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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1981

THE FOLLOWING ARE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT :-

MERCHANDISE :

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

$ 6 880 MILLION

$ 3 422 MILLION

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

$10 302 MILLION

$11 737 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

$ 1 435 MILLION

(IN DEFICIT)

LATEST 3 MONTHS

MARCH

1981

-

MAY

MARCH - MAY

1980

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

18 500

15 922

+ 2 578

+16.2

RE-EXPORTS

10 071

7 027

+ 3 045

+43.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

28 572

22 949

+5 623

+24.5

IMPORTS

34 429

27 914

+ 6 516

+23.3

TRADE BALANCE

-

5 857

- 4 965

892

MAY

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1981

MAY 1980

INCREASE OR DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

6 880 (66.8%)

5 968 (70.3%)

912

+15.3

RE-EXPORTS

3 422

2 527

895

+35.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

10 302

8 495

+ 1 807

+21.3

IMPORTS

11 737

9 456

+ 2 281

+24.1

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 435

961

474

LAST MONTH