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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1984

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MARCH 19841-

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

$10 503 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

$ 6 653 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

$17 156 MILLION

IMPORTS

$18 144 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

$

988 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JAN.-MAR.

1984

JAN.-MAR.

1983

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

28 116

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(61.3%)

18 629 (62.6%)

+ 9 487

+50.9

RE-EXPORTS

17 722

11 152

+ 6 570

+58.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

45 838

29 781

+16 057

+53.9

IMPORTS

48 791

34 140

+14 651

+42.9

TRADE BALANCE

-2 953

-4 359

+ 1 406

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

MARCH 1984

MARCH 1983

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

96

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

10 503 (61.2%)

6 620 (62.3%)

+ 3 883

+58.7

RE-EXPORTS

6 653

4 000

+ 2 653

+66.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

17 156

10 620

+ 6 536

+61.5

IMPORTS

18 144

12 440

+ 5 704

+45.9

TRADE BALANCE

988

-1 820

832

LAST MONTH