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FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1991

RETAINED IMPORTS ALSO RECORDED SLOWER GROWTH IN MAY, AT 7.4% ÎN VALUE TERMS OVER A YEAR KARLIER.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTED THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR MAY 1991.

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS :

$19,431 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

!

$44,924 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

$64,355 MILLION

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$67,138 MILLION $2,783 MILLION

[IN DEFICITi

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

MAR 91 TO

MAY 91

MAR 90 TO

INCREASE/DECREASE

HK$ MN.

MAY 90 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

52,591

51,744

847

1.6

120,316

96,495

23,821

24.7

172,907

148,239

24,668

16.6

189,960

158,248

31,712

20.0

-17,053

-10,009

-7,044

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

MAY 1991

HK$ MN.

MAY 1990 HK$ MN.

INCREASE/DECREASE

HKS MN.

X

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

19,431

18,826

605

3.2

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(30.2%)

[35.0%)

RE-EXPORTS

44,924

34,892

10,032

28.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

64,355

53,718

10,637

19.8

IMPORTS

67,138

56,492

10,646

18.8

TRADE BALANCE

-2,783

-2,774

-9

MAY

APRIL

INCREASE/DECREASE

LAST MONTH

1991

HK$ MN.

1991 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

器

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

19,431

18,182

1,249

6.9

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(30.2%)

(30.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

44,924

41,514

3.410

8.2

TOTAL EXPORTS

64,355

59,696

4.659

7.8

IMPORTS

67,138

65,817

1,321

2.0

TRADE BALANCE

-2,783

-6,121

3,338

/CALENDAR YEAR-TO-DATE