Statistics of Mainland-HK Trade and Economic Cooperation in January 2012

I. Mainland-HK Trade

Mainland-HK trade in January 2012 amounted to US$18.25 billion, down by 14.9% year on year, accounting for 6.7% of Mainland’s total foreign trade value. Among that, US$17.08 billion was Mainland’s export to HK, down by 16.4% year on year; and US$1.16 billion was import from HK, up by 15.1% year on year.

II. Investment from HK

In January, there were 644 HK-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 38.3% year on year. The actual use of HK capital was US$5.55 billion, down by 8.5% year on year. By the end of January 2012, the accumulated number of HK-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 336,924 with the actual use of US$532.27 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, HK capital accounts for 45.2% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

III. Mainland-HK Economic Cooperation

In January, the number of contracts for contracted projects and labor service cooperation reached 4, with the contract value of US$0.32 billion. The turnover amounted to US$0.15 billion. By the end of December, the total number of labor dispatched to HK was 23,798, and the accumulated turnover reached US$41.70 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)