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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1988

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

TRADE

MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS : $20,669 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

: $25,431 MILLION

: $46,100 MILLION

: $43,829 MILLION

:

$2,271 MILLION (IN SURPLUS)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JUN 88 TO AUG 88 HK$ MN.

JUN 87 TO

INCREASE

AUG 87 HKS MN.

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

58,924

53,793

5.131

9.5

71.770

47.145

24.625

52.2

130.694

100,938

29,756

29.5

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

131,408

97,355

34,053

35 .0

-714

3.583

-4.297

AUGUST 1988

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

HK$ MN.

AUGUST 1987 HK9 MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

20,669

18,557

2,112

11.4

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(44.8 %)

(53.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

25,431

16,149

9,282

57.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

46,100

34.706

11,394

32.8

IMPORTS

43,829

31,933

11,869

37.3

TRADE BALANCE

2,271

2,773

-502

LAST MONTH

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

AUGUST 1988 HK$ MN.

JULY

INCREASE

1988 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%%

20,669 (44.8 %)

20,135 (45.6 %)

534

2.7

25.431

23,975

1.456

6.1

46.100

44.110

1.990

4.

5

43,829

44.394

-565

-1.3

2,271

-284

2,555

/CALENDAR YEAR