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Thursday, March 1, 1973
PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY
Nearly Six Per Cent Increase Shown In Exports
The value of Hong Kong's domestic exports for the month of January
an increase of $67 million or 5.8 per cent over the
was $1,214 million
same month last year.
Provisional trade figures released today by the Census and
Statistics Department showed that imports were worth $1,859 million,
a rise of 21.4 per cent or $327 million.
Re-exports also rose to $358 million, up $70 million or 24.4 per
cent compared with Jamiary 1972.
A spokesman for the Commerce and Industry Department said that
during the three-month period from November 1972 to January 1973, domestic exports
totalled $3,770 million imports $5,757 million and re-exports 1,164 willion.
Comparied with the corresponding period in the previous year,
these figures represented increases of 10.1 per cent, 14.2 per cent and
27 per cent respectively.
The provisional trade figures for January are as follows:
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