WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1988
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE GROWTH RATE OF
SIGNIFICANT IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
RETAINED IMPORTS WAS
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE CONTINUED SURGE IN RE-EXPORTS REFLECTED THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG AS AN ENTREPOT FOR CHINA AND FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AS A WHOLE.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAI, MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY 1988.
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
:
TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS
;
TRADE BALANCE
$20,135 MILLION $23,975 MILLION : $44,110 MILLION $44,394 MILLION $284
MILLION IN DEFICIT]
MAY 88
то JUL 88
MAY 87
INCREASE
TO JUL 87
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
55,529
51,674
67.792
45.685
3,855
22,107 48.4
7.5
123,321
97.359
25,962 26.7
127,137
96,597
30,540 31.6
-3,816
762
-4,578
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
JULY 1988 HK$ MN,
JULY 1987 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HKI MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,135
18.948
1,187
6.3
IX OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(45.6%)(53.8%)
RE-EXPORTS
23,975
16.298
7.677
47.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
44.110
35,246
8,864
25.1
IMPORTS
44,394
33,298
11.096
33.3
TRADE BALANCE
-284
1,948
-2,232
/LAST MONTH