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Monday, September 26, 1977

PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST

The value of domestic exports for last month was $3,316 million,

imports were worth $3,759 million and re-exports 841 million, according

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to the Census and Statistics Department's provisional figures for Hong Kong's

external merchandise trade during August,

The figures for the period June to August 1977 (latest three months)

published today showed increases by value, compared with the same period in

.1976 of 9.7 per cent for domestic exports, 10.3 per cent for imports and

13.6 per cent for re-exports.

Compared with the same month in 1976, increases by value of $352

million or 11.9 per cent in exports, $250 million or 7.1 per cent in imports

and $157 million or 23 per cent in re-exports were recorded.

The short-term changes, August 1977 compared with July 1977, showed

Ldecreases of $80 million or 2.4 per cent for domestic exports and $480

million or 11.3 per cent for imports and an increase of $26 million or

3,2 per cent for re-exports. Exports, however, remained at a relatively

high level compared with the

Exports,

trend in the first half of the year.

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The figures for the 12-month period from September 1976 to August

1977 compared with those of the previous 12-month period showed increases

by value of 15.7 per cent for domestic exports, 15.2 per cent for imports

and 15.8 per cent for re-exports.

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The following tables give the comparative figures:-

Latest 3 Months

June-August

1977

June-August

1976

Increase or

Decrease

MEL.

Domestic Exports

9,643

8.791

Mn

+ 851

3%

9.7

Imports

11,989

10,866

+1,324

+ 10.3

Re-exports.

2,462

2,168

+ 294 + 13.6

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