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SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1981

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CONCERNING THE FAIRLY RAPID GROWTH IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS IN JUNE THIS YEAR (29.7 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH JUNE 1980), THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THIS WAS PARTLY A REFLECTION OF THE CONTINUING RAPID GROWTH IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS (BY 37.4 PER CENT, JUNE THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH JUNE 1980). HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AN AEROPLANE (A JUMBO 747) VALUED AT OVER $300 MILLION WAS IMPORTED IN JUNE.

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE 1-

MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

: $ 6 831 MILLION * $ 3 266 MILLION

: $10 097 MILLION

$11 441 MILLION

: $ 1 344 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

APRIL-JUNE 1981

APRIL-JUNE

1980

$ MN.

$ MN.

INCREASE OR DECREASE

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

19 544

17 414

+ 2 131

+ 12.2

RE-EXPORTS

10 011

7 201

+ 2 809

+39.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

29 555

24 615

+ 4 940

+ 20.1

IMPORTS

34 559

27 761

+ 6 797

+ 24.5

TRADE BALANCE

5 004

3 146

- 1 858

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

JUNE 1981

JUNE 1980

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

6 831 (67.7%)

6 079 (71.9%)

751

+ 12.4

RE-EXPORTS

3 266

2 378

888

+ 37.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

10 097

8 457

+ 1 639

+ 19.4

IMPORTS

11 441

8 824

+ 2 617

+ 29.7

TRADE BALANCE

1 344

367

977

/LAST MONTH