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PRESS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1989

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RELEASE

TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER, 1989

The Census and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for November:-

MERCHANDISE.

Domestic Exports

$19,412 million

Re-exports

$30.046 million

Total Exports

Importa

Trade balance

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$49,458 million $46,344 million $3,114 million

(in surplus]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total Exports

Sep 89 to Nov BB HK$ Mn.

Sep 88 to Nov 88 HIC# Mn.

Increase

HK$ Mn.

59,803

60,068

-265

-0.4

92,466

80,557

11.909

14.8

152,269

140,625

11.844

8.3

Imports

Trado balanca

142.015

138,703

3.312

2.4

10.254

1,922

8,332

Same month last year

November 1989

FIKS Mn.

November 1988 LIKS Mn.

Increase

HK$ MK.

Domestic Exports

19.412

20,052

-640

-3.2

(% of Total Exports)

(39.2%)

(42.0%)

Re-exports

30.046

27,708

2.340

8.4

Total Exports

49.458

47.758

1,700

3.6

Imports

46.344

48,226

-1,882

-3.9

Trade balance

3,114

-168

3,582

Last month

November 1989 HK$ Mn

October

1989 HK$ Mr.

Increas¢

HK$ Mn.

Domestic Exports

19.412

20.849

-1.437

-8.9

(% of Total Exports)

(39.2%)

(39.5%)

Ro-exports

30,048

31,985

-1.939

-6.1

Total Exports

49.458

62.834

-3.376

-6.4

Imports

46,344

48.763

-2,418

-5.0

Trade balance

3.114

4.071

-957

Calendar year to-date

Jan-Nov 1909 HK$ Mn

Jan-Nov 1988 HK$ Mr.

Increase

HK$ Mn.

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exporta)

204, 189

196,491

7.698

3.9

(39.2%)

(44.3%)

Re-exports

Total Exporta

Imports

316,819

247,282

69,537

28.1

521,008

443,773

77,235

17.4

515,337

448,615

66,722

14.9

Trade balance

5,671

-4.842

10,513

Last 12 months

Domestic Exports

Re-exporta

Total Export.s

Imports

Trado halange

Dee AA be

Den 87 Lo

Increase

Now 89 HK$ Mn

Ney 88 HK$ Mn

HK$ Mn

225,382

215,341

10.021

4.7

344,942

266,337

78,605

29.5

570,304

481,679

89,626

18.4

565,520

487,432

78.008

16.0

4.784

-5,754

10.538

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