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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1992

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST 1992:

MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS :

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$20,834 MILLION $60,943 MILLION $81,777 MILLION $79,371 MILLION $2,406 MILLION

(IN SURPLUS)

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JUN 92 TO AUG 92 RK$ MN.

JUN 91 TO

INCREASE

AUG 91

HK$

MN.

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

63,325

60.353

2.972

4.9

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

180.839

138,028

42,811

31.0

244,164

198,381

45,783

23.1

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

248,958

199,429

49,529

24.8

-4,794

-1,048

-3,746

AUGUST

AUGUST

INCREASE

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1992

1991

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

*

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

20,834

20,364

470

2.3

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

{25.5%)

(30.1%)

RE-EXPORTS

60.943

47,205

13,738

29.1

TOTAL EXPORTS

81.777

67,569

14,208

21.0

IMPORTS

79,371

66,755

12,616

18.9

TRADE BALANCE

2,406

814

1.592

AUGUST

JULY

INCREASE

LAST MONTH

1992

1992

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

20,834

21,380

-546

-2.6

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(25.5%)

(26.0%)

RE-EXPORTS

60,943

60,782

161

0.3

TOTAL EXPORTS

81.777

82,162

-385

-0.5

IMPORTS

79,371

84,966

-5,595

-6.6

TRADE BALANCE

2,406

-2,804

5.210

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN-AUG 1992

HK$ MN.

JAN-AUG

1991 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

149,155

146.467

2,688

1.8

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(25.7%)

(30.8%)

RE-EXPORTS

430,957

328,825

102,132

31.1

TOTAL EXPORTS

580,112

475,292

104.820

22.1

IMPORTS

606,983

495,058

111,925

22.6

TRADE BALANCE

-26,871

-19,766

-7,105

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