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COMPARATIVE FIGURES

-

LATEST 3 MONTHS

NOVEMBER 1978

TO JANUARY 1979

NOVEMBER 1977

TO JANUARY 1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

IMPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

11,920

9,353

+ 2,566

+27.4

18,586

13,530

+ 5,057

+ 37.4

3,901

2,725

+ 1,175

+ 43.1

TRADE BALANCE

- 2,765

- 1,452

-

1,313

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

JANUARY

1979

JANUARY

1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

3,817

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(74.6%)

2,721 (75.5%)

+ 1,096

+ 40.3

IMPORTS

5,358

4,288

+ 1,069

+ 24.9

RE-EXPORTS

1,299

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(25.4%)

882 (24.5%)

417

+ 47.2

TRADE BALANCE

242

685

443

LAST MONTH

JANUARY

1979

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

3,817

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(74.6%)

DECEMBER 1978

$ MN.

4,305 (77.9%)

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

9%

488

-

11.3

IMPORTS

5,358

6,809

- 1,451

- 21.3

RE-EXPORTS

1,299

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(25.4%)

1,218 (22.1%)

80

6.6

TRADE BALANCE

242

- 1,286

+ 1,044

LAST 12 MONTHS

FEBRUARY 1978

ΤΟ JANUARY 1979

FEBRUARY 1977

ΤΟ JANUARY 1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

41,807

35,035

+ 6,772 + 19.3

IMPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

64,125

49,158

+14,967 + 30.4

13,614

9,871

+ 3,743

+ 37.9

TRADE BALANCE

-

- 8,704

- 4,252

· 4,452

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