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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1988

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

FEBRUARY

1988

HK$ MN.

FEBRUARY

1987 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

13,641

9,992

3,649

36.5

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(46.2%)(48.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

15,914

10,616

5,298

49.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

29,555

20,608

8,947

43.4

IMPORTS

28.470

24,118

4,352 18.0

TRADE BALANCE

1,085

-3,510

4,595

FEBRUARY

LAST MONTH

1988

HK$ MN,

JANUARY

1988 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

13.641

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(16.2%)

16,477 (47.3%)

-2,836

-17.2

RE-EXPORTS

15,914

18,364

-2,450

-13.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

29,555

34,841

-5,286 -15.2

IMPORTS

28.470

33,150

-4,680

-14.1

TRADE BALANCE

1,085

1.691

-606

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN-FEB

1988

HK$ MN.

JAN-FEB

1987 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

X

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

30,117

24.045

6,072

25.3

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(46.8%)

(51.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

34,278

22,620

11.658

51.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

64,395

46.665

17,730

38.0

IMPORTS

61,620

47,634

13,986

29.

4

TRADE BALANCE

2,775

-969

3,744

/LAST 12 MONTHS

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