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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1988

OUT THAT, THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED

RE-EXPORTS IN RE-EXPORTS, CONTINUED UPSURGE CENT OF THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS DURING THE 1988, UP FROM A FIGURE OF 47.8 PER CENT DURING

YEAR.

AS A RESULT OF THE REPRESENTED

55.

PER 4 FIRST TEN MONTHS OF THE SAME PERIOD LAST

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

TRADE

AND STATISTICS

TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER, 1988

THE CENSUS

DEPARTMENT

HAS RELEASED

FOLLOWING PROVISIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER: -

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$20,066 MILLION

$26,628 MILLION

$46,694 MILLION

$45,788 MILLION

$906 MILLION

[IN SURPLUS]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

AUG 88

AUG 87

INCREASE

то

TO

OCT 88

OCT 87

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

X

60,686

54,588

78,280

49.732

28.548

6,098 11.2

57.4

138,966

104,320

34,646 33.2

134.306

99,409

34,897

35.1

4.660

4,911

-251

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

OCTOBER

1988 HK$ MN.

OCTOBER

1987 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

X

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

20,066

18,188

1,878 10.3

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(43.0%)(51.6%)

RE-EXPORTS

26,628

17,082

9,546 55.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

46,694

35,270

11.424

32.4

IMPORTS

45,788

34.710

11,078

31.9

TRADE BALANCE

906

560

346

/LAST MONTH

+

THE