TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1986
HE ADDED THAT THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO INCREASE SHARPLY IN OCTOBER. THIS REFLECTED, IN PART, CHINA'S EFFORTS IN PROMOTING ITS EXPORTS, RESULTING IN MORE CHINESE GOODS BEING CHANELLED THROUGH HONG KONG TO OVERSEAS MARKETS.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER 1986:
MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS: $15 359 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
: $12 292 MILLION
: $27 651 MILLION
: $28 006 MILLION
$355 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
AUG 86 TO
AUG 85 TO
INCREASE
LATEST 3 MONTHS
OCT 86
OCT 85
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
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96
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
44 102
34 123
9 979
29.2
RE-EXPORTS
34 048
25 527
8 521
33.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
78 150
59 650
IMPORTS
74 948
57 291
18 500 31.0 17 657
TRADE BALANCE
3 202
2 359
843
30.8
OCT 1986
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
HK$ MN.
OCT 1985 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
R
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
15 359
11 164
4 195
37.6
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(55.5%)
(57.0%)
RE-EXPORTS
12 292
8 434
3 858
45.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
27 651
19 598
8 053
41.1
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
28 006 -355
19 966
8 040
40.3
-368
13
OCT 1986
LAST MONTH
HK$ MN.
SEPT 1986 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
15 359
13 944
1 415
10.1
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(55.5%)
(55.6%)
RE-EXPORTS
12 292
11 126
1 166
10.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
27 651
25 070
2 581
10.3
IMPORTS
28 006
23 448
4 558
19.4
TRADE BALANCE
-355
1 622
-1 977
CALENDAR