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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1985

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL 1985:-

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

$ 9 660 MILLION

$ 9 499 MILLION

$19 159 MILLION

IMPORTS

$19 798 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

639 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)

LATEST 3 MONTHS

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

FEBRUARY-APRIL 1985

FEBRUARY-APRIL 1984

$ MN.

$ MN.

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

96

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

27 470

27 772

302

-

1,1

RE-EXPORTS

26 014

17 836

+ 8 178

TOTAL EXPORTS

53 484

45 608

+ 7 876

+45.9

+17.3

IMPORTS

54 679

51 413

+ 3 266

+ 6.4

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 195

5 805

+ 4 610

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

APRIL 1985

APRIL 1984

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

9 660

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) (50.4%)

10 448 (63.2%)

788

- 7.5

RE-EXPORTS

9 499

6 090

+ 3 409

TOTAL EXPORTS

19 159

16 538

+ 2 621

IMPORTS

19 798

18 529

+ 1 269

+56.3

+15.8

+ 6.8

TRADE BALANCE

639

- 1 991

+ 1 352

/LAST MONTH