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FINE TRONG
DAILY
INFORMATION
INFORMATION
SERVICES BULLETIN
Wednesday, June 28, 1972
HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASE
Hong Kong's domestic exports for May were valued at $1,277 million -
an increase of $79 million or 6.6 per cent over May last year.
Provisional trade figures released today (Wednesday) by the Census
and Statistics Department show that imports increased by $94 million or 5.3
per cent to $1,867 million. Re-exports valued at $329 million rose by $27
million or 9.1 per cent compared with May, 1971.
A spokesman of the Commerce and Industry Department said that during
the three-month period of March to May 1972, domestic exports totalled $3,409
million, imports $5,284 million and re-exports $896 million. Compared with
the corresponding period in the previous year, these figures represented an
increase of 4.4 per cent, 1.3 per cent and 10.3 per cent respectively.
Figures for the 5-month period, January to May, show increases over
the same period in 1971 of 9.5 per cent for domestic exports, 1.4 per cent for
imports and 13.2 per cent for re-exports.
Provisional figures for May are as follows:
MERCHANDISE:
Domestic Exports:
$1,277 million
Importe
$1,867 million
Re-exports
: $ 329 million
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