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LAST MONTH

•

5

FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979

FEBRUARY 1979

JANUARY

1979

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

2,434

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(65.1%)

3.817 (74.4%)

-1,383 -36.2

IMPORTS

5,602

5,358

244 + 4.6

RE-EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

TRADE BALANCE

1.303 (34.9%)

1,311

8

0.6

(25.6%)

-

· 1,865

230

-1,635

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN.-FEB.

1979

JAN.-FEB.

1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

6,251

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(70.5%)

4.846 (74.5%)

+1,405 +29.0

IMPORTS

10,959

8,197

+2,762 +33.7

RE-EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

TRADE BALANCE

LAST 12 MONTHS

FEBRUARY 1979

2,615 (29.5%)

- 2,093

MARCH 1978 ΤΟ

FEBRUARY 1978

1,660

955 +57.5

(25.5%)

-

- 1,691

402

MARCH 1977 TO

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

42,116

34,906

+7,210 +20.7

IMPORTS

65,818

49,689

+16,129 +32.5

RE-EXPORTS

14,152

9.989

+4,163 +41.7

TRADE BALANCE

- 9,550

- 4,794

-4,756