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Thursday, November 30, 1972
DOMESTIC EXPORTS SHOW ANOTHER SUBSTANTIAL RISE
The value of Hong Kong's domestic exports for the month of
October was $1,488 million - an increase of $204 million or 15.9 per
cent over the same month last year.
Provisional trade figures released today by the Census and
Statistics Department also show that imports were worth $1,898 million,
a rise of 8.3 per cent or $145 million. Re-exports also rose to $394 million,
up $56 million or 16.5 per cent compared with October 1971.
During the three-month period, August to October, domestic exporte
totalled $4,391 million, imports $5.697 million and re-exports $1,158 million.
Compared with the corresponding period last year, these figures
represented increases of 14.4 per cent, 14.5 per cent and 28 per cent
respectively.
Figures for the 10 months from January to October this year show
increases over the same period in 1971 of 10.6 per cent for domestic exports,
6.7 per cent for imports and 20.2 per cent for re-exports.
The provisional trade figures for October are as follows:-
MERCHANDISE:
Domestic Exports:
Imports
Re-exports
$1,488 million
$1,898 million
$ 394 million
/COMPARATI VE