XN000022-1989-06-27 — Page 6

UN

TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1989

ANY DURING THE MONTH

IT APPEARED THAT THE RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA HAD NOT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTIONS IN HONG KONG'S TRADE FLOWS OF MAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES

FOR

MAY 1989.

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

$17,695 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

$28,012 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$45,707 MILLION $48,619 MILLION $ 2,912 MILLION

[IN DEFICIT]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

MAR 89 то MAY 89

MAR 88 ΤΟ MAY 88

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN,

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

51,798

47,382

4.416

9.3

RE-EXPORTS

82,570

60,678

21,892

36.1

TOTAL EXPORTS

134,368

108,060

26,308

24.3

IMPORTS

144,962

116,885

28,077

24.0

TRADE BALANCE

-10,594

-8,825

-1,769

MAY

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1989

MAY 1988

INCREASE

HKS MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

17.695

17,274

421

2.

4

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS }

(38.7%)

(44.6%)

RE-EXPORTS

28,012

21,453

6,559

30.6

TOTAL EXPORTS

45,707

38,727

6,980

18.0

IMPORTS

48,619

39,558

9,061

22.1

9

TRADE BALANCE

-2,912

-831

-2,081

/LAST MONTH