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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979

FOLLOWING ARE THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR

FEBRUARY:

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

$2,434 MILL ION

IMPORTS

$5,602 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

$1,303 MILL ION

TRADE BALANCE

$1,865 MILL ION

(IN DEFICIT)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

DECEMBER 1978

ΤΟ

LATEST 3 MONTHS

FEBRUARY 1979

DECEMBER 1977

TO FEBRUARY 1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

IMPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

10,556

8,423

+2,133 +25.3

17,769

13,114

+4,655 +35.5

-

3,833

- 3,380

FEBRUARY 1979

2,634

+1,199 +45.5

-

- 2,057

-1,323

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

FEBRUARY 1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

96

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

2,434

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(65.1%)

2,125 (73.2%)

308

+14.5

IMPORTS

5,602

3,910

+1,692

+43.3

RE-EXPORTS

1,303

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(34.9%)

778 (26.8%)

526 +67.6

TRADE BALANCE

-

- 1,865

-

1,307

858