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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1992

WHILE RE-EXPORTS REMAINED ROBUST, DOMESTIC EXPORTS PICKED UP TO REGISTER POSITIVE GROWTH FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.

USE, BY

THE SUSTAINED INCREASE IN IMPORTS RETAINED FOR LOCAL 12.4% IN VALUE TERMS IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1992 OVER A YEAR EARLIER, WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE BUOYANT DOMESTIC DEMAND.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR

SEPTEMBER 1992:

MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS :

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

$21,129 MILLION $64,360 MILLION

$85,489 MILLION

$82,952 MILLION $2,537 MILLION

(IN SURPLUS)

JUL 92 TO

JUL 91 TO

INCREASE

LATEST 3 MONTHS

SEP 92 HK$ MN.

SEP 91 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

X

RE-EXPORTS

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

63,342

62,068

1,274

2.1

186,086

145,843

40,243

27.6

249,428

207,911

41,517

20.0

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

247,289

202,790

44,499

21.9

2,139

5,121

-2,982

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

SEPTEMBER 1992

HK$ MN.

SEPTEMBER 1991 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

21.129

20,526

603

2.9

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(24.7%)

(29.1%)

RE-EXPORTS

64.360

50,131

14,229

28.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

85,489

70,657

14,832

21.0

IMPORTS

82,952

66,953

15,999

23.9

TRADE BALANCE

2,537

3,704

-1,167

SEPTEMBER

LAST MONTH

1992

HK$ MN.

AUGUST 1992 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

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DOMESTIC EXPORTS

21.129

20,834

295

1.4

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(24.7%)

(25.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

64,360

60,943

3,417

5.6

TOTAL EXPORTS

85,489

81,777

3,712

4.5

IMPORTS

82,952

79,371

3,581

4.5

TRADE BALANCE

2,537

2,406

131

/CALENDAR YEAR