+
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1988
LAST MONTH
APRIL 1988
HK$ MN.
MARCH
1988 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
16,055
14,052
2,003
14.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(43.8%)
(43.0%)
RE-EXPORTS
20,636
18,590
2,046
11.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
36,691
32,642
4,049
12.
4
IMPORTS
40,081
37,246
2,835
7.6
TRADE BALANCE
-5,390
-1,604
1,214
JAN-APR
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
1988
HK$ MN.
JAN-APR
1987 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN,
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
60,225
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(45.0%)
53,066 (51.1%)
7,159
13.5
RE-EXPORTS
73.504
50,740
22,764 44.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
133,729
IMPORTS
138.947
103,806
108,854
29,923 28.8
30,093
27.6
TRADE BALANCE
-5,218
-5,048
-170
LAST 12 MONTHS
MAY 87 то APR 88
HK$ MN.
MAY 86 TO APR 87 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
202,412
166,556
35,856 21.5
RE-EXPORTS
205,545
139,721
65,824 47.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
407,957
306,277
101,680 33.2
IMPORTS
408,041
306,660
101,381
33.1
TRADE BALANCE
-84
383
299
15