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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1986

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY 1986 -

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS: $10 530 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

: $ 8 563 MILLION

: $19 093 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

: $18 806 MILLION

: $ 287 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

NOVEMBER 1985

TO

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JANUARY 1986

NOVEMBER 1984

TO JANUARY 1985

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN. %

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

34 305

34 740

435

1.3

RE-EXPORTS

26 752

25 985

767

+ 3.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

61 057

60 725

332

+ 0.5

IMPORTS

61 303

59 796

+ 1 507 + 2.5

TRADE BALANCE

246

929

JANUARY

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1986

JANUARY

1985

- 1 175

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

96

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

10 530

(% OF TOTAL

(55.2%)

11 166 (55.5%)

636

-

5.7

EXPORTS)

RE-EXPORTS

8 563

8 958

395

4.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

19 093

20 124

- 1 031

5.1

IMPORTS

18 806

TRADE BALANCE

287

LAST MONTH

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

10 530

(% OF TOTAL

(55.2%)

EXPORTS)

RE-EXPORTS

8 563

TOTAL EXPORTS

19 093

IMPORTS

18 806

TRADE BALANCE

287

JANUARY

1986

$ MN.

19 119 + 1 005

DECEMBER 1985

$ MN.

12 325 (56.6%)

313

-

1.6

718

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

%

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- 1 795

-

14.6

9 465 21 790

902

· 2 697

9.5 12.4

22 180

390

1+

3 374 677

15.2

LAST 12 MONTES

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