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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1974

JULY PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES

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THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS LAST MONTH AMOUNTED TO $2,101 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $463 MILLION OR 28.3 PER CENT OVER JULY 1973, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE VALUE OF IMPORTS FOR THE MONTH ROSE BY 30.9 PER CENT TO $3,069 MILLION, AND RE-EXPORTS BY 7.3 PER CENT TO $591 MILLION.

FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY-JULY THIS YEAR SHOW INCREASES BY VALUE OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR OF 38.3 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 39.4 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS AND 42.2 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD AUGUST 1973 TO JULY 1974 WENT UP IN VALUE BY 38.6 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH PERIOD, WHILE RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 53.5 PER CENT AND IMPORTS BY 44.9 PER CENT.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE BREAKDOWN AND COMPARATIVE FIGURES:

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

JULY 1974

JULY 1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

2,101

1,637

463

+ 28.3

IMPORTS

3,069

2.344

725

+ 30.9

RE-EXPORTS

591

551

40 + 7.3

MAY-JULY

MAY-JULY

1974

1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

6.378

4.748

1,631

+ 34.4

IMPORTS

9,687

6,890

2.797

+ 40.6

RE-EXPORTS

1,880

1,497

383

+ 25.6

JAN.-JULY JAN.-JULY

1974

1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

13.573

9.815

IMPORTS

20,908

14,707

RE-EXPORTS

4,289

3.077

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3.758 6,200 1,212

+ 42-2 + 39.4

+ 38.3

AUG. 1973