SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1979
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FOLLOWING ARE THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES
FOR MAY:
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
IMPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
$4,552 MILLION
• $6,884 MILLION
$1,656 MILLION
$ 676 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
LATEST 3 MONTHS
MARCH
1979
-
MAY
MARCH MAY
1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
12,536
9,284
+ 3,253 + 35.0
IMPORTS
20,513
14,938
+ 5,574 + 37.3
RE-EXPORTS
4,812
3,198
+ 1,614 + 50.5
TRADE BALANCE
- 3,165
- 2,456
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
MAY 1979
MAY 1978
709
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
4,552
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(73.3%)
3.373 (74.4%)
+ 1,180
+ 35.0
IMPORTS
6,884
5,061
+ 1,823
+ 36.0
RE-EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
1.656 (26.7%)
1,163 (25.6%)
492
+ 42.3
TRADE BALANCE
676
525
151
/LAST MONTH