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TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1988
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL 1988.
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
$16,055 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$20,636 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
$36,691 MILLION
IMPORTS
:
$40,081 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
$ 3,390 MILLION
[IN DEFICIT]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
FEB 88 TO APR 88
FEB
87
INCREASE
TO APR 87
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
43,748
39,014
4,734
12.1
RE-EXPORTS
55,140
38.735
16,405
42.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
98,888
77,749
21,139
27.2
IMPORTS
105,797
85,338
20,459
24.0
TRADE BALANCE
-6,909
-7,589
680
APRIL
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1988
HK$ MN.
APRIL 1987 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
16.055
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(43.8%)
14.539 (50.5%)
1,516
10.4
RE-EXPORTS
20,636
14,255
6,381 44.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
36,691
28,794
7,897 27.4
IMPORTS
40,081
30,489
9,592 31.5
TRADE BALANCE
-3,390
-1,695
-1,695
/LAST MONTH