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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1984

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1983-

MERCHANDISE.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

: $10 922 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

1 $ 6 219 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

* $17 141 MILLION

#

$18 925 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

$ 1 784 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

OCT.-DEC.

LATEST 3 MONTHS

1983

OCT.-DEC.

1982

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

31 770

22 608

+ 9 162

+40.5

RE-EXPORTS

17 682

12 038

+5 644

+46.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

49 452

34 646

+14 806

+42.7

IMPORTS

53 574

38 455

+15 119

+39.3

TRADE BALANCE

- 4 122

3 809

313

SAME MONTH

LAST YEAR

DECEMBER 1983

DECEMBER

1982

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

96

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

10 922 (63.7%)

8 391 (65.1%)

→ 2 531

+30.2

RE-EXPORTS

6 219

4 496

+ 1 723

+38.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

17 141

12 887

+ 4 254

+33.0

IMPORTS

18 925

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 784

14 045

- 1 158

+ 4 880

+34.7

626

/LAST MONTH