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PRESS RELEASE
FORASETOBER,
TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER, 1992
The Census, and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for October:-
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
ance
exxxes
1,854 million 67,923 million 89,777 million 90,021 million $244 million
(in deficit)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Domestic Exports Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
Same month last year.
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
Trade Balance
Last month
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Aug 92 to Oct 92 HK$ Mn.
63,817 193,226
Aug 91 to
Oct 91 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
62,186 148,434
1,631
2.6
44,792
30.2
257,043
210,620
46,423
22.0
252,343
202,990
49,353
24.3
4,700
7,630
-2,930
October 1992
October
Increase
1991
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
21,854
21,296
558
2.6
(24.3%)
(29.4%)
67,923
51,098
16,825
32.9
89,777
72,394
17,383
24.0
90,021
69,282
20,739
29.9
-244
3,112
-3,356
October 1992
September
Increase
1992
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
21,854
21,129
725
3.4
(24.3%)
(24.7%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
67,923
64,361
3,562
5.5
89,777
85,490
4,287
90,021
82,952
7,069
Vou
-244
2,538
-2,782
Calendar year to-date
Domestic Exports Dom
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Jan-Oct 1992
Jan-Oct
Increase
1991
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
192,139
188,289
3,850
2.0
(25.4%)
(30.5%)
563,240
430,055
133,185
31.0
755,379
618,344
137,035
22.2
Imports
Trade balance
779,956
631,293
148,663
-24,577
-12,949
-11,628
Last 12 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
Nov 91 to
Oct 92 HK$ Mn.
Nov 90 to
Oct 91 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
*
234,894
230,379
4,515
668,027
509,521
158,506
2.0 31.1
902,921
739,900
163,021
22.0
927,645
754,747
172,898
2.9
-24,724
-14,847
-9,877
25th November, 1992
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
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