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External trade
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機密
13.
Except for 1987, Shenzhen's visible trade
account has been consistently in deficit :
(US$ Mn)
Exports
Imports
Balance
1983
120
604
-484
1984
266
808
-542
1985
563
743
-180
1986
726
1,121
-395
1987
1,414
1,144
+270
Average
annual growth
85
17
Not applicable
rate (%)
1983-87
(4 years)
14.
Sources: Almanac of China's Foreign Economic
Relations and Trade, various issues. Press reports.
Mr Yang of the Import and Export Department gave some figures on the value of industrial merchandise in
Shenzhen's external trade :
Value of industrial merchandise (US$ Mn)
As a proportion of Shenzhen's external trade
( % )
1983
77
10.6
1984
300
27.9
1985
560
42.9
1986
720
39.0
1987
1,420
55.5
1988 (forecast)
1,800
Not available
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