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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1992

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING INCREASED BY 27% TO $82,653 MILLION.

THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING GREW BY 12% TO $29,191 MILLION AND 38% TO $53,462 MILLION RESPECTIVELY.

THE ESTIMATES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1991 AND JANUARY- SEPTEMBER 1991 AND THE CORRESPONDING CHANGES OVER THE SAME PERIOD 1990 ARE SUMMARISED IN THE TABLE BELOW:

IN

TOTAL VALUE OF TRADE WITH CHINA AND ESTIMATED VALUE AND PROPORTION OF TRADE OF OUTWARD PROCESSING NATURE, 3RD QUARTER OF 1991 AND JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 1991

3RD

PERCENTAGE

CHANGE

QTR.

OVER 3RD

1991

QTR. 1990

JAN.-SEP.

1991

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER JAN.-SEP.

1991

(HKD MN.)

(%)

(HKD MN.}

(%)

TOTAL TRADE VALUE * :

IMPORTS FROM CHINA

79,288

+25.9

207,805

+25.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

TO CHINA

55,172

+37.0

145,947

+31.6

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

TO CHINA

14,188

+13.8

37,772

+13.9

RE-EXPORTS TO

CHINA

40,984

+47.4

108,175

+39.1

ESTIMATED VALUE OF OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE :

IMPORTS FROM CHINA

54,070

+37.9

137,201

+34.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

TO CHINA

31,181

+28.2

82,653

+27.5

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

TO CHINA

10,930

+12.5

29,191

+12.0

RE-EXPORTS TO

CHINA

20,251

+38.5

53,462

+37.9

/ESTIMATED PROPORTION