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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1974
JULY PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES
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THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS LAST MONTH AMOUNTED TO $2,101 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $463 MILLION OR 28.3 PER CENT OVER JULY 1973, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FOR THE MONTH ROSE BY 30.9 PER CENT TO $3,069 MILLION, AND RE-EXPORTS BY 7.3 PER CENT TO $591 MILLION.
FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY-JULY THIS YEAR SHOW INCREASES BY VALUE OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR OF 38.3 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 39.4 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS AND 42.2 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD AUGUST 1973 TO JULY 1974 WENT UP IN VALUE BY 38.6 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH PERIOD, WHILE RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 53.5 PER CENT AND IMPORTS BY 44.9 PER CENT.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE BREAKDOWN AND COMPARATIVE FIGURES:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
JULY 1974
JULY 1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
2,101
1,637
463
+ 28.3
IMPORTS
3,069
2.344
725
+ 30.9
RE-EXPORTS
591
551
40 + 7.3
MAY-JULY
MAY-JULY
1974
1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
6.378
4.748
1,631
+ 34.4
IMPORTS
9,687
6,890
2.797
+ 40.6
RE-EXPORTS
1,880
1,497
383
+ 25.6
JAN.-JULY JAN.-JULY
1974
1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
13.573
9.815
IMPORTS
20,908
14,707
RE-EXPORTS
4,289
3.077
++
3.758 6,200 1,212
+ 42-2 + 39.4
+ 38.3
AUG. 1973