XN000022-1986-06-26 — Page 10

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1986

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS DECLINED BY 2 PER CENT IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. PROBABLY REFLECTING THE EFFECT OF CHINA'S TIGHTENING OF CONTROL OVER ITS FOREIGN EXCHANGE SPENDING.

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

MERCHANDISE:

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$12 334 MILLION

$9 869 MILLION $22 203 MILLION $22 350 MILLION

$147 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)

MAR 86 TO

MAR 85 TO

INCREASE

MAY 86

MAY 85

LATEST 3 MONTHS

MON

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

96

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

33 951

28 906

5 045

17.5

RE-EXPORTS

27 995

27 906

89

0.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

61 946

56 812

5 134

9.0

IMPORTS

64 710

58 930

5 780

9.8

TRADE BALANCE

-2 764

-2 118

-646

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

MAY 1986 HK$ MN.

MAY 1985 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

12 334 (55.6%)

10 816 (53.7%)

1 518

14.0

RE-EXPORTS

9 869

9 328

541

5.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

22 203

20 144

2 059

10.2

IMPORTS

22 350

19 216

3 134

16.3

TRADE BALANCE

-147

928

-1 075

/LAST MONTH

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