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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1991

PRESS

RELEASE

TRADE FIGURES FOR DECEMBER, 1990

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

MERCHANDISE:

Domestic Exports : Re-exports

Total Exports Imports

Trade balance

$20,212 million $36,761 million $56,973 million $59,362 million $2.389 llion

(in deficit]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total Exports Imports

Trade balance

Oct 90 to Dec 90 HK$ Mn.

64,275 121,305

185,580

186,666

- 1,086

Oct 89 to Dec 89 HK$ Mn.

60.176 91,618 151,794

142,551

Increase

HK$ Mn.

4.099

6.8

29,687

32.4

33,786

22.3

44.115

30.9

9,243

-10,329

Increase

HK$ Mn.

297

1.5

7.174

24.2

502

7.471

15.1

+

444

11.918

25.1

Same month last year

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Total Exports

December 1990

HK$ Mn.

20,212 (35.5%) 36,761 56.973

December 1989 HK$ Mn.

19.915 (40.2%) 29.5B7

Imports

Trade balance

Last month

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

ance

Last 12 months

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Total Exports

Re-exports

Imports

Trade balance

December 1990

HK$ Mn.

2,058

November

1990 HK$ Mn.

-4,447

Increase

HK$ Mn.

20,212

(35.5%)

21.878 (33.9%)

+

-1,666

-7.6

36,761

42,705

-5,944

13.9

56,973

64,583

-7

,610

11.8

59,362

64,096

-4,734

-7.4

-2,389

487

-2,876

Jan-Dec

1990

Jan-Dec 1989

Increase

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

225.875

224.104

1,771

0.8

35.3%)

(39.3%)

413,999

346,405

67.594

19.5

39,874

570,509

69,365

12.2

642,534

562,781

9.753

14.2

-2,660

7.728

388

24th January, 1991

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

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