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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1992
PRESS RELEASE
TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL, 1992
The Census and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for April:-
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports :
Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Domestic Exports Re-exports Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
Same, month last year
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Importa
Trade balance
Last month
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
Calendar year to-date
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exporta
Total Exports
Importa
balance
Feb 92 to
Apr 92 HK$ Mn.
52
15
LOWON
HANN I
220
MOHON
CNONTON CO
April 1992 HK$ Mn.
17.718 (24.9%)
330 71,048
-7,503
April 1992
April
718 million 330 million 048 million 551 illion $7,503 million
Feb 91 to
Apr 91 HK$ Mn.
47.506 106,853 154,359 167:831 -13,472
April 1991 HK$ Mn.
18.182 (30.5%) 1,514 69.696 65.817 -6 121
12
(in deficit)
Increase
HKS Mn.
X
4.1
.833
33.6
31.4
-934
Increase
HK$ Mn.
x
-464
-2.6
1,816
28.5
11.352
19.0
12,734
19.3
-1,382
March 1992 HK$ Mn.
Increase
HK$ Mn.
x
17.062
666
3.9
(24.9%)
(25.0%)
53,330
51,222
2,108
4.1
71,048
68,274
2.774
4.1
78,551
73.873
4,678
6.3
-7,503
1.904
Jan-Apr 1992
Jan-Apr
Increase
HK$ Mn.
1991 HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
%
66.424
66,683
--269
-0.4
(25.6%)
(31.4%)
192,942
145.873
47.069
259,366
212,556
46,810
276,507
228.492
48,015
21.0
-17,141
-15,936
-1,205
Increase
HK$ Mn
+
HK$ Mn.
17,718
Last 12 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
May 91 to
Apr 92 HK Mn.
May 90 to
Apr 91 HK$ Mn.
229,691
230,787
581.909
445,863
812.696
675,554
826,997
687,702
-14,301
-12,148
1,096 136.046 137.142 139.2
0. 5
30.5
20.3
20.3
0
1992
CENSUS 25th MaX+ršis DEPARTMENT
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