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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993

PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR JANUARY 1993

MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:

Re-exports

$14,559 million

$49,165 million

$63,724 million

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

$63,350 million +$374 million

Nov 92 to

Nov 91 to

Change

Jan 93

HK$ Mn

Jan 92 HK$ Mn

HK$ Mn

Domestic Exports

56,544

56,921

-377

-0.7

(% of Total Exports)

(24.2%)

(28.4%)

Re-exports

176,754

143,795

+32,959 +22.9

Total Exports

233,298

200,716

+32,583 +16.2

Imports

238,690

203,598

+35,092

+17.2

Trade balance

-5,391

-2.882

-2.509

January

January

Change

Same month last year

1993

HK$ Mn

1992 HK$ Mn

HK$ Mn

Domestic Exports

14,559

14,165

+394

+2.8

(% of Total Exports)

{22.8%)

(26.6%)

Re-exports

49,165

39,008

+10,157 +26.0

Total Exports

63.724

53,174

+10,551

+19.8

Imports

63,350

55,909

+7,442 +13.3

Trade balance

+374

-2,735

+3,109

Last month

January 1993 HK$ Mn

December 1992 HK$ Mn

Change

HK$ Mn

X

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

14,559

21,658

-7,099

-32.8

(22.8%)

(25.2%)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

49,165

64,284

-15,119 -23.5

63,724

85,942

-22,218

-25.9

63,350

90,232

-26,881

-29.8

+374

-4,290

+4.664

Feb 92 to

Feb 91 to

Change

Last 12 months

Jan 93

HK$ Mn

Jan 92 HK$ Mn

HK$ Mn

Domestic Exports

234,518

226,034

+8,483

+3.8

(% of Total Exports)

(25.1%)

(29.7%)

Re-exports

700,986

534,829

Total Exports

935,503

760,863

+166,157 +31.1 +174,640 +23.0

Imports

962,737

774,230

+188,506

+24.3

Trade balance

-27.233

-13,367

-13,866

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