2
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1979
FOLLOWING ARE COMPARATIVE TRADE FIGURES:
LATEST THREE
MONTHS
JUNE-AUGUST
1979
JUNE-AUGUST
1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
15 558
10 883
4 676
+43.0
RE-EXPORTS
5 155
3 259
1 895
+58.2
TOTAL EXPORTS
20 713
14 142
6 571
+46.5
IMPORTS
21 840
15 437
6 403
+41.5
TRADE BALANCE
P
1 127
- 1 295
168
SAME MONTH
LAST YEAR
AUGUST 1979
AUGUST 1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
5 806
4 016
1 790
+44.6
(% OF TOTAL
EXPORTS)
(76.8%)
(77.1%)
RE-EXPORTS
1 757
1 196
561
+46.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
7 563
5 212
2 351
+45.1
IMPORTS
7 348
5 239
2 108
+40.2
TRADE BALANCE
215
27
242
AUGUST
LAST MONTH
1979
JULY 1979
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN..
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
5 806
5 174
631 +12.2
(% OF TOTAL
EXPORTS)
(76.8%)
(75.8%)
RE-EXPORTS
1 757
1 653
104
+ 6.3
TOTAL EXPORTS
7 563
6 828
735
+10.8
IMPORTS
7 348
7 542
194
-
2.6
TRADE BALANCE
215
714
929
/CALENDAR YEAR