FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1974
AUGUST EXPORTS UP BY NEARLY $250 MILLION
THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS LAST MONTH AMOUNTED TO $2,191 MILLION, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF $246 MILLION OR 12.6 PER CENT OVER AUGUST 1973.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 19.3 PER CENT TO $2.965 BILLION WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS DECREASED BY 9.3 PER CENT TO $624 MILLION, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.
FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO AUGUST 1974 SHOW INCREASES BY VALUE OVER THE SAME PERION IN 1973 OF 31.0 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 30.5 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS AND 38.9 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS.
THE 12-MONTH PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1973 TO AUGUST 1974 SHOWS AN INCREASE BY VALUE OVER THE PREVIOUS 12-ONTH PERIOD OF 36.8 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 43.2 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS AND 43.4 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES A LIST OF COMPARATIVE FIGURES:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
AUGUST 1974
AUGUST 1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ HN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
1
2,191
1,946
+ 246
+ 12.6
IMPORTS
2.965
2,485
+ 480
+ 19.3
RE-EXPORTS
624
687
64
9.3
JUNE-AUGUST
JUNE-AUGUST
1974
1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
6,366
5,220
+ 1,146
+ 22.0
IMPORTS
.9.190
7,211
+ 1.979
+ 27.5
RE-EXPORTS
1,820
1.755
65 + 3.7
JAN.-AUG-
1974
JAN.-AUG.
1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
IMPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
15,763 23,071..
4,912
.11,760 17.192
+ 4,003
+ 6,639
3,765 + 1.148
*+ 34.0 +38.9 + 30.5
SEPT. 1973 ΤΟ AUG. 1974
SEPT. 1972
TO AUG. 1973
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ HN.
$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
IMPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
23,658
17,290
35,684
24,892
7.673
5.359
+ 6.368 +10,792 + 2.314
+ 36.8
/2
+ 43.4
+ 43.2