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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1991
PRESS
RELEASE
TRADE FIGURES FOR DECEMBER, 1990
The Census and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for December:-
MERCHANDISE:
Domestic Exports : Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
$20,212 million $36,761 million $56,973 million $59,362 million $2.389 llion
(in deficit]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
Oct 90 to Dec 90 HK$ Mn.
64,275 121,305
185,580
186,666
- 1,086
Oct 89 to Dec 89 HK$ Mn.
60.176 91,618 151,794
142,551
Increase
HK$ Mn.
4.099
6.8
29,687
32.4
33,786
22.3
44.115
30.9
9,243
-10,329
Increase
HK$ Mn.
297
1.5
7.174
24.2
502
7.471
15.1
+
444
11.918
25.1
Same month last year
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
December 1990
HK$ Mn.
20,212 (35.5%) 36,761 56.973
December 1989 HK$ Mn.
19.915 (40.2%) 29.5B7
Imports
Trade balance
Last month
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
ance
Last 12 months
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Total Exports
Re-exports
Imports
Trade balance
December 1990
HK$ Mn.
2,058
November
1990 HK$ Mn.
-4,447
Increase
HK$ Mn.
20,212
(35.5%)
21.878 (33.9%)
+
-1,666
-7.6
36,761
42,705
-5,944
13.9
56,973
64,583
-7
,610
11.8
59,362
64,096
-4,734
-7.4
-2,389
487
-2,876
Jan-Dec
1990
Jan-Dec 1989
Increase
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
225.875
224.104
1,771
0.8
35.3%)
(39.3%)
413,999
346,405
67.594
19.5
39,874
570,509
69,365
12.2
642,534
562,781
9.753
14.2
-2,660
7.728
388
24th January, 1991
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
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