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EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY 1995
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:
#Re-exports
Total Exports Imports
Trade balance
$20,033 million .396,620 million $116,653 million $133,419 million -$16,766 million
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Mar 95 to
Mar 94 to
Change
May 95
May 94
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
54,546
50,249
+4,298 +8.6
(% of Total Exports)
(16.9%)
(18.5%)
Re-exports
268,081
221,850
+46,231 +20.8
Total Exports
322,627
272,099
+50,528 +18.6
Imports
377,768
302,436
+75,333 +24.9
Trade balance
-55,141
-30,337
-24,804
May
May
Change
Same month last year
1995
1994
HKS Hn.
HKS Mn.
HKS MA.
Domestic Exports
20.033
17,705
+2,328 +13.1
(of Total Exports)
(17.2%)
(18.9%)
Re-exports
96,620
75,909
+20,710
+27.3
..Total Exports
116,653
93,615
+23,038 +24.6
Imports
133,419
164, 297
+29,122
+27.9
Trade balance
-16.766
-10,683
-6,084
May
Last month
·
1995
April 1995
Change
HK$ Ma.
HK$ Mn.
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
20,033
16,868
+3,164 +18.8
(% of Total Exports)
(17.2%)
(16.6%)
Re-exports
96,620
84,552
+12,068 +14.3
Total Exports
116,653
101,421
+15,232 +15.0
Imports
133,419
122,755
Trade balance
-16,766
-21,334
+10,664 +8.7
+4,568-
Jan-May
Calendar year to-date
-
1995
Jan-May 1994
Change
HK$ MA.
HK$ MD.
HKS MA.
Domestic Exports
87,489
79.063
+8,425 +10.7
(% of Total Exports)
(17.2%)
(18.5%)
Re-exports
421.240.
347,986
+73,254 +21.1
Total Exports
508,729
427,050
+81,679 +19.1
Imports
582,418
462,118
+120,300
+26.0
Trade balance
-73.689
-35,068
-38.621
Jun 94 to
Jun 93 to
Change
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Last 12 months
May 95
HK$ Mn.
May 94 HK$ Mn.
HKS MA.
Domestic Exports
230,517
217,417
+13,100 +6.0
(% of Total Exports)
(18.4%)
(20.1%)
Re-exports
1,021,175
862,462
+158,713 +18.4
Total Exports
1,251,692
1,079.879
Imports
1,371,008
1,117,284
Trade balance
-119,316
-37,404
+171,813 +253,725 -81.912
+15.9 +22.7
End/Thursday, June 29, 1995
29 June 1995
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT