THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1994
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PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR AUGUST 1994
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports
$21,102 million
Re-exports
Total Expoela
:
$87,365 million $108,457 illion
Imports
$109,665 million
Trade balance
-$1,208 million
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Jun 94 Lo
Jun 93 to
Change
Aug 94
HKS No.
Domestic Exports
( of Total Exports)
61,219
59.
(19.6%)
Aug 93 HK$ Mn.
506
(21.6X)
HKS Mn.
%
+1,714
+2.9
Re-exports
Total Exports
Import.s
Trade balance
251,690
216,447
312,
909
275,
963
+35,243 +16.3 +36,957 +13.4
330,239
281.
019
-17.330
-5,067
+49,220 +17.5 -12,263
August.
August
Change
Same south last year
1994
1993
HKS MA.
HK$ Ho.
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
(% of Total Exports)
21.
102
19,627
+1,475
+7.5
(19.5%)
(21.2%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
87,355
72,903
+14,4
452
+19.8
108.
457
92,530
+15,927
+17.2
109,665
93.0
.034
+16,631
+17.9
-1,208
-504
-704
August
July
Change
Last month
1994
1994
HKS No.
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
I% of Total Exports)
21,
102
20,438
+664
+3.2
(19.5%)
(19.6%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
87,355
84,047
108,457
104,484
+3,308 +3.9 +3,972
+3.8
109,665
109,329
-1,208
1
~4.845
+336 +3,636
+0.3
Calendar year to-date
Jan-Aug
1994
Jan-Aug
Change
HKS M.
1993 HKS MIL.
HK$ No.
Domestic Exports
140,283
17H
-3,896
-2.7
(% of Total Exports)
(19.0%)
(21.5%)
Re-exporla
599,676
626,196
Total Exports
739,959
669,373
Imports
792,357
Trade balance
-52,398
698,451 -29,078
+74,482
+14. +70,586 +10.5 +93,906 +13,4 -23,320
2
Sep 93 to
Sep 92 to
Change
Last 12 months
Aug 94
HK$ M..
Aug 93 HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mo.
Domestic Exports
219,131
229,147
-10,016 -4.4
IX of Total Exports)
(19.6%)
(22.6%)
Re-exports
897,705
785,067
+112,638 +14.3
Total Exports
1,116,836
1,014,214
Imports
1,166,504
1,046,763
+102,622 +10.1 +119,741
+11.4
Trade balance
-49,667
-32,549
-17,119
0
29 September 1994
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
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