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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1985

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

$11 576 MILLION

# $ 8 915 MILLION

$20 491 MILLION

$18 862 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

$ 1 629 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

MAY-JULY 1985

MAY-JULY 1984

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

33 349

37 172

3 823

-10.3

RE-EXPORTS

26 584

20 458

+ 6 126

+29.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

59 933

57 630

+ 2 303

+ 4.0

IMPORTS

57 836

58 048

212

-

0.4

TRADE BALANCE

+ 2 097

418

+ 2 515

JULY

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1985

JULY 1984

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

11 576 (56.59%)

13 095 (65.0%)

- 1 519

-11.6

RE-EXPORTS

8 915

TOTAL EXPORTS

20 491

7 038

20 133

+ 1 877

+26.7

358

+ 1.8

IMPORTS

18 862

19 807

945

- 4.8

TRADE BALANCE

+ 1 629

326

+ 1 303

/LAST MONTH