THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1987
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THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 1987:
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
$9 992 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$10 616 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$20 608 MILLION
$24 118 MILLION
$3 510 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)
DEC 86 TO FEB 87
DEC 85 TO
INCREASE
LATEST 3 MONTHS
HK$ MN.
FEB 86 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
20
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
39 413
31 202
8 211
26.3
RE-EXPORTS
35 247
24 904
10 343
41.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
74 660
56 106
18 554
33.1
IMPORTS
75 102
57 969
17 133
27.6
TRADE BALANCE
-442
-1 863
1 421
FEBRUARY 1987
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
HK$ MN.
FEBRUARY 1986 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
Sa
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
9 992
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(48.5%)
8 347 (54.8%)
1 645
19.7
RE-EXPORTS
10 616
6 876
3 740
54.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
20 608
15 223
5 385
35.4
IMPORTS
24 118
16 983
7 135
42.J
TRADE BALANCE
-3 510
-1 760
-1 750
LAST MONTH
FEBRUARY 1987 HK$ MN.
JANUARY 1987 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
INCREASE
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
9 992 (48.5%)
14 053 (53.9%)
-4 061
-28.9
/RE-EXPORTS