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MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992

THIS COMPARED WITH THE DEFICIT OF $2,465 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO 3.9% OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, RECORDED IN JUNE 1991.

IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1992, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 976,119 MILLION OR 32.7% OVER A YEAR BARLIER TO $309,232 MILLION.

THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AMOUNTED TO $106,941 MILLION, WHICH IS $2,016 MILLION OR 1.9% HIGHER THAN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1991.

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TAKING RE-EXPORTS AND DOMESTIC EXPORTS TOGETHER, THE VALUE TOTAL, EXPORTS, AT $416, 173 MILLION IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1992, WAS $78,135 MILLION OR 23.1% HIGHER THAN A YEAR EARLIER.

THE VALUE OF IMPORTS INCREASED BY $83,425 MILLION OR 23.2% $442,646 MILLION.

A VISIBLE TRADE DEFICIT OF $26,473 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, WAS RECORDED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1992.

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6.0%

THIS COMPARED WITH THE DEFICIT OF $21,183 MILLION, EQUIVALENT 5.9% OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, RECORDED IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS ENCOURAGING THAT DESPITE THE SLOW GROWTH IN THE WORLD'S MAJOR ECONOMIES, HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS MANAGED TO CONTINUE WITH VERY RAPID GROWTH AND DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE ABLE TO INCREASE MARGINALLY IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.

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