SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1981
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CONCERNING THE FAIRLY RAPID GROWTH IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS IN JUNE THIS YEAR (29.7 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH JUNE 1980), THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THIS WAS PARTLY A REFLECTION OF THE CONTINUING RAPID GROWTH IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS (BY 37.4 PER CENT, JUNE THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH JUNE 1980). HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AN AEROPLANE (A JUMBO 747) VALUED AT OVER $300 MILLION WAS IMPORTED IN JUNE.
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE 1-
MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
: $ 6 831 MILLION * $ 3 266 MILLION
: $10 097 MILLION
$11 441 MILLION
: $ 1 344 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
APRIL-JUNE 1981
APRIL-JUNE
1980
$ MN.
$ MN.
INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
19 544
17 414
+ 2 131
+ 12.2
RE-EXPORTS
10 011
7 201
+ 2 809
+39.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
29 555
24 615
+ 4 940
+ 20.1
IMPORTS
34 559
27 761
+ 6 797
+ 24.5
TRADE BALANCE
5 004
3 146
- 1 858
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
JUNE 1981
JUNE 1980
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
6 831 (67.7%)
6 079 (71.9%)
751
+ 12.4
RE-EXPORTS
3 266
2 378
888
+ 37.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
10 097
8 457
+ 1 639
+ 19.4
IMPORTS
11 441
8 824
+ 2 617
+ 29.7
TRADE BALANCE
1 344
367
977
/LAST MONTH