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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1990

THE FIRST TWO COURSE OF

ON RE-EXPORTS, THE YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATE IN MONTHS OF 1990 WAS MUCH LOWER THAN THOSE RECORDED OVER THE 1989.

RE-EXPORTS OF RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA DECLINED MARKEDLY, ALTHOUGH CHINA ORIGIN CONTINUED TO SHOW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. THERE WAS, HOWEVER, A SMALL INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF RETAINED IMPORTS IN FEBRUARY YEAR EARLIER.

OVER A

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FEBRUARY 1990.

FOR

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$13,311 MILLION $24,446 MILLION $37,757 MILLION $40,473 MILLION $ 2,716 MILLION

[IN DEFICIT]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

DEC 89 ΤΟ

FEB 90

DEC 88 TO FEB 89

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

INCREASE HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

49,864

52,477

-2,613

-5.0

RE-EXPORTS

81,992

76,762

5,230

6.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

131,856

129,239

2,617

2.0

IMPORTS

129,008

131,790

-2,782

-2.1

TRADE BALANCE

2,848

-2,551

6,399

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

FEBRUARY 1990 HK$ MN.

FEBRUARY 1989 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

餐

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

13,311

14,042

-731 -5.2

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(35.3%)

(38.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

24,446

22,385

2,061

9.2

TOTAL EXPORTS

37,757

36,427

1,330

3.7

IMPORTS

40,473

38,472

2,001

5.2

TRADE BALANCE

-

2,716

-2,045

-671

/LAST MONTH