THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1984
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THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY 1984:
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY:
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
$11 712 MILLION
$ 6 662 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
: $18 374 MILLION
IMPORTS
$18 869 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
$
495 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
MAR
-
MAY
LATEST 3 MONTHS
1984
MAR - MAY
1983
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN
$ MN
$ MN
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
32 662
22 233
+10 429
+46.9
RE-EXPORTS
19 405
12 533
+ 6 872
+54.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
52 067
34 666
+17 401
+50.2
IMPORTS
55 534
39 893
+15 641
+39.2
TRADE BALANCE
3 467
- 5 227
+ 1 760
MAY
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1984
MAY 1983
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN
$ MN
$ MN
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
11 712
8 003
+3 709
+46.3
(%% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(63.7%)
(65.3%)
RE-EXPORTS
6 662
4 258
+2 404
+56.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
18 374
12 261
+6 113
+49.9
IMPORTS
18 869
13 933
+4 936
+35.4
TRADE BALANCE
495
1 672
+1 177
/LAST MONTH