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FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1975
MAY EXPORTS DOWN BY 21 PER CENT
THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN MAY FELL BY $465 MILLION OR 21.1 PER CENT COMPARED WITH MAY LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES ISSUED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
EXPORTS FOR MAY AMOUNTED TO $1,738 MILLION IN VALUE COMPARED WITH
$2,203 MILLION IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FELL BY 22.7 PER CENT TO $2,677 MILLION AS AGAINST $3,461 MILLION IN MAY 1974, AND RE-EXPORTS DROPPED BY 19.1 PER CENT TO $553 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $684 MILLION IN MAY LAST YEAR,
FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO MAY THIS YEAR SHOWED DECREASES BY VALUE OF 15.6 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 17.0 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS, AND 13.8 PER CENT FOR THE RE-EXPORTS, AS AGAINST THE SAME FERIOD IN 1974.
DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD FROM JUNE 1974 TO MAY 1975, THERE WERE DECREASES OF 4.0 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 6,2 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS AND 12.0 PER CENT FOR REEXPORTS, WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH
PERICD.
THE FOLLOWING TRADE TABLE GIVES AN EASY GUIDE TO THE PROVISIONAL.
TRADE FIGURES:-
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS:
IMPORTS
$1,738 MILLION
$2,677 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
# 553 MILLION
MAY
1975
MAY 1974
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
# MN.
# MN.
3 MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
1,738
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(75.9%)
2,203 (76.3%)
465 - 21,1
IMPORT'S
2,677
3,461
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784
22.7
RE-EXPORTS
553
684
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130- 19.1
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(24.1%)
(23.7%)
/MAR.-MAY