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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1986

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE DECLINE (YEAR-ON-YEAR) IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN FEBRUARY 1986 WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE DIFFERENT TIMING OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR, RESULTING IN A SMALLER NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 1986:

MERCHANDISE:

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS TRADE BALANCE

: $ 8 347 MILLION

: $ 6 876 MILLION * $15 223 MILLION : $16 983 MILLION : $ 1 760 MILLION

(IN DEFICIT)

DECEMBER 1985

TO

LATEST 3 MONTHS

FEBRUARY 1986

DECEMBER 1984

TO FEBRUARY 1985

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

31 202

32 419

-1 217

-3.8

RE-EXPORTS

24 904

25 415

511

-2.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

56 106

57 834

-1 728

-3.0

IMPORTS

57 969

55 014

+2 955

+5.4

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 863

+ 2 820

-4 683

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

INCREASE OR

FEBRUARY 1986

FEBRUARY 1985

DECREASE

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

8 347

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(54.8%)

$ MN. 9 380 (55.8%)

$ MN. -1 033

% -11.)

RE-EXPORTS

6 876

7 437

561

7.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

15 223

16 817

-1 594

-

- 9.5

IMPORTS

16 983

14 966

+2 017

+13.5

TRADE BALANCE

- 1 760

+ 1 851

-3 611

/LAST MONTH