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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1981
AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VISIBLE TRADE +GAP+, THAT IS THE PROPORTION OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS NOT COVERED BY THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS, WIDENED FROM 13.5 PER CENT IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1980 TO 15.5 PER CENT IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1981.
FOLLOWING ARE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
MERCHANDISE
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
$
7 362 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$
3 382 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
$ 10 744 MILLION
IMPORTS
$
12 314 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
$
1 570 MILLION
(IN DEFICIT)
LATEST 3 MONTHS
MAY-JULY 1981
MAY-JULY 1980
INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN.
MN.
$
MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
21 063
18 109
2 954 +16.3
RE-EXPORTS
10 067
7 320
2 748
+37.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
31 130
25 429
+
5 701
+22.4
IMPORTS
35 466
27 404
8 062
+29.4
TRADE BALANCE
- 4 336
1 975
2 361
JULY
SAME MONTH
LAST YEAR
1981
JULY 1980
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
MN.
MN.
$
MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
7 362 (68.5%)
6 087 (71.5%)
+
1 275
+20.9
RE-EXPORTS
3 382
2 423
959 +39.6
TOTAL EXPORTS
10 744
8 510
+
2 233 +26.2
IMPORTS
12 314
9 193
3 121
+33.9
TRADE BALANCE
- 1 570
683
887
/JULY