

III. Investment in Hong Kong

In January-November 2016, the non-financial direct investment in Hong Kong reached US$83.42 billion, accounting for 51.6% of the total US$161.70 billion. By the end of November 2016, the mainland's non-financial direct investment in Hong Kong had accumulated to US$489.38 billion, accounting for 52.8% of the total investment stock.

VI. Mainland-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation

In January-November 2016, the mainland had 160 contractual projects in Hong Kong with a total value of US$7.8 billion and a completed turnover of US$3.65 billion. The laborers dispatched to Hong Kong numbered 53,635. By the end of November 2016, the accumulated turnover of the mainland in Hong Kong had reached US$61.97 billion.

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