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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1980

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

AUGUST 1980

AUGUST 1979

INCREASE OR DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

[

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

6 769 (71.5%)

5 806 (76.8%)

963

+16.6

RE-EXPORTS

2 696

1 757

939

+53.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

9 465

7 563

+1 902 +25.1

IMPORTS

9 448

7 348

+2 101 +28.6

TRADE BALANCE

17

+ 215

198

AUGUST

JULY

LAST MONTH

1980

1980

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

6 769 (71.5%)

6 087 (71.5%)

681

+11.2

RE-EXPORTS

2 696

2 423

273

+11.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

9 465

8 510

954

+11.2

IMPORTS

9 448

9 193

255

+ 2.8

TRADE BALANCE

17

683

700

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN.-AUGUST

1980

JAN.-AUGUST

1979

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

43 970

34 372

+9 598

+27.9

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(70.6%)

(73.2%)

RE-EXPORTS

18 352

12 603

+5 749

+45.6

TOTAL EXPORTS

62 322

46 975

+15 348

+32.7

IMPORTS

70 578

53 383

+17 195

+32.2

TRADE BALANCE

-8 256

-6 408

-

1 848

LAST 12