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MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1994
PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR FEBRUARY 1994
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:
$13,474 million
Re-exports Total Exports Imports
$59,365 million
$72,839 million
$79,305 million
Trade balance
-$6,465 million
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Dec 93 to
Feb 94
Dec 92 to
Change
Feb 93
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn
0%
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
49,397
53,025
-3,628
-6.8
(19.8%)
(23.3%)
199,910
175,013
+24,897
+14.2
249,307
228,038
+21,269
+9.3
255,732
236,431
+19,302
+8.2
-6,425
-8,393
+1,968
February
February
Change
Same month last year
1994
1993
HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
%
Domestic Exports
13,474
16,807
-3,333
-19.8
{% of Total Exports)
(18.5%)
(21.4%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
59,365
61,564
-2,199
-3.6
72,839
78,371
-5,532
-7.1
79,305
82,848
-3,544
4.3
Trade balance
-6,465
4,477
+1,988
February
January
Change
Last month
1994
1994
HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
%
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
13,474
15,340
-1,866
-12.2
(18.5%)
(18.7%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
59,365
66,771
-7,406
-11.1
72,839
82,111
-9,272
-11.3
79,305
80,378
-1,073
-1.3
-6,465
1,734
-8,199
Jan-Feb
Jan-Feb
Change
Calendar year to-date
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
1994 HKS Mn.
1993 HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
%
28,815
31,366
-2,552
-8.1
(18.6%) (22.1%)
126,136 110,729
+15,407 +13.9
154,951
142,095
+12,855
+9.0
159,682
146,199
+13,484
+9.2
Trade balance
-4,732
-4,103
-628
Mar 93 to
Last 12 months
Feb 94
HK$ Mn.
Mar 92 10 Feb 93 HK$ Mn.
Change
HK$ Mn
%
Domestic Exports
220,475
233,835
-13,359
-5.7
(% of Total Exports)
(20.8%)
(24.7%)
Re-exports
$38,631
713,169
+125,461 +17.6
Total Exports
1,059,106
947,004
+112,102 +11.8
Imports
1,086,081
977,410
+108,671
+11,1
Trade balance
-26,975
-30,406
+3,431
28 March 1994
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
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