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TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1988

LAST MONTH

APRIL 1988

HK$ MN.

MARCH

1988 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

16,055

14,052

2,003

14.3

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(43.8%)

(43.0%)

RE-EXPORTS

20,636

18,590

2,046

11.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

36,691

32,642

4,049

12.

4

IMPORTS

40,081

37,246

2,835

7.6

TRADE BALANCE

-5,390

-1,604

1,214

JAN-APR

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

1988

HK$ MN.

JAN-APR

1987 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN,

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

60,225

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(45.0%)

53,066 (51.1%)

7,159

13.5

RE-EXPORTS

73.504

50,740

22,764 44.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

133,729

IMPORTS

138.947

103,806

108,854

29,923 28.8

30,093

27.6

TRADE BALANCE

-5,218

-5,048

-170

LAST 12 MONTHS

MAY 87 то APR 88

HK$ MN.

MAY 86 TO APR 87 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

202,412

166,556

35,856 21.5

RE-EXPORTS

205,545

139,721

65,824 47.1

TOTAL EXPORTS

407,957

306,277

101,680 33.2

IMPORTS

408,041

306,660

101,381

33.1

TRADE BALANCE

-84

383

299

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