WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1991
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THE YEAH-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE IN VALUE TERMS OF RETAINED IMPORTS, AT 23.3% IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS COMBINED, SHOULD HAVE FAVOURABLE IMPLICATIONS FOR ROTH DOMESTIC DEMAND AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 1991.
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS
$14,346 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$31,461 MILLION $45,807 MILLION $45,009 MILLION $798 MILLION
[IN SURPLUS ]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
IX OF TOTAL PAPORTS)
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORT'S
TRADE BALANCE
LAST MONTH
DOMESTIC
EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
DEC 90 TO
DEC 89 TO
INCREASE
FEB 91 HK$ MN.
FEB 90 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
53,734
49,864
3,870
7.8
107,243
81,992
25,251
30.8
160,977
131,856
29,121
22.1
165,027
129,008
36,019
27.9
-4,050
2,848
-6,898
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
INCREASE
1991 HK$ MN.
14.346 (31.3%)
F
1990 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
13.31|
1,035
7.8
(35.3%)
31, 161
24.446
7.015
28.7
45,807
37,757
8,050
21.3
45,009
40,473
1.536
11.2
798
-2,716
3.514
FEBRUARY 1991 FIKS MN.
JANUARY 1991 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
ht
14,346
19,176
-4,830
-25.2
(31.3%)
(33.0%)
31.461
39,021
45,807
58,197
-7,560 -12,390
-19.4
-21.3
45,009
798
60,661 -2,464
- 15,652 3,262
-25.8
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN-FEB 1991 HK$ MN.
JAN-FEB 1990 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
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/DOMESTIC EXPORTS
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