WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1978
OCTOBER
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1978
OCTOBER
1977
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$
MN.
MN.
MN.
96
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
3,806
2,900
+ 905
+31.2
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(75.4%)
(76.4%)
IMPORTS
5,605
4,277
+1,327
+31.0
RE-EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
TRADE BALANCE
1.238 (24.6%)
897 (23.6%)
+ 341 +38.1
—
561
-
480
81
LAST MONTH
OCTOBER
1978
SEPTEMBER
1978
MN.
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
3,806
(%% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(75.496)
3,736 (75.79%)
+ 69
+1.9
IMPORTS
5,605
5,505
+ 100
+ 1.8
RE-EXPORTS
1.238
1,200
+ 38
+ 3.2
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(24.6%)
(24.3%)
TRADE BALANCE
561
- 569
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN.-OCT.
1978
JAN.-OCT.
1977
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
32,564
28,372
+4,192
+14.8
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(75.5%)
(78.0%)
IMPORTS
49,703
39,460 +10,243 +26.0
RE-EXPORTS
10,563
7,986 +2,577
+32.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(24.5%)
(22.0%)
TRADE BALANCE
-6,576
-3,102
-3,474
LAST 12 MONTHS
NOV. 1977
TO OCT. 1978
NOV. 1976
TO OCT. 1977
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$
MN.
$ MN. 96
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
39,196
34,255
+4,942
+14.4
IMPORTS
58,944
47,227 +11,717
+24.8
RE-EXPORTS
12,406
9,615
+2,791
+29,0
TRADE BALANCE
-7,342
-3,357
-3,985
0
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