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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1988
OUT THAT, THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED
RE-EXPORTS IN RE-EXPORTS, CONTINUED UPSURGE CENT OF THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS DURING THE 1988, UP FROM A FIGURE OF 47.8 PER CENT DURING
YEAR.
AS A RESULT OF THE REPRESENTED
55.
PER 4 FIRST TEN MONTHS OF THE SAME PERIOD LAST
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER 1988.
TRADE
AND STATISTICS
TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER, 1988
THE CENSUS
DEPARTMENT
HAS RELEASED
FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER: -
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$20,066 MILLION
$26,628 MILLION
$46,694 MILLION
$45,788 MILLION
$906 MILLION
[IN SURPLUS]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
AUG 88
AUG 87
INCREASE
то
TO
OCT 88
OCT 87
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
X
60,686
54,588
78,280
49.732
28.548
6,098 11.2
57.4
138,966
104,320
34,646 33.2
134.306
99,409
34,897
35.1
4.660
4,911
-251
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
OCTOBER
1988 HK$ MN.
OCTOBER
1987 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,066
18,188
1,878 10.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}
(43.0%)(51.6%)
RE-EXPORTS
26,628
17,082
9,546 55.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
46,694
35,270
11.424
32.4
IMPORTS
45,788
34.710
11,078
31.9
TRADE BALANCE
906
560
346
/LAST MONTH
+
THE