XN000022-1992-07-27 — Page 10

MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992

PRESS RELEASE

TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE 1992

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

MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports :

Re-exports

Total Exports Imports

Trade balance

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

Domestic Exports Re-exports

Total Exports Imports

Trade balance

Apr 92 to Jun 92 HK$ Mn.

$21,111 million

9,114 million 0.225 million 621 million 396 llion

Apr 91 to

(in deficit)

Increase

Jun 91 HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

58.235

56,425

1,810

3.2

169,620

128,753

40.867

31.7

227,855

185,178

42,677

23.0

244,690

196,546

48,144

24.5

-16,835

-11,368

-5,467

Same month last year

June 1992

June 1991

Increase

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

21,111

18.812

2,299

12.2

(26.3%)

(30.8%)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

59.114

42,315

16,799

39.7

80,225

61.127

19,098

31.2

84,621

63,592

21.029

33.1

-4,396

-2,465

-1.931

June

May

Increase

Last month

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

1992

1992

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

21.111

19,406

1,705

8.8

(26.3%)

(25.3%)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

59.114

57,176

1,938

3.4

80,225

76,582

3.643

4.8

+

84,621

81.518

3,103

3.8

-4,396

-4,936

540

Calendar year to-date

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Jan-Jun 1992

Jan-Jun

Increase

1991

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

106,941

104.925

2,016

1.9

(25.7%)

(31.0%)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

309,232

233,113

76,119

32.7

416,173

338,038

442,646

359,221

-26,473

-21,183

83.

425

78,135

J

-5,290

23.1

23.2

Last 12 months

Domestic Exports Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

Jul 91 to Jun 92 HK$ Mn.

Jul 90 to

Increase

Jun 91 HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

233,062

230,262

2,800

1.2

610.960

464,015

146,945

31.7

844,022

694,277

149,745

21.6

862,407

709,919

152.488

21.5

-18,385

-15,642

-2,743

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