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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1985

TRADE FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1984

THE FOLLOWING ARE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES

FOR DECEMBER :-

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS $11 887 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

: $ 9 020 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

: $20 907 MILLION

IMPORTS

: $20 906 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

1 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

OCT-DEC

1984

OCT-DEC

1983

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

36 061

31 770

+ 4 291

+13.5

RE-EXPORTS

24 922

17 679

+ 7 243

+41.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

60 983

49 449

+11 534

+23.3

IMPORTS

60 274

53 572

+ 6 702

+12.5

TRADE BALANCE

709

4 123

+ 4 832

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

DECEMBER

1984

DECEMBER

1983

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

11 887 (56.9%)

10 922 (63.7%)

965

+ 8.8

RE-EXPORTS

9 020

€ 219

+ 2 801

+45.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

20 907

17 141

+ 3 766

+22.0

IMPORTS

20 906

18 925

+ 1 981

+10.5

TRADE BALANCE

1

1 784

+ 1 785

/LAST MONTH

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