7
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1985
RE-EXPORTS, ON THE OTHER HAND, CONTINUED TO EXPAND.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY 1985:
MERCHANDISE:
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
$10 816 MILLION
RE-EXPORTS
$ 9 328 MILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
$20 144 MILLION
$19 216 MILLION
TRADE BALANCE
$
928 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)
MARCH
MAY
LATEST 3 MONTHS
1985
MARCH
1984
$ MN.
$ MN.
—
MAY
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
28 906
32 662
3 756
RE-EXPORTS
27 906
19 400
+ 8 506
11.5
+ 43.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
56 812
52 062
+ 4 750
9.1
IMPORTS
58 930
55 532
+ 3 398
+
6.1
TRADE BALANCE
2 118
- 3 470
+ 1 352
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
MAY 1985
MAY 1984
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
10 816 (53.7%)
11 712 (63.8%)
$ MN.
896
%
7.7
RE-EXPORTS
9 328
6 657
+ 2 671
+ 40.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
20 144
18 369
+ 1 775
9.7
IMPORTS
19 216
18 867
349
1.8
TRADE BALANCE
+
928
498
+ 1 426
/LAST MONTH
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.