THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1986
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS DECLINED BY 2 PER CENT IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. PROBABLY REFLECTING THE EFFECT OF CHINA'S TIGHTENING OF CONTROL OVER ITS FOREIGN EXCHANGE SPENDING.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY 1986:
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$12 334 MILLION
$9 869 MILLION $22 203 MILLION $22 350 MILLION
$147 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
MAR 86 TO
MAR 85 TO
INCREASE
MAY 86
MAY 85
LATEST 3 MONTHS
MON
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
96
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
33 951
28 906
5 045
17.5
RE-EXPORTS
27 995
27 906
89
0.3
TOTAL EXPORTS
61 946
56 812
5 134
9.0
IMPORTS
64 710
58 930
5 780
9.8
TRADE BALANCE
-2 764
-2 118
-646
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
MAY 1986 HK$ MN.
MAY 1985 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
12 334 (55.6%)
10 816 (53.7%)
1 518
14.0
RE-EXPORTS
9 869
9 328
541
5.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
22 203
20 144
2 059
10.2
IMPORTS
22 350
19 216
3 134
16.3
TRADE BALANCE
-147
928
-1 075
/LAST MONTH
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