Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 1.02 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Hong Kong, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in Hong Kong is 1.02, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Hong Kong peaked at 1.02 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7377, in 1984.
Hong Kong ranks 13th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.9128 | — |
| 1964 | 0.8816 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8342 | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8147 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9375 | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9682 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9725 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9178 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9469 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9019 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.02 | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8966 | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9541 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9656 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.948 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8739 | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8529 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7871 | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8061 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8047 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7625 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7377 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8408 | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8296 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.816 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8676 | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8398 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7914 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8157 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7753 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7844 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7818 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8463 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8527 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9112 | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8224 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.806 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8335 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7686 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7919 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8012 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8144 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8466 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8496 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8526 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9276 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8555 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.864 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.86 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8648 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8872 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.903 | 0.8147 | 0.9725 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.928 | 0.8529 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8092 | 0.7377 | 0.8676 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8187 | 0.7753 | 0.9112 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8341 | 0.7686 | 0.9276 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8986 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Hong Kong?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Hong Kong was 1.02 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1973.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7377 in 1984.
- How does Hong Kong rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Hong Kong ranks 13th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.