XN000022-1991-12-27 — Page 7

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1991

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THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT, AFTER MANY MONTHS OF RAPID GROWTH THE EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR, IMPORTS- RETAINED FOR DOMESTIC USE DECLINED BY 6.9% IN VALUE TERMS IN NOVEMBER.

NEVERTHELESS, FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1991 TAKEN TOGETHER, THERE WAS STILL A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF 10.5% IN THE VALUE OF RETAINED IMPORTS OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 1991:

MERCHANDISE:

DOMESTIC EXPORTS :

$20,456 MILLION

RE-EXPORTS

$52,300 MILLION

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$72,756 MILLION $70.715 MILLION $2,041 MILLION

[IN SURPLUS]

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

SEP 91 TO

SEP 90 TO

INCREASE

NOV 91

HK$ MN.

NOV 90 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%%

62.279

63,588

-1,309

-2.1

153,529

119.644

33,885

28.3

215,808

183,232

32,576

17.8

206,950

181,156

25,794

14.2

8,858

2,076

6.782

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

NOVEMBER 1991

HK$ MN.

NOVEMBER 1990 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

20,456

21.878

-1,422

-6.5

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(28.1%)

(33.9%)

RE-EXPORTS

52,300

42,705

9,595

22.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

72,756

64,583

8,173

12.7

IMPORTS

70,715

64,096

6,619

10.3

TRADE BALANCE

2,041

487

1,554

LAST MONTH

NOVEMBER 1991 HK$ MN.

OCTOBER 1991 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

20,456

21,296

-840

-3.9

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(28.1%)

(29.4%)

RE-EXPORTS

52,300

51,098

1,202

2.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

72,756

72,394

362

0.5

IMPORTS

70,715.

69,282

1,433

2.1

TRADE BALANCE

2,041

3,112

- 1,071

/CALENDAR YEAR