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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1988
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE FIGURES FOR AUGUST 1988.
TRADE
MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS : $20,669 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
: $25,431 MILLION
: $46,100 MILLION
: $43,829 MILLION
:
$2,271 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
JUN 88 TO AUG 88 HK$ MN.
JUN 87 TO
INCREASE
AUG 87 HKS MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
58,924
53,793
5.131
9.5
71.770
47.145
24.625
52.2
130.694
100,938
29,756
29.5
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
131,408
97,355
34,053
35 .0
-714
3.583
-4.297
AUGUST 1988
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
HK$ MN.
AUGUST 1987 HK9 MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,669
18,557
2,112
11.4
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(44.8 %)
(53.5%)
RE-EXPORTS
25,431
16,149
9,282
57.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
46,100
34.706
11,394
32.8
IMPORTS
43,829
31,933
11,869
37.3
TRADE BALANCE
2,271
2,773
-502
LAST MONTH
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
AUGUST 1988 HK$ MN.
JULY
INCREASE
1988 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
%%
20,669 (44.8 %)
20,135 (45.6 %)
534
2.7
25.431
23,975
1.456
6.1
46.100
44.110
1.990
4.
5
43,829
44.394
-565
-1.3
2,271
-284
2,555
/CALENDAR YEAR