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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988

AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF

EXPORT

IN INCREASES THE GROWTH RATES OF REAL TERMS OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE THIRD QUARTERS WERE RELATIVELY MODERATE.

PRICES, SECOND AND

CHINA

UPSURGE IN RE-EXPORTS THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE CONTINUED REFLECTED THE RE-EMERGENCE OF HONG KONG AS A MAJOR ENTREPOT FOR AS WELL AS FOR THE REST OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

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

TRADE

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

$19,950 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

$26,230 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

$46,180 MILLION

IMPORTS

:

TRADE BALANCE

$44,697 MILLION $ 1,483 MILLION

[IN SURPLUS ]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JUL 88 ΤΟ SEP 88

JUL 87

INCREASE

то SEP 87

HR$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

60,754

55,347

5,407

9.8

RE-EXPORTS

75,634

48,949

26,685

54.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

136,388

104,296

32,092

30.

8

IMPORTS

132,918

97,998

34,920

35.6

TRADE BALANCE

3,470

6,298

-2,828

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

SEPTEMBER

1988 HKS MN.

SEPTEMBER

1987 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

19,950

17,843

2,107

11.8

{% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(43.2%)(52.0%)

RE-EXPORTS

26,230

16,502

9,728 59.0

TOTAL EXPORTS'

46,180

34,345

11,835

34.5

IMPORTS

44,697

32,766

11,931

36.4

TRADE BALANCE

1,483

1,579

-96

LAST MONTH

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