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CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN-APRIL
1980
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JAN-APRIL
1979
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1980
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ M
$ M
$ M
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
19 097 (69.6%)
14 270 (71.1%)
+ 4 827
+ 33.8
RE-EXPORTS
8 338
5 795
+ 2 543
+ 43.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
27 435
20 065
+ 7 369
+ 36.7
IMPORTS
33 749
24 676
+ 9 072
+ 36.8
TRADE BALANCE
- 6 314
- 4 611
- 1 703
LAST 12 MONTHS
MAY 1979 TO APRIL 1980
MAY 1978 ΤΟ APRIL 1979
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ M
$ M
$ M
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
60 739
44 230
+16 509
+ 37.3
RE-EXPORTS
22 565
15 341
+ 7 224
+ 47.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
83 304
59 571
+23 733
+ 39.8
IMPORTS
94 909
69 668
+25 242
+ 36.2
TRADE BALANCE
-11 605
-10 097
- 1 508
$1 INCREASE IN OUT-PATIENT CHARGE *****
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY ADVISED THAT THE REVISED CHARGE OF $3 PER VISIT AT GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JUNE 1.
REVISED CHARGES FOR GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SERVICES WERE ANNOUNCED IN APRIL LAST YEAR WHEN THE FEE WAS INCREASED FROM $1 TO $2 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 29 YEARS.
IN MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT THEN, THE DEPARTMENT HAD GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE CHARGE WAS TO BE INCREASED TO $3 IN JUNE THIS YEAR SO AS TO REDUCE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST OF SERVICE AND THE FEES CHARGED,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT AT MID-1977 PRICES THE AVERAGE COST OF A GENERAL OUT-PATIENT ATTENDANCE WAS $35.
HE SAID THESE FEES WILL BE REDUCED OR WAIVED IN CASES OF REAL HARDSHIP AS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PRACTICE AT ALL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS.
THE SPOKESMAN