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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1983

CALENDAR YEAR

TO-DATE

--

JANUARY MAY

1983

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

34 245

JANUARY

1982

$ MN.

30 885

MAY

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

%

+3 360 +10.9

(% OF TOTAL

EXPORTS)

(63.6%)

(63.2%)

RE-EXPORTS

19 580

17 970

+1 610

+ 9.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

53 825

48 855

+4 970

IMPORTS

61 601

57 028

+4 573

+10.2

+ 8.0

TRADE BALANCE

- 7 776

- 8 173

397

JUNE 1982

ΤΟ

JUNE 1981

ΤΟ

LAST 12 MONTHS

MAY 1983

MAY 1982

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

86 391

82 531

+3 860

+ 4.7

RE-EXPORTS

45 963

43 439

+2 524

+ 5.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

132 354

125 970

+6 384

+ 5.1

IMPORTS

147 466

141 204

+6 262

+ 4.4

TRADE BALANCE

-15 112

-15 234

122

GOVERNOR CONFERS WITH UMELCO

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, MET WITH UNOFFICIALS AT THE UMELCO OFFICE THIS MORNING. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO ENABLE THE GOVERNOR AND THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO BE BROUGHT FULLY UP-TO-DATE ON THE VIEWS OF ALL UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE FOR LONDON THIS EVENING.

THE GOVERNOR AND THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL ARRIVE IN LONDON OVER THE WEEKEND. WHILE IN LONDON THEY WILL CALL ON MINISTERS AS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROCESS OF CONSULTATION ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

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