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EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 1995
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:
$14,764 million
Re-exports
H
$70,016 million
Total Exports
=
$84,781 million
Imports
Trade balance
$99,706 million -$14,925 million
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Dec 94 to
Dec 93 to
Change
Latest 3 months
Feb 95
Feb 94
HKS Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
53,066
49,397
+3,669
+7.4
(% of Total Exports)
(18.4%)
(19.8%)
Re-exports
235,189
199,910
+35,279 +17.6
Total Exports
288,255
249,307
+38,948 +15.6
Imports
316,252
255,732
+60,520 +23.7
Trade balance
-27,997
-6,425
-21,572
February
February
Change
Same month last year
1995
1994
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
(X of Total Exports)
14.
764
13,474
+1,290 +9.6
(17.4%)
(18.5%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
70,016
59,365
+10,651 +17.9
84,781
72,839
+11,941 +16.4
99,706
79,305
+20,401
+25.7
-11,925
-6,465
-8,459
February
January
Change
Last month
1995
1995
HKS MR.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
{% of Total Exports]
It.
761
18,178
-3,414 -18.8
(17.4%)
(17.9%)
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
70,016
83,143
-13,126
-15.8
84,781
101,321
-16,540
-16.3
99,706
104,944
-5,238 -5.0
-14,925
-3,623
-11,302
+
Jan-Feb
Calendar year to-date
1995
HKS Mn.
Jan-Feb 1994 HKS Mn.
Change
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
32.942
28,815
+4,138
+14.3
(of Total Exports)
(17.7%)
(19.6%)
Re-exports
153,159
126,136
+27,023 +21.4
Total Exports
186,102
154,951
+31,151
+20.1
Imports
204.649
159,682
Trade balance
-18,548
-4,732
+44,967 -13,816
+28.2
Mar 94 to
Mar 93 to
Change
Last 12 months
Feb 95
Feb 94
HKS MR.
HKS Mn.
HK$ Hn.
Domestic Exports
226,220
220,475
+5,745
+2.6
(% of Total Exports)
(18.8%)
(20.8%)
Re-exports
974,944
838,631
+136,314
+16.3
Total Exports
1,201,164
1,059,106
+142,058
+13.4
Imports
1,295,676
1,086,081
+209,595
+19.3
Trade balance
-94,512
-26,975
-67,536
End/Tuesday, March 28, 1995
28 March 1995
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT