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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1989

LAST MONTH

JULY 1989

HK$ MN.

JUNE 1989 HKS MN.

INCREASE

HK MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

21,104

18,956

2,148

11.3

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(40.2%)

(38.8%)

RE-EXPORTS

31,431

29,886

1.545

5.2

TOTAL EXPORTS

52,535

48,842

3,693

7.6

IMPORTS

48,723

50,054

-1,331

-2.7

TRADE BALANCE

3,812

-1,212

5,024

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN-JUL 1989

HK$ MN.

JAN-JUL 1988 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HKS MN.

X

DEMESTIC EXPORTS

I% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

RE-EXPORTS

123,162

115,754

7,408

6.4

(39.0%)

(45.0%)

192,527

141,295

51,232

36.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

315,689

257,049

58,640

22.8

325,347

266,085

59,262

22.3

TRADE BALANCE

-9,658

-9,036

-622

AUG 88 TO

AUG 87 TO

INCREASE

LAST 12 MONTHS

JUL 89 HKS MN.

JUL 88 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

225,072

206,268

18.804

9.1

326,637

227,650

98,987

43.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

551.709

433,918

117,791

27.1

558,060

438,581

TRADE BALANCE

-6,351

-4,663

119,479 -1,688

27.2

VISIT OF PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES

THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY THE BUCKINGHAM PRESS OFFICE TODAY (FRIDAY):

PALACE

THE PRINCE AND INDONESIA AT THE INVITATION INDONESIA.

PRINCESS

OF WALES ARE TO OF THE PRESIDENT OF

PAY A

ΤΟ VISIT THE REPUBLIC OF

AFTER VISITING INDONESIA THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES WILL GO VISIT HONG KONG.

ON

то

THE VISITS WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN FRIDAY 3RD AND NOVEMBER, 1989.

FRIDAY

10TH

THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED VISIT CHINA WILL NOT NOW TAKE PLACE.

то THE

PEOPLE'S

REPUBLIC OF

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