Hong Kong Centrifugal Sugar Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1973 | 0 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1974 | 1 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1975 | 18 | (1000 MT) | 1,700.00 % |
| 1976 | 21 | (1000 MT) | 16.67 % |
| 1977 | 22 | (1000 MT) | 4.76 % |
| 1978 | 30 | (1000 MT) | 36.36 % |
| 1979 | 31 | (1000 MT) | 3.33 % |
| 1980 | 36 | (1000 MT) | 16.13 % |
| 1981 | 24 | (1000 MT) | -33.33 % |
| 1982 | 21 | (1000 MT) | -12.50 % |
| 1983 | 25 | (1000 MT) | 19.05 % |
| 1984 | 25 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 1985 | 20 | (1000 MT) | -20.00 % |
| 1986 | 19 | (1000 MT) | -5.00 % |
| 1987 | 22 | (1000 MT) | 15.79 % |
| 1988 | 17 | (1000 MT) | -22.73 % |
| 1989 | 22 | (1000 MT) | 29.41 % |
| 1990 | 22 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 1991 | 22 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 1992 | 22 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 1993 | 14 | (1000 MT) | -36.36 % |
| 1994 | 20 | (1000 MT) | 42.86 % |
| 1995 | 20 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 1996 | 18 | (1000 MT) | -10.00 % |
| 1997 | 18 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 1998 | 38 | (1000 MT) | 111.11 % |
| 1999 | 48 | (1000 MT) | 26.32 % |
| 2000 | 58 | (1000 MT) | 20.83 % |
| 2001 | 27 | (1000 MT) | -53.45 % |
| 2002 | 26 | (1000 MT) | -3.70 % |
| 2003 | 46 | (1000 MT) | 76.92 % |
| 2004 | 45 | (1000 MT) | -2.17 % |
| 2005 | 45 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 2006 | 34 | (1000 MT) | -24.44 % |
| 2007 | 3 | (1000 MT) | -91.18 % |
| 2008 | 6 | (1000 MT) | 100.00 % |
| 2009 | 10 | (1000 MT) | 66.67 % |
| 2010 | 16 | (1000 MT) | 60.00 % |
| 2011 | 17 | (1000 MT) | 6.25 % |
| 2012 | 22 | (1000 MT) | 29.41 % |
| 2013 | 27 | (1000 MT) | 22.73 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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