THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1983
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COMMENTING ON THESE COMPARATIVE FIGURES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE VALUES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS, RE-EXPORTS AND IMPORTS IN AUGUST, THEIR INCREASES IN REAL TERMS (AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE EFFECTS OF PRICE INCREASES AND THE VALUATION EFFECT OF A WEAKER HONG KONG DOLLAR) SHOULD REMAIN SUBSTANTIAL, AND INDICATED A CONTINUATION OF THE EXPORT-LED ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST 1983:
MERCHANDISE
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
$ 9 966 MILLION
$ 4 856 MILLION
$14 822 MILLION
$15 119 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
$
297 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
JUNE-AUGUST
LATEST 3 MONTHS
1983
JUNE-AUGUST
1982
$ MN.
$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
28 738
22 342
RE-EXPORTS
13 962
10 628
+
TOTAL EXPORTS
42 700
IMPORTS
44 781
32.970
35 591
+
TRADE BALANCE
- 2 081
- 2 621
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN. %
+ 6 396 +28.6
3 334 +31.4
+ 9 730 +29.5
9 190 +25.8
540
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
AUGUST 1993
$ MN.
AUGUST 1982
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(9% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
9 965 (57.2%)
7 742 (68.2%)
+ 2 224
+28.7
RE-EXPORTS
4 356
3 613
+ 1 243 +34.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
14 822
11 355
+ 3 467 +30.5
IMPORTS
15 119
11 583
+ 3 536 +30.5
TRADE BALANCE
297
228
69
/LAST MINTH