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COMPARATIVE FIGURES

2

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1983 -

AUG.-OCT.

LATEST 3 MONTHS

1983

AUG.-OCT.

1982

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

30 100

21 996

+ 8 104 +36.8

RE-EXPORTS

15 638

10 927

+ 4 711

+43.1

TOTAL EXPORTS

45 738

32 923

+12 815

+38.9

IMPORTS

48 230

35 585

+12 645

+35.5

TRADE BALANCE

- 2 492

2 662

170

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

OCTOBER

1983

OCTOBER

1982

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

10 478 (64.7%)

7 087 (66.2%)

+ 3 391

+47.8

RE-EXPORTS

5 715

3 615

+ 2 100

+58.1

TOTAL EXPORTS

16 193

10 702

+ 5 491

+51.3

IMPORTS

17 618

12 218

+ 5 400

+44.2

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 425

- 1 516

91

LAST MONTH

OCTOBER

1983

$ MN.

SEPTEMBER

1983

$ MN.

$ MN.

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

10 478 (64.7%)

9 665 (65.6%)

813

+ 8.4

RE-EXPORTS

5 715

5 068

647

+12.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

16 193

14 733

+ 1 460

+ 9.9

IMPORTS

17 618

15 494

+ 2 124 +13.7

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 425

761

664

/CALENDAR YEAR