24-20    Values of Imports and Exports by Major Country/Region
				(100 million MOP )
Trade Type	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Major Country/Region
Imports (Country or Region of Origin)
Mainland China	47.4	50.9	58.1	74.3	81.7
Hong Kong SAR	41.8	37.0	29.5	27.6	26.6
European Union	20.5	16.4	21.0	17.4	24.1
Japan	14.2	12.1	10.8	11.4	10.4
Taiwan, China	15.4	15.4	15.5	17.2	12.8
United States of America	10.4	7.3	8.3	8.2	8.0
Exports (Country or Region of Destination)
United States of America	77.5	81.4	82.5	98.4	89.1
European Union	56.3	52.1	53.0	57.9	49.2
Mainland China	11.1	11.6	16.2	20.7r	21.6
Hong Kong SAR	13.2	13.0	12.0	13.3	11.8