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SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1986
JAN-APR
1986
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
HKS MN.
JAN-APR
1985 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HKS MN.
*
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
40 494
( OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
54.7%
38 635 52.5%
1 859
4.3
RE-EXPORTS
33 565
34 973
-1 408
-4.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
74 059
73 608
451
0.6
IMPORTS
78 149
73 798
4 351
5.3
TRADE BALANCE
-4 090
-
190
-3.900
MAY 85 TO
MAY 84 TO
INCREASE
APR 86
APR 85
LAST 12 MONTHS
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
131 740
138 009
-6 269
-4.5
RE-EXPORTS
103 863
94 665
9 198
9.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
235 603
232 674
2 929
1.3
IMPORTS
235 771
229 856
5 915
2.6
TRADE BALANCE
168
2 818
-2 986
GOVERNOR IS JAPAN-BOUND ***
THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL LEAVE FOR JAPAN AS GUEST OF THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TOMORROW (SUNDAY) BY FLIGHT CX 504, ETD 10 AM.
DURING HIS STAY IN JAPAN SIR EDWARD, ACCOMPANIED BY THE HIGH-LEVEL MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG-JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE, WILL MEET WITH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE. THOSE COVERING THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM EY 9.10 AM.
GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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