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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1994
PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR MARCH 1994
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
$15,930 million
$71,120 million
$87,050 million
$96,238 million
-$9,188 million
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Jan 94 to
Jan 93 to
Change
Mar 94
Mar 93
HKS Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
44,744
48,709
-3,965
-8.1
(% of Total Exports)
(18.5%)
{21.9%)
Re-exports
197,257
174,198
+23,059
+13.2
Total Exports
242,001
222,907
+19,093
+8.6
Imports
255,920
233,054
+22,866
+9.8
Trade balance
-13,919
-10,147
-3,772
March
March
Change
Same month last year
1994
FIKS Mn.
1993 HES Mn.
HK$ Mn.
%
Domestic Exports
15,930
17,343
-1,414
-8.2
(% of Total Exports)
(18.3%)
(21.5%)
Re-exports
71,120
63,469
+7,652
+12.1
Total Exports
87,050
80,812
+6,238
+7.7
Imports
96,238
86,855
+9,382
+10.8
Trade balance
-9,188
-6,043
-3,144
March
February
Change
Last month
1991
HKS Ma.
1991 AKS Mn.
IKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
15,930
13,474
+2,455 +18.2
(% of Total Exports)
(18.3%)
(18.5%)
Re-exports
71,120
59,365
+11,755 +19.8
Total Exports
87,050
72,839
+11,211 +19.5
Imports
96,238
79,305
+16,933
+21.4
Trade balance
-9,188
-6,465
-2,722
Apr 93 to
Apr 92 to
Change
Last 12 months
Mar 91
HKS Mn.
Mar 93 HK$ Mn.
TIKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
219,061
234,126
-15,065 -6.4
(% of Total Exports)
(20.6%)
(24.4%)
Re-exports
846,282
725,416
+120,867 +16.7
Total Exports
1,065,344
959,542
+105,802 +11.0
Imports
1,095,463
990,393
+105,071
+10.6
Trade balance
-30,120
-30,851
+731
28 April 1994
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
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