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Friday, October 26, 1973

SEPTEMBER EXPORTS UP BY 30 PER CENT

The value of Hong Kong's domestic exports for last month was

$1,920 million an increase of $434 million or 29.2 per cent over the

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same month last year.

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Compared with September 1972, the value of imports at $2,705

million was up by $800 million or 42.0 per cent, while the value of

re-exports increased by $345 million or 87.7 per cent to $738 million

according to provisional figures released today by the Census and Statisties

Department.

Gommenting on the figures, Mr. M.D. Sargant, Assistant Director

of Commerce and Industry, said that during the three-month period, July

to September 1973, figures show increases over the same period in 1972

of 30.6 per cent for domestic exports, 33.1 per cent for imports and

74.3 per cent for re-exports.

For the period January to September 1973, the figures show

increases over the same period in 1972 of 22.1 per cent for domestic exports,

24.6 per cent for imports, and 52.4 per cent for re-exports.

A breakdown of the provisional figures for September is given

below for easy reference:

MERCHANDISE :

Domestic Exports:

Imports

Re-exports

$1,920 million

: $2,705 million

738 million

/COMPARATIVE FIGURES