ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1985
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
AUGUST 1985
AUGUST 1984
$ MN.
$ MN.
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN,
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
11 982 (57.6%)
13 739 (65.7%)
- 1 757
-
12.8
RE-EXPORTS
8 818
7 170
+ 1 648
+ 23.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
20 800
20 909
109
0.5
IMPORTS
19 116
19 124
8
-
0.04
TRADE BALANCE
+ 1 684
+ 1 785
101
LAST MONTH
AUGUST 1985
JULY 1985
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
11 982
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(57.6%)
11 576 (56.5%)
+ 406
3.5
RE-EXPORTS
8 818
8 913
95
1.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
20 800
20 489
+ 311
+
1.5
IMPORTS
19 116
18 860
+ 256
1.4
TRADE BALANCE
+1 684
+ 1 629
55
JAN. - AUG.
JAN.
-
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
1985
AUG. 1984
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
6
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
83 967
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(54.4%)
89 475 (63.5%)
5 508
6.2
RE-EXPORTS
70 372
51 439
+18 933
+ 36.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
154 339
140 914
+13 425
9.5
IMPORTS
150 749
144 485
+ 6 264
+
4.3
TRADE BALANCE
3 590
3 571
+ 7 161
/LAST 12
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