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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1981
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MARCH:
MERCHANDISE
DOMESTIC EXPORTS: $ 5 784 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
• $ 3 326 MILLION
: $9 111 MILLION
: $11 326 MILLION
■ $ 2 215 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
JAN - MAR
1981
$ MN.
JAN - MAR
1980
$ MN.
$ MN.
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
*
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
16 068 (62.8%)
13 708 (69.4%)
+ 2 359
+ 17.2
RE-EXPORTS
9 527
6 036
+ 3 491
+ 57.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
25 595
19 744
+ 5 850
+ 29.6
IMPORTS
31 101
24 212
+ 6 889
+ 28.5
TRADE BALANCE
5 506
4 468
- 1 038
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
MARCH 1981
$ MN.
MARCH 1980
$ MN.
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
5 784 (63.5%)
4 585 (67.6%)
+ 1 200
+ 26.2
RE-EXPORTS
3 326
2 202
• 1 124
TOTAL EXPORTS
9 111
6 787
+ 2 324
IMPORTS
11 326
8 959
+ 2 367
+51.1
+ 34.2
+ 26.4
TRADE BALANCE
2 215
2 172
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/LAST MONTH