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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1987

TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST, 1987

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST:-

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS

$18,557 MILLION

$16,149 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

$34,706 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

$31,933 MILLION $ 2,773 MILLION

[IN SURPLUS]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JUN 87

TO

AUG 87

HK$ MN.

JUN 86 ΤΟ

AUG 86 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

53,793

41,614

12,179 29.3

47,145

30,792

16,353

53.1

100,938

72,406

28,532

39.4

97,355

70,490

26,865

38.1

3,583

1,916

1,667

AUGUST

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1987

HK$ MN.

AUGUST 1986 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

18,557

14,798

3,759

25.4

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(53.5%)(58.2%)

RE-EXPORTS

16.149

10,630

5,519

51.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

34,706

25,428

9.278

36.5

IMPORTS

31,933

23,495

8,438

35.9

TRADE BALANCE

2,773

1,933

840

/LAST MONTH