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TRADE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER, 1990

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

MERCHANDISE:

Domestic Exports Ra-exports

Total Exports Imports

1ljon

1lion illion

$22,185

341,839

364,024

563,208

3816

lion illion

(in surplus]

Trade balance

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total Exports

Aug 90 to

Öct 90

HK$ MD.

62,838 115.242 178.080

+

Aug 89 to Oct 99 HK3 MA.

61.615

Increase

HK$ Mn.

1.223

2.0

94,246

20.996

22.3

155,861

22,219

14.3

Imports

Trade balance

172,764

143.647

29.117

20.3

5,316

12.214

6,899

Same month last year

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Total Exports

October 1990

October 1989

Increase

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

185

(34.7%)

1.839 64,024

Imports

Trade 'balance

63,208

NUMOA

20

1,336

6.4

816

(39.5%) 985 834 48,763 071

9.854

30.8

11.190

21.2

14,445

29.6

-3, 25.5

Last month

Domestic Exports

of Total Exports)

Total Exports

Re-exports

Imports

trade balance

October 1990

HXS Mn.

September 1990 HK$ Mn.

Increase

HK$ Mn.

22,185 (34.7%)

9.525

2,660

13.6

(35.7%)

41,839

35,100

6.739

19.2

64,024

54,625

9.399

17.2

63,208

53,852

9,356

17.4

816

773

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Calendar year to-date

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Jan-Oct 1990

HK$ Mn.

Jan-Oct 1989 HK$ Mn.

Increase

HK$ Mn.

183,785

184.776

-991

-0.5

35.5%

(39.2%)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

334,53.

296,773

47.760

16.7

$18,318

471.549

46,769

519,076 -758

468,993

2,556

50,083 -3.314

9.9 10.7

Nov 89 to

Nov 88 to

Last 12 months

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total Exports

Oct 90 HK$ MD.

223.113

394

617

Imports

Trade balance

612.8.

Oct 89 HK$ Mn.

226.001

+

342,60 568 60 567, 402

Increase

HKS Mn.

-2,888. 51,562 48.674 45,462

*

109-400

- 10

4.414

1,202

J

1

0

3.212

1990

26th November,

SENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

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