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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY 1987:
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS
$14 053 MILLION
$12 004 MILLION
$26 057 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$23 516 MILLION
$2 541 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)
NOV 86 TO
NOV 85 TO
INCREASE
JAN 87
LATEST 3 MONTHS
HK$ MN.
JAN 86 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
44 290
34 305
9 985
29.1
RE-EXPORTS
36 907
26 752
10 155
38.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
81 197
61 057
20 140
33.0
IMPORTS
77 030
61 303
15 727
25.7
TRADE BALANCE
4 167
-246
4 413
JAN
1987
JAN 1986
INCREASE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
14 053 (53.9%)
10 530 (55.2%)
3 523
33.5
RE-EXPORTS
12 004
8 563
3 441
40.2
TOTAL EXPORTS
26 057
19 093
6 964
36.5
IMPORTS
23 516
18 806
4 710
25.0
TRADE BALANCE
2 541
287
2 254
LAST MONTH