FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1990
AS REGARDS RETAINED IMPORTS, THERE WAS A PICK-UP IN GROWTH RATE IN JULY, AFTER A DECLINE IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND LITTLE GROWTH IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY 1990.
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS :
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$20,409 MILLION
$36,194 MILLION
$56,603 MILLION
$54,479 MILLION $2,124 MILLION
[IN SURPLUS ]
MAY 90 TO
JUL 90
HK$ MN.
MAY 89 TO
JUL 89 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%
58,081
57.755
326
0.6
105,281
89,330
15,951
17.9
163.362
147,085
16,277
11.1
162,992
147,396
15,596
10.6
370
-311
681
JULY
JULY
INCREASE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1990
HK$ MN.
1989 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,409
21,104
-695
-3.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(36.1%)
(40.2%)
RE-EXPORTS
36,194
31,431
4,763
15.2
TOTAL EXPORTS
56,603
52,535
4,068
7.7
IMPORTS
54,479
48,723
5,756
11.8
TRADE BALANCE
2,124
3,812
-1,688
JULY
JUNE
INCREASE
LAST MONTH
1990
1990
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,409
18.845
1,564
8.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(36.1%)
(35.5%)
RE-EXPORTS
36,194
34,196
1.998
5.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
56,603
53,041
3,562
6.7
IMPORTS
54,479
52,021
2,458
4.7
TRADE BALANCE
2,124
1,020
1,104
/CALENDAR YEAR