THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1989
THE
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SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT, AS RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO INCREASE FASTER THAN DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 61.2 PER CENT BY VALUE OF THE TOTAL EXPORTS IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 1989 WERE RE-EXPORTS, COMPARED WITH 55.0 PER CENT IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL 1989.
THE CENSUS
TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL, 1989
AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL:-
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$17,480 MILLION
$28,075 MILLION
$45,555 MILLION
$47,919 MILLION
$2,364 MILLION [IN DEFICIT]
LATEST 3 MONTHS
FEB 89 TO APR 89
FEB 88 TO APR 88
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
HKS MN.
HKS MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
48,145
43,748
4.397
10.1
RE-EXPORTS
76,943
55,140
21,803
39.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
125,088
98,888
26,200
26.5
IMPORTS
134,816
105,797
29,019
27.4
TRADE BALANCE
-9,728
-6,909
-2,819
APRIL
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1989
APRIL 1988
INCREASE
HK$ MN,
HK$ MN.
HKS MN.
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
17,480
16,055
1,425
8.9
{%OF TOTAL EXPORTS}
(38.4%)
(43.8%)
RE-EXPORTS
28,075
20,636
7,439
36.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
45,555
36,691
8,864
24.2
IMPORTS
47,919
40,081
7,838
19.6
TRADE BALANCE
-2,364
-3,390
1,026
/LAST MONTH