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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1992

PRESS RELEASE

TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL, 1992

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

MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports :

Re-exports

Total Exports Imports

Trade balance

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

Domestic Exports Re-exports Total Exports Imports

Trade balance

Same, month last year

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Importa

Trade balance

Last month

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

Calendar year to-date

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exporta

Total Exports

Importa

balance

Feb 92 to

Apr 92 HK$ Mn.

52

15

LOWON

HANN I

220

MOHON

CNONTON CO

April 1992 HK$ Mn.

17.718 (24.9%)

330 71,048

-7,503

April 1992

April

718 million 330 million 048 million 551 illion $7,503 million

Feb 91 to

Apr 91 HK$ Mn.

47.506 106,853 154,359 167:831 -13,472

April 1991 HK$ Mn.

18.182 (30.5%) 1,514 69.696 65.817 -6 121

12

(in deficit)

Increase

HKS Mn.

X

4.1

.833

33.6

31.4

-934

Increase

HK$ Mn.

x

-464

-2.6

1,816

28.5

11.352

19.0

12,734

19.3

-1,382

March 1992 HK$ Mn.

Increase

HK$ Mn.

x

17.062

666

3.9

(24.9%)

(25.0%)

53,330

51,222

2,108

4.1

71,048

68,274

2.774

4.1

78,551

73.873

4,678

6.3

-7,503

1.904

Jan-Apr 1992

Jan-Apr

Increase

HK$ Mn.

1991 HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

%

66.424

66,683

--269

-0.4

(25.6%)

(31.4%)

192,942

145.873

47.069

259,366

212,556

46,810

276,507

228.492

48,015

21.0

-17,141

-15,936

-1,205

Increase

HK$ Mn

+

HK$ Mn.

17,718

Last 12 months

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

May 91 to

Apr 92 HK Mn.

May 90 to

Apr 91 HK$ Mn.

229,691

230,787

581.909

445,863

812.696

675,554

826,997

687,702

-14,301

-12,148

1,096 136.046 137.142 139.2

0. 5

30.5

20.3

20.3

0

1992

CENSUS 25th MaX+ršis DEPARTMENT

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