THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1975.
APRIL EXPORTS DOWN BY 13 PER CENT
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THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS LAST MONTH FELL. DY $261 MILLION OR 13.6 PER CENT COMPARED WITH APRIL LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES ISSUED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
LAST MONTH'S EXPORTS AMOUNTED TO $1,660 MILLION IN VALUE COMPARED WITH $1,922 MILLION THIE CĂME MONTH LAST YEAR. THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WAS DOWN BY 20.4 PER CENT TO $2,513 MILLION AS AGAINST $3,155 MILLION IN APRIL 1974, AND RE-EXPORTS DROPPED BY 8.1 PER CENT TO $555 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $604 MILLION IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO APRIL THIS YEAR SHOWED DECREASES BY VALUE OF 14.0 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 15.3 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS AND 12.3 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS, AS AGAINST THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
DURING THE 12-MONT!! PERIOD MAY 1974 TO APRIL 1975 THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS ROSE BY 1.4 PER CENT BUT RE-EXPORTS DROPPED BY 7.1 PER CENT IN VALUE. THE DECREASE IN IMPORTS WAS NEGLIGIBLE OVER THIS PERIOD.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES AN EASY GUIDE TO THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS: $1,660 MILLION
IMPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
• $2,513 MILLION $ 555 MILLION
APRIL 1975
APRIL
1974
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(%OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
1.660
1,922
261
13.6
(74.986)
(76.1%)
IMPORTS
2,513
3,155
642
20.4
RE-EXPORTS
555
604
49
8.1
(OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(25.1%)
(23.9%)
/FEB.-APR. 1975