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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1986

HE ADDED THAT THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO INCREASE SHARPLY IN OCTOBER. THIS REFLECTED, IN PART, CHINA'S EFFORTS IN PROMOTING ITS EXPORTS, RESULTING IN MORE CHINESE GOODS BEING CHANELLED THROUGH HONG KONG TO OVERSEAS MARKETS.

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

MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS: $15 359 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

: $12 292 MILLION

: $27 651 MILLION

: $28 006 MILLION

$355 MILLION (IN DEFICIT)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

AUG 86 TO

AUG 85 TO

INCREASE

LATEST 3 MONTHS

OCT 86

OCT 85

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

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96

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

44 102

34 123

9 979

29.2

RE-EXPORTS

34 048

25 527

8 521

33.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

78 150

59 650

IMPORTS

74 948

57 291

18 500 31.0 17 657

TRADE BALANCE

3 202

2 359

843

30.8

OCT 1986

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

HK$ MN.

OCT 1985 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

R

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

15 359

11 164

4 195

37.6

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(55.5%)

(57.0%)

RE-EXPORTS

12 292

8 434

3 858

45.7

TOTAL EXPORTS

27 651

19 598

8 053

41.1

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

28 006 -355

19 966

8 040

40.3

-368

13

OCT 1986

LAST MONTH

HK$ MN.

SEPT 1986 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

9%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

15 359

13 944

1 415

10.1

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(55.5%)

(55.6%)

RE-EXPORTS

12 292

11 126

1 166

10.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

27 651

25 070

2 581

10.3

IMPORTS

28 006

23 448

4 558

19.4

TRADE BALANCE

-355

1 622

-1 977

CALENDAR