TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER, 1990
The Census and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for October:
MERCHANDISE:
Domestic Exports Ra-exports
Total Exports Imports
1ljon
1lion illion
$22,185
341,839
364,024
563,208
3816
lion illion
(in surplus]
Trade balance
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports
Aug 90 to
Öct 90
HK$ MD.
62,838 115.242 178.080
+
Aug 89 to Oct 99 HK3 MA.
61.615
Increase
HK$ Mn.
1.223
2.0
94,246
20.996
22.3
155,861
22,219
14.3
Imports
Trade balance
172,764
143.647
29.117
20.3
5,316
12.214
6,899
Same month last year
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
October 1990
October 1989
Increase
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
185
(34.7%)
1.839 64,024
Imports
Trade 'balance
63,208
NUMOA
20
1,336
6.4
816
(39.5%) 985 834 48,763 071
9.854
30.8
11.190
21.2
14,445
29.6
-3, 25.5
Last month
Domestic Exports
of Total Exports)
Total Exports
Re-exports
Imports
trade balance
October 1990
HXS Mn.
September 1990 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
22,185 (34.7%)
9.525
2,660
13.6
(35.7%)
41,839
35,100
6.739
19.2
64,024
54,625
9.399
17.2
63,208
53,852
9,356
17.4
816
773
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Calendar year to-date
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Jan-Oct 1990
HK$ Mn.
Jan-Oct 1989 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
183,785
184.776
-991
-0.5
35.5%
(39.2%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
334,53.
296,773
47.760
16.7
$18,318
471.549
46,769
519,076 -758
468,993
2,556
50,083 -3.314
9.9 10.7
Nov 89 to
Nov 88 to
Last 12 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports
Oct 90 HK$ MD.
223.113
394
617
Imports
Trade balance
612.8.
Oct 89 HK$ Mn.
226.001
+
342,60 568 60 567, 402
Increase
HKS Mn.
-2,888. 51,562 48.674 45,462
*
109-400
- 10
4.414
1,202
J
1
0
3.212
1990
26th November,
SENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
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