TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1984
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST 1984:-
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
:
$13 739 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$ 7 171 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
$20 910 MILLION
IMPORTS
$19 126 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
$ 1 784 MILLION
(IN SURPLUS)
LATEST 3 MONTHS
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
JUNE-AUGUST
1984
JUNE-AUGUST
1983
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
39 200
28 738
+10 462
+36.4
RE-EXPORTS
20 971
13 962
+ 7 009
+50.2
TOTAL EXPORTS
60 171
42 700
+17 471
+40.}
IMPORTS
58 307
44 781
+13 526
+30.2
TRADE BALANCE
+ 1 864
-
2 081
+ 3 945
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
AUGUST 1984
$ MN.
AUGUST 1983
$ MN.
INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
13 739 (65.7%)
9 966 (67.2%)
+ 3 773
+37.9
RE-EXPORTS
7 171
4 856
+ 2 315
+47.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
20 910
14 822
+ 6 088
+41.1
IMPORTS
19 126
15 119
+ 4 007
+26.5
TRADE BALANCE
+ 1 784
297
+ 2 081
/LAST MONTH