SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1979
3
1
MAY
LAST MONTH
1979
APRIL 1979
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
MN.
$ MN.
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
4.552
4.154
398
9.6
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(73.3%)
(72.4%)
IMPORTS
6,884
7,114
230
3.2
RE-EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
TRADE BALANCE
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
-
JAN. MAY
1979
- 1,374
JAN.
1978
-
1,656
(26.7%)
1,586 (27.6%)
70
4.4
676
698
MAY
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
18,822
{% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(71.6%)
14,130 (74.4%)
+ 4,693
+ 33.2
IMPORTS
31,560
23,135
+ 8,425
+ 36.4
RE-EXPORTS
7,451
4,858
+ 2,593
+ 53.4
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(28.4%)
(25.6%)
TRADE BALANCE
- 5,287
- 4,147
- 1,140
LAST 12 MONTHS
JUNE 1978
TO MAY 1979
JUNE 1977
TO MAY 1978
INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
45,404
36,288
+9,116
+ 25.1
IMPORTS
71,480
52,389
+19,092
+ 36.4
RE-EXPORTS
15,790
10,883
+ 4,908
+ 45.1
TRADE BALANCE
-10,286
-
- 5,218
· 5,068
14.