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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1991
THERE WAS A SUSTAINED GROWTH IN RETAINED IMPORTS IN THE FIRST
YEAR. HALF OF 1991, AT 18% IN VALUE TERMS OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST
ΤΟ THIS HAS
VISIBLE TRADĖ ALTHOUGH
LARGER CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFICIT, IT SHOULD LEAD TO A BETTER PERFORMANCE FOR THE ECONOMY TERMS OF DOMESTIC DEMAND AND POSSIBLY ALSO DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
IN
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE 1991:
TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE, 1991
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS :
$18,812 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$42,315 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
$61,127 MILLION
IMPORTS
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
TRADE BALANCE
$63.592 MILLION 2,465 MILLION
[IN DEFICITj
APR 91 TO
APR 90 TO
INCREASE/DECREASE
JUN 91 HK$ MN.
JUN 90 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
56,426
128.753
54,078 99,948
2,347
4.5
28,806
28.8
185,178
154,026
31,152
20.2
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
196,546
159, 152
+
37,394
23.5
-11,368
-5,126
-6,242
JUNE
JUNE
INCREASE/DECREASE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1991
1990
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
18,812
18,845
-31
-0.4
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(30.8%)
(35.5%)
RE-EXPORTS
42,315
34,196
8.119
23.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
61,127
53,041
8,086
15.2
IMPORTS
63,592
52,021
11,571
22.2
TRADE BALANCE
-2,465
1,020
-3,485
JUNE
LAST MONTH
1991
HK$ MN.
MAY 1991 HK$ MN.
INCREASE/DECREASE
HK$ MN.
$
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
18,812
19,431
-619
-3.2
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(30.8%)
(30.2%)
RE-EXPORTS
42,315
44,924
-2,609
-5.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
61.127
64.356
-3,228
-5.0
IMPORTS
63,592
67,138
-3,546
-6.3
TRADE BALANCE
-2,465
-2,783
318
/CALENDAR YEAR