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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1982
TRADE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY, 1982
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY:
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
1 $ 4 694 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
# $ 3 597 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
: $8 290 MILLION
IMPORTS
■ $11 220 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
■ $ 2 930 MILLION
(IN DEFICIT)
DECEMBER 1981
TO
LATEST 3 MONTHS
FEBRUARY 1982
FEBRUARY 1981
DECEMBER 1980
TO
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
18 715
16 540
+ 2 176
+ 13.2
RE-EXPORTS
10 815
9 317
+ 1 497
+ 16.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
29 530
25 857
+ 3 673
+ 14.2
IMPORTS
34 241
31 051
+ 3 190
+ 10.3
TRADE BALANCE
- 4 711
- 5 194
483
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
FEBRUARY 1982
FEBRUARY 1981
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(%% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
4 694 (56.6%)
3 938 (57.8%)
755 + 19.2
RE-EXPORTS
3 597
2 878
718
+ 24.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
8 290
6 817
+1 473
+ 21.6
IMPORTS
11 220
9 091
+ 2 130
+ 23.4
TRADE BALANCE
-
- 2 930
- 2 274
656
/LAST MONTH