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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1994
PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR OCTOBER 1994
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:
$21,345 million
Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
•
:
Trade balance
$91,340 million s112,685 million $116,174 million -83,489 million
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Aug 94 to Oct 94
Aug 93 to
Change
Oct 93
HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
HK$ Mn.
%
Domestic Exports
62,338
58,748
+3,589
+6.1
(% of Total Exports)
(18.9%)
(20.7%)
Re-exports
265,802
224,807
+41,995
+18.7
Total Exports
329,140
283.555
+45,585 +16.1
Imports
339,343
278,661
+60,681
+21.8
Trade balance
-10,203
4,894
-15,097
October
October
Change
Same month last year
1994
HKS Mn.
1993 HK$ Mn.
HRS Mn.
Domestic Exports
21,345
19,665
+1,680
+8.5
(% of Total Exports)
(18.9%)
(20.4%)
Re-exports
91,340
76,697
+14,643
+19.1
Total Exports
112,685
96,362
+16,323 +16.9
Imports
116, 174
93,566
+22,609 +24.2
Trade balance
-3,489
2,797
-6,296
October
Last month
1994
HK$ Mn.
September 1994 HKS Mn.
Change
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
21,345
19,892
+1,453
+7.3
(% of Total Exports)
(18.9%)
(18.4%)
Re-exports
91,340
88,105
+3,235 +3.7
Total Exports
112,685
107.996
+4,689 ++.3
Imports
116,174
113,563
+2,611
+2.3
Trade balance
-3,489
-5,567
+2,077
Calendar year to-date
Jan-Oct 1994
Jan-Oct
Change
HKS Mn.
1993
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
181,519
183,300
-1,781 -1.0
(% of Total Exports)
(18.9%)
(21.3%)
Re-exports
779,123
677,099
+102,024 +15.1
Total Exports
960,642
860,399
+100,243 +11.7
Imports
1,022,040
984,078
Trade balance
-61,398
-23,679
+137,962 +15.6
-37,719
Last 12 months
Nov 93 to
Oct 91
Nov 92 to
Change
Oct 93
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
%
Domestic Exports
221,245
225,285
-4,039
-1.8
(X of Total Exports)
(19.3%)
(21.9%)
Re-exports
925,248
804,688
+120,560
+15.0
Total Exports
1,146,493
1,029,973
+116,520 +11.3
Imports
1,210,559
1,059,417
+131,142
+14.3
Trade balance
-64,066
-29,444
-34,621
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