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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1992
RE-EXPORTS REMAINED A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT ROBUST IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE RELATIVELY STATIC.
THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL PICK-UP IN BOTH EXPORT AND IMPORT TRADE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, AFTER THE TEMPORARY DECLINE IN JANUARY.
EXPORTS, THE
OF
THAN DOMESTIC FASTER CONTINUED AS RE-EXPORTS
68% IN THEIR SHARE IN THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS ROSE FROM
OF 1992. FIRST QUARTER 1991 TO 74% IN THE FIRST QUARTER
то INCREASE
IMPORTS RETAINED FOR LOCAL USE INCREASED FURTHER, BY VALUE TERMS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992 OVER A YEAR EARLIER.
6.8% IN
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES MARCH 1992:
FOR
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MARCH:
MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS :
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$17,052 MILLION
$51,222 MILLION
$68,274 MILLION
$73,873 MILLION $5,599 MILLION
(IN DEFICIT)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
JAN 92 TO
HK$ MN.
MAR 92
JAN 91 TO
MAR 91 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
48,707
48,500
207
0.4
{% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(25.9%)
(31.7%)
RE-EXPORTS
139,611
104,360
35,251
33.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
188,318
152,860
35,458
23.2
IMPORTS
197,956
162,675
35,281
21.7
TRADE BALANCE
-9,638
-9,815
177
MARCH
MARCH
INCREASE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1992
HK$ MN.
1991 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
17,052
14,978
2,074
13.8
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(25.0%)
(30.7%)
RE-EXPORTS
51,222
33,878
17,344
51.2
TOTAL EXPORTS
68,274
48,856
19,418
39.7
IMPORTS
73,873
57,006
16,867
29.6
TRADE BALANCE
-5,599
-8, 150
2,551
/LAST MONTH