THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1987
TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST, 1987
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST:-
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS
$18,557 MILLION
$16,149 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS
$34,706 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
$31,933 MILLION $ 2,773 MILLION
[IN SURPLUS]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
JUN 87
TO
AUG 87
HK$ MN.
JUN 86 ΤΟ
AUG 86 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
53,793
41,614
12,179 29.3
47,145
30,792
16,353
53.1
100,938
72,406
28,532
39.4
97,355
70,490
26,865
38.1
3,583
1,916
1,667
AUGUST
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1987
HK$ MN.
AUGUST 1986 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
18,557
14,798
3,759
25.4
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(53.5%)(58.2%)
RE-EXPORTS
16.149
10,630
5,519
51.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
34,706
25,428
9.278
36.5
IMPORTS
31,933
23,495
8,438
35.9
TRADE BALANCE
2,773
1,933
840
/LAST MONTH