XN000022-1974-09-27 — Page 2

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1974

AUGUST EXPORTS UP BY NEARLY $250 MILLION

THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS LAST MONTH AMOUNTED TO $2,191 MILLION, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF $246 MILLION OR 12.6 PER CENT OVER AUGUST 1973.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE VALUE OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 19.3 PER CENT TO $2.965 BILLION WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS DECREASED BY 9.3 PER CENT TO $624 MILLION, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.

FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO AUGUST 1974 SHOW INCREASES BY VALUE OVER THE SAME PERION IN 1973 OF 31.0 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 30.5 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS AND 38.9 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS.

THE 12-MONTH PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1973 TO AUGUST 1974 SHOWS AN INCREASE BY VALUE OVER THE PREVIOUS 12-ONTH PERIOD OF 36.8 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 43.2 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS AND 43.4 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES A LIST OF COMPARATIVE FIGURES:

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

AUGUST 1974

AUGUST 1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ HN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

1

2,191

1,946

+ 246

+ 12.6

IMPORTS

2.965

2,485

+ 480

+ 19.3

RE-EXPORTS

624

687

64

9.3

JUNE-AUGUST

JUNE-AUGUST

1974

1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

6,366

5,220

+ 1,146

+ 22.0

IMPORTS

.9.190

7,211

+ 1.979

+ 27.5

RE-EXPORTS

1,820

1.755

65 + 3.7

JAN.-AUG-

1974

JAN.-AUG.

1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

IMPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

15,763 23,071..

4,912

.11,760 17.192

+ 4,003

+ 6,639

3,765 + 1.148

*+ 34.0 +38.9 + 30.5

SEPT. 1973 ΤΟ AUG. 1974

SEPT. 1972

TO AUG. 1973

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ HN.

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

IMPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

23,658

17,290

35,684

24,892

7.673

5.359

+ 6.368 +10,792 + 2.314

+ 36.8

/2

+ 43.4

+ 43.2