FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1991
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THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT, AFTER MANY MONTHS OF RAPID GROWTH THE EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR, IMPORTS- RETAINED FOR DOMESTIC USE DECLINED BY 6.9% IN VALUE TERMS IN NOVEMBER.
NEVERTHELESS, FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1991 TAKEN TOGETHER, THERE WAS STILL A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF 10.5% IN THE VALUE OF RETAINED IMPORTS OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 1991:
MERCHANDISE:
DOMESTIC EXPORTS :
$20,456 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$52,300 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$72,756 MILLION $70.715 MILLION $2,041 MILLION
[IN SURPLUS]
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
SEP 91 TO
SEP 90 TO
INCREASE
NOV 91
HK$ MN.
NOV 90 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
%%
62.279
63,588
-1,309
-2.1
153,529
119.644
33,885
28.3
215,808
183,232
32,576
17.8
206,950
181,156
25,794
14.2
8,858
2,076
6.782
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
NOVEMBER 1991
HK$ MN.
NOVEMBER 1990 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,456
21.878
-1,422
-6.5
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(28.1%)
(33.9%)
RE-EXPORTS
52,300
42,705
9,595
22.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
72,756
64,583
8,173
12.7
IMPORTS
70,715
64,096
6,619
10.3
TRADE BALANCE
2,041
487
1,554
LAST MONTH
NOVEMBER 1991 HK$ MN.
OCTOBER 1991 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,456
21,296
-840
-3.9
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(28.1%)
(29.4%)
RE-EXPORTS
52,300
51,098
1,202
2.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
72,756
72,394
362
0.5
IMPORTS
70,715.
69,282
1,433
2.1
TRADE BALANCE
2,041
3,112
- 1,071
/CALENDAR YEAR