| Major service group | Year | Exports of services | Imports of services | Net exports of services | | HK$ million | Share (%) | Year-on-year % change | HK$ million | Share (%) | Year-on-year % change | HK$ million | | Transportation services |
2005 |
158,007 |
31.9 |
16.9 |
81,361 |
30.8 |
20.3 |
76,646 |
| 2006 |
174,186 |
30.8 |
10.2 |
90,234 |
31.3 |
10.9 |
83,952 |
| 2007 |
199,561 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
108,627 |
32.7 |
20.4 |
90,934 |
| 2008 |
224,953 |
31.4 |
12.7 |
123,289 |
33.6 |
13.5 |
101,664 |
| 2009 |
194,342 |
29.0 |
-13.6 |
106,033 |
30.8 |
-14.0 |
88,309 |
| Travel services |
2005 |
80,061 |
16.2 |
14.2 |
103,474 |
39.2 |
0.1 |
-23,413 |
| 2006 |
90,399 |
16.0 |
12.9 |
109,088 |
37.9 |
5.4 |
-18,689 |
| 2007 |
107,304 |
16.2 |
18.7 |
117,346 |
35.3 |
7.6 |
-10,042 |
| 2008 |
119,171 |
16.6 |
11.1 |
125,326 |
34.2 |
6.8 |
-6,155 |
| 2009 |
127,616 |
19.1 |
7.1 |
123,716 |
36.0 |
-1.3 |
3,900 |
| Insurance services |
2005 |
3,218 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
4,710 |
1.8 |
-1.1 |
-1,492 |
| 2006 |
3,240 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
4,764 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
-1,524 |
| 2007 |
3,648 |
0.6 |
12.6 |
5,543 |
1.7 |
16.4 |
-1,895 |
| 2008 |
4,262 |
0.6 |
16.8 |
5,651 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
-1,389 |
| 2009 |
4,252 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
5,059 |
1.5 |
-10.5 |
-807 |
| Financial services |
2005 |
48,753 |
9.8 |
37.4 |
10,932 |
4.1 |
20.5 |
37,821 |
| 2006 |
71,997 |
12.7 |
47.7 |
15,671 |
5.4 |
43.3 |
56,326 |
| 2007 |
96,930 |
14.7 |
34.6 |
21,895 |
6.6 |
39.7 |
75,035 |
| 2008 |
92,044 |
12.8 |
-5.0 |
24,426 |
6.7 |
11.6 |
67,618 |
| 2009 |
84,138 |
12.6 |
-8.6 |
26,565 |
7.7 |
8.8 |
57,573 |
| Merchanting and other trade-related services |
2005 |
162,179 |
32.7 |
10.7 |
18,628 |
7.0 |
12.8 |
143,551 |
| 2006 |
178,270 |
31.5 |
9.9 |
20,967 |
7.3 |
12.6 |
157,303 |
| 2007 |
198,976 |
30.1 |
11.6 |
24,298 |
7.3 |
15.9 |
174,678 |
| 2008 |
215,939 |
30.1 |
8.5 |
26,866 |
7.3 |
10.6 |
189,073 |
| 2009 |
202,039 |
30.2 |
-6.4 |
24,755 |
7.2 |
-7.9 |
177,284 |
| Other services |
2005 |
43,176 |
8.7 |
10.4 |
45,132 |
17.1 |
9.7 |
-1,956 |
| 2006 |
46,963 |
8.3 |
8.8 |
47,176 |
16.4 |
4.5 |
-213 |
| 2007 |
54,310 |
8.2 |
15.6 |
54,530 |
16.4 |
15.6 |
-220 |
| 2008 |
60,879 |
8.5 |
12.1 |
60,925 |
16.6 |
11.7 |
-46 |
| 2009 |
56,628 |
8.5 |
-7.0 |
57,881 |
16.8 |
-5.0 |
-1,253 |
| All services |
2005 |
495,394 |
100.0 |
15.3 |
264,237 |
100.0 |
9.0 |
231,157 |
| 2006 |
565,054 |
100.0 |
14.1 |
287,900 |
100.0 |
9.0 |
277,154 |
| 2007 |
660,728 |
100.0 |
16.9 |
332,240 |
100.0 |
15.4 |
328,488 |
| 2008 |
717,249 |
100.0 |
8.6 |
366,484 |
100.0 |
10.3 |
350,765 |
| 2009 |
669,015 |
100.0 |
-6.7 |
344,009 |
100.0 |
-6.1 |
325,006 |
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