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TUESDAY, DECEMB

1985

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 1985

MERCHANDISE.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS: $11 450 MILLION

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

RE-EXPORTS

: $ 8 724 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

: $20 174 MILLION

IMPORTS

: $20 333 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

159 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)

LATEST 3 MONTHS

SEPT - NOV 1985

SEPT NOV 1984

Ma

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

33 590

36 588

- 2 998

-

8.2

RE-EXPORTS

25 444

23 045

+ 2 399

+10.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

59 034

59 633

599

- 1.0

IMPORTS

58 508

57 955

553

+ 1.0

TRADE BALANCE

526

+ 1 678

-

1 152

NOVEMBER

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1985

NOVEMBER 1984

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

6

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

11 450 (56.8%)

11 701

251

2.1

(59.4%)

RE-EXPORTS

8 724

8 007

717

+ 9.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

20 174

19 708

466

+ 2.4

IMPORTS

20 333

19 747

586

+ 3.0

TRADE BALANCE

159

39

120

/LAST MONTH