THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1989
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LAST MONTH
APRIL
1989
MARCH 1989
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
HKS MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
17,480
16.623
857
5,2
(%OF TOTAL EXPORTS }
(38.4%)
(38.6%)
RE-EXPORTS
28,075
26,483
1,592
6.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
45,555
43,106
2,449
5.7
IMPORTS
47,919
48.424
-505
-1.0
TRADE BALANCE
-2.364
-5,318
2,954
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN APR
1989
-
JAN
APR
1988
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HKS MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
65,407
60,225
5,182
8.6
I% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(38.
8%)
(45.0%)
RE-EXPORTS
103,197
73,504
29,693
40.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
168,604
133,729
34,875
26.1
IMPORTS
177,950
138.947
39,003
28.1
TRADE BALANCE
-9,346
-5,218
-4,128
LATEST 12 MONTHS
MAY 88 TO APR 89
MAY 87 TO APR 88
INCREASE
HKS MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
222,846
202,412
20,434
10.1
RE-EXPORTS
305,098
205,545
99,553
48.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
527.944
407,957
119,987
29.4
IMPORTS
537,801
408,041
129,760
31.8
TRADE BALANCE
-9,857
-84
-9,773
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