- 1 JUL 1992
PRESS RELEASE
TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY, 1992
The Census and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for May:-
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:
Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
$19,406 million 57,176 million $76,582 million $81,518 million $4,936 million
Mar 91 to May 91 HK$ Mn.
Latest 3 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
Same month last year
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Tråde balance
Last month
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Tråde
Balance
Calendar year to-date
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Lance
Trade balan
Last 12 months
Domestic Exports Re-exports Total Exports Imports
Tråde Salance
(in deficit)
Mar 92 to May 92 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
5 75 161,729 215,904
120 316
172,907
942
189,960
1723
-18,038
-17,053
584 413 2,997 ,982 -985
3 34.4 24 23.2
May 1992
HKS Mn.
May 1991 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HKS Mn.
%%
19,406
19,431
- 25'
0.1
(25.3%) 57.176 76,582 81,518
(30.2%) 44,924 64,355 67,138
12,252
27.3
12.
227
19.
0
14,380
21.4
4,936
-2,783
2,153
May 1992
HKS Mn.
April 1992 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
%%
*
19,406 (25.3%)
17,718
1,688
9.5
(24.9%)
57,176
53.330
76,582
71,048
81,518
551
4,936
-7,503
3522
846 5,534 2, 967 567
7.2
7.8
3.8
Jan-May 1992
HK$ Mn.
85,830
(25.5%)
Jan-May 1991 HK$ Mn.
86,113 (31.1%)
Increase
HK$ Mn.
%
-283
-0.3
250,118
190,798
320
31.1
335,948
276,911
037
21 3
358,025
2,077
295,630 18,719
2.395
21.1
3,358
Jun 91 to May 92 HKS Mn.
Jun 90 to
May 91 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
%
230,762
230,296
594,161
824,923
686,191
841,378
698,348
-16,455
-12,157
466
0.2
455,895
138,266
30.3
138,732
20.2
143,030
20.5
4,298
25th June, 1992
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT