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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1978

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IMPORTS

5,505

3,745

+ 1,760

+ 47.0

RE-EXPORTS

1,200

824

376

+ 45.7

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(24.3%)

(21.6%)

TRADE BALANCE

569

62

631

LAST MONTH

SEPTEMBER

1978

AUGUST 1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

3.736

(% OF TOTAL

(75.7%)

4.016 (77.1%)

279

-

7.0

EXPORTS)

IMPORTS

5,505

5,239

266

5.1

RE-EXPORTS

1,200

(% OF TOTAL

(24.3%)

1,196 (22.9%)

4

0.3

EXPORTS)

TRADE BALANCE

569

27

542

CALENDAR YEAR

TO-DATE

JAN.-SEPTEMBER 1978

JAN.-SEPTEMBER 1977

$ MN.

$ MN.

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

28,749

(% OF TOTAL

(75.5%)

25,471 (78.2%)

+ 3,277

+ 12.9

EXPORTS)

IMPORTS

44,077

35,182

+ 8,895

+ 25.3

RE-EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

9.317 (24.5%)

7,089 (21.8%)

+ 2,228

+ 31.4

TRADE BALANCE

- 6,011

- 2,622

-

3,389

LAST 12 MONTHS

OCTOBER 1977 TO SEPTEMBER 1978

OCTOBER 1976 TO SEPTEMBER 1977

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

9%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

38,281

34,278

+ 4,003 + 11.7

IMPORTS

57,596

46,896

+10,700

+ 22.8

RE-EXPORTS

12,057

9,526

+ 2,531

+ 26.6

TRADE BALANCE

- 7,258

- 3,092

- 4,166

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