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MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1983

THE FOLLOWING ARE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR DECEMBER, 1982:

MERCHANDISE:

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

$ 8 391 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

$ 4 496 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

$12 887 MILLION

IMPORTS

$14 045 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

$ 1 158 MILLION

(IN DEFICIT)

LATEST 3 MONTHS

OCT.-DEC.

1982

OCT.-DEC.

1981

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

22 608

22 334

274

+ 1.2

RE-EXPORTS

12 039

11 526

513

+ 4.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

34 647

33 860

787

+ 2.3

IMPORTS

38 456

37 516

940

+ 2.5

TRADE BALANCE

3 809

3 656

153

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

DECEMBER 1982

DECEMBER 1981

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

8 391 (65.1%)

7 798 (66.6%)

593

+ 7.6

RE-EXPORTS

4 496

3 902

594

+15.2

TOTAL EXPORTS

12 887

11 700

+1 187

+10.1

IMPORTS

14 045

13 017

+1 028

+ 7.9

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 158

1 317

159

/LAST MONTH