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PRESS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1989
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RELEASE
TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER, 1989
The Census and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for November:-
MERCHANDISE.
Domestic Exports
$19,412 million
Re-exports
$30.046 million
Total Exports
Importa
Trade balance
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$49,458 million $46,344 million $3,114 million
(in surplus]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports
Sep 89 to Nov BB HK$ Mn.
Sep 88 to Nov 88 HIC# Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
59,803
60,068
-265
-0.4
92,466
80,557
11.909
14.8
152,269
140,625
11.844
8.3
Imports
Trado balanca
142.015
138,703
3.312
2.4
10.254
1,922
8,332
Same month last year
November 1989
FIKS Mn.
November 1988 LIKS Mn.
Increase
HK$ MK.
Domestic Exports
19.412
20,052
-640
-3.2
(% of Total Exports)
(39.2%)
(42.0%)
Re-exports
30.046
27,708
2.340
8.4
Total Exports
49.458
47.758
1,700
3.6
Imports
46.344
48,226
-1,882
-3.9
Trade balance
3,114
-168
3,582
Last month
November 1989 HK$ Mn
October
1989 HK$ Mr.
Increas¢
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
19.412
20.849
-1.437
-8.9
(% of Total Exports)
(39.2%)
(39.5%)
Ro-exports
30,048
31,985
-1.939
-6.1
Total Exports
49.458
62.834
-3.376
-6.4
Imports
46,344
48.763
-2,418
-5.0
Trade balance
3.114
4.071
-957
Calendar year to-date
Jan-Nov 1909 HK$ Mn
Jan-Nov 1988 HK$ Mr.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exporta)
204, 189
196,491
7.698
3.9
(39.2%)
(44.3%)
Re-exports
Total Exporta
Imports
316,819
247,282
69,537
28.1
521,008
443,773
77,235
17.4
515,337
448,615
66,722
14.9
Trade balance
5,671
-4.842
10,513
Last 12 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exporta
Total Export.s
Imports
Trado halange
Dee AA be
Den 87 Lo
Increase
Now 89 HK$ Mn
Ney 88 HK$ Mn
HK$ Mn
225,382
215,341
10.021
4.7
344,942
266,337
78,605
29.5
570,304
481,679
89,626
18.4
565,520
487,432
78.008
16.0
4.784
-5,754
10.538
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