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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1992
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST 1992:
MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS :
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
$20,834 MILLION $60,943 MILLION $81,777 MILLION $79,371 MILLION $2,406 MILLION
(IN SURPLUS)
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
LATEST 3 MONTHS
JUN 92 TO AUG 92 RK$ MN.
JUN 91 TO
INCREASE
AUG 91
HK$
MN.
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
63,325
60.353
2.972
4.9
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
180.839
138,028
42,811
31.0
244,164
198,381
45,783
23.1
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
248,958
199,429
49,529
24.8
-4,794
-1,048
-3,746
AUGUST
AUGUST
INCREASE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
1992
1991
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
*
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,834
20,364
470
2.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
{25.5%)
(30.1%)
RE-EXPORTS
60.943
47,205
13,738
29.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
81.777
67,569
14,208
21.0
IMPORTS
79,371
66,755
12,616
18.9
TRADE BALANCE
2,406
814
1.592
AUGUST
JULY
INCREASE
LAST MONTH
1992
1992
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,834
21,380
-546
-2.6
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(25.5%)
(26.0%)
RE-EXPORTS
60,943
60,782
161
0.3
TOTAL EXPORTS
81.777
82,162
-385
-0.5
IMPORTS
79,371
84,966
-5,595
-6.6
TRADE BALANCE
2,406
-2,804
5.210
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN-AUG 1992
HK$ MN.
JAN-AUG
1991 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
149,155
146.467
2,688
1.8
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}
(25.7%)
(30.8%)
RE-EXPORTS
430,957
328,825
102,132
31.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
580,112
475,292
104.820
22.1
IMPORTS
606,983
495,058
111,925
22.6
TRADE BALANCE
-26,871
-19,766
-7,105
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