NO
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1988
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
FEBRUARY
1988
HK$ MN.
FEBRUARY
1987 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
13,641
9,992
3,649
36.5
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(46.2%)(48.5%)
RE-EXPORTS
15,914
10,616
5,298
49.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
29,555
20,608
8,947
43.4
IMPORTS
28.470
24,118
4,352 18.0
TRADE BALANCE
1,085
-3,510
4,595
FEBRUARY
LAST MONTH
1988
HK$ MN,
JANUARY
1988 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
13.641
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(16.2%)
16,477 (47.3%)
-2,836
-17.2
RE-EXPORTS
15,914
18,364
-2,450
-13.3
TOTAL EXPORTS
29,555
34,841
-5,286 -15.2
IMPORTS
28.470
33,150
-4,680
-14.1
TRADE BALANCE
1,085
1.691
-606
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN-FEB
1988
HK$ MN.
JAN-FEB
1987 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
30,117
24.045
6,072
25.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(46.8%)
(51.5%)
RE-EXPORTS
34,278
22,620
11.658
51.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
64,395
46.665
17,730
38.0
IMPORTS
61,620
47,634
13,986
29.
4
TRADE BALANCE
2,775
-969
3,744
/LAST 12 MONTHS
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