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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1988

EXPORTS

WAS LIKELY TO

BE

THE NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS BETWEEN

THUS, THE GROWTH RATE OF DOMESTIC AFFECTED BY THE DIFFERENCE IN JANUARY 1988 AND THE SAME MONTH IN 1987.

THE

IN

RE-EXPORTS,

AT LEAST IN THE HIGH

GROWTH STRONG THAT THE SPOKESMAN ADDED

ENTREPOT TRADE, CONTRIBUTED REFLECTING THE FLOURISHING

OF IMPORTS, ALTHOUGH PART TO THE SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH RATE LEVEL OF DOMESTIC DEMAND SHOULD ALSO BE A RELEVANT FACTOR.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE FIGURES FOR JANUARY 1988.

TRADE

TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY, 1988

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

$16,477 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

$18,364 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

$34,841 MILLION

TRADE BALANCE

$33,150 MILLION $ 1,691 MILLION

[IN SURPLUS]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

NOV 87 ΤΟ JAN 88

HK$ MN.

NOV 86 TO JAN 87 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

52,403

44.290

8.113

18.3

RE-EXPORTS

54,987

36,907

18,080

49.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

107,390

81.197

26,193

32.3

IMPORTS

106,237

77,030

29,207

37.9

TRADE BALANCE

1,153

4,167

-3,014

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

JANUARY

1988 HK$ MN.

JANUARY

1987 1IK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%

16,477

14,053

2,424

17.2

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(X OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(47.3%)(53.9%)

RE-EXPORTS

18.364

12,004

6,360

53.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

34.841

26,057

8,784 33.7

IMPORTS

33,150

23,516

9.634

41.0

TRADE BALANCE

1,691

2,541

-850

/LAST MONTH