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EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY 1996
MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:
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Total Exports
Re-exports
$18,993 million $101,192 million $120,185 million
Imports
Trade balance
$130,279 million
-$10,093 million
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Nov 95 to
Nov 94 to
Change
Latest 3 months
Jan 96
Jan 95
HKS Mn.
IKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
57,996
58,751
-755
~1.3
(% of Total Exports)
(16.7%)
(18.9%)
Re-exports
290,150
251,941
+38,209
+15.2
Total Exports
348,146
310,692
+37,454
+12.1
Imports
382,872
333,613
+49,259
+14.8
Trade balance
-34,726
-22,921
-11,805
January
January
Change
Same month last year
1996
1995
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
HK$ En.
Domestic Exports
18,993
18.178
+815
+4.5
(% of Total Exports)
(15.8%)
(17.9%)
Re-exports
101,192
83,143
+18,049
+21.7
Total Exports
120,185
101,321
+18,864
+18.6
Imports
130,279
104.944
+25,335
+24.1
Trade balance
-10,093
-3,623
-6,470
January
December
Change
Last month
1996
1995
HIKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
18,993
20,157
-1,164
-5.8
(% of Total Exports)
(15.8%)
(17.5%)
Re-exports
101.192
93,153
+6,038
+6.3
Total Exports
120,185
115,311
+4,874 +4.2
Imports
130,279
127,689
+2,589
+2.0
Trade balance
-10,093
-12,378
+2,285
Feb 95 to
Feb 94 to
Change
Last 12 months
Jan 96
Jan 95
IIKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
HK$ Mn.
Domestic Exports
232,473
(% of Total Exports)
(17.1%)
224,930 (18.9%)
+7,543
+3.4
Re-exports
1,130,519
964,293
+166,226 +17.2
Total Exports
1,362,991
1,189,223
Imports
1,516,456
1,275,275
+173,769 +241,181
+14.6
+18.9
Trade balance
-153,464
-86,052
-67,412
End
29 February 1996
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT