XN000022-1991-08-28 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1991

YEAR,

THE STRONG GROWTH IN RETAINED IMPORTS IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, AT 17.7% IN VALUE TERMS OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE IMPROVED DOMESTIC DEMAND ACTIVITY SO FAR THIS YEAR.

AND MANUFACTURING

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES JULY THIS YEAR:

FOR

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS : RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

$21,180 MILLION

$48,505 MILLION

$69,685 MILLION

$69,082 MILLION $603 MILLION

(IN SURPLUS ]

MAY 91 TO

MAY 90 TO

INCREASE

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JUL 91 HK$ MN.

JUL 90 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

59.423

58,081

1,342

2.3

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

135,744

105,281

30,463

28.9

195,167

163,362

31,805

19.5

199,812

162,992

36,820

22.

6

-4,645

370

-5,015

JULY

JULY

INCREASE

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1991

1990

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

21,180

20,409

771

3.8

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(30.4%)

(36.1%)

RE-EXPORTS

48,505

36,194

12.311

34.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

69,685

56,603

13,082

23.1

IMPORTS

69,082

54,479

14,603

26.8

TRADE BALANCE

603

2,124

-1,521

JULY

JUNE

INCREASE

LAST MONTH

1991

1991

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

X

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

21,180

18,812

2,368

12.6

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(30.4%)

(30.8%)

RE-EXPORTS

48,505

42,315

6,190

14.6

TOTAL EXPORTS

69,685

61,127

8,558

14.0

IMPORTS

69,082

63,592

5,490

8.6

TRADE BALANCE

603

-2,465

3,068

/CALENDAR YEAR