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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1979
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY:-
MERCHANDISE.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS $5,174 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$1,653 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
$6,828 MILLION
IMPORTS
$7,542 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
: $714 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
MAY - JULY MAY JULY
LATEST 3 MONTHS
1979
1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
14,312
$ MN.
10,240
$ MN.
%
+ 4,072 + 39.8
RE-EXPORTS
5,054
3,263
+ 1,791
+ 54.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
19,367
13,504
+ 5,863
+ 43.4
IMPORTS
21,381
15,242
+ 6,140
+ 40.3
TRADE BALANCE
- 2,014
- 1,738
276
JULY
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1979
JULY 1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
5,174
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(75.8%)
3,523 (78.3%)
+ 1,651
+ 46.9
RE-EXPORTS
1,653
979
675
+ 69.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
6,828
4,502
+ 2,326
+ 51.7
IMPORTS
7,542
5,048
+ 2,494
+ 49.4
TRADE BALANCE
714
546
168
/LAST MONTH.....