XN000022-1993-04-29 — Page 9

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1993

PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR MARCH 1993

MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

$17,343 MILLION

$63,469 MILLION

$80,812 MILLION

$86,855 MILLION

-$6,043 MILLION

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JAN 93 TO

JAN 92 TO

CHANGE

MAR 93 HK$ MN

MAR 92

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

48,709

48,707

+3

+0.0

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(21.9%)

(25.9%)

RE-EXPORTS

174,198

139,611

+34,586

+24.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

222,907

188,318

+34.589

+18.4

IMPORTS

233,054

197,956

+35.098

+17.7

TRADE BALANCE

-10,147

-9,638

-509

MARCH

MARCH

CHANGE

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

1993

1992

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

17,343

17.052

+292

+1.7

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(21.5%)

(25.0%)

RE-EXPORTS

63,469

51,222

+12,246

+23.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

80,812

68,274

+12,538

+18.4

IMPORTS

86,855

73,873

+12,983

+17.6

TRADE BALANCE

-6,043

-5,599

-445

MARCH

FEBRUARY

CHANGE

LAST MONTH

1993

1993

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

17,343

16,807

+537

+3.2

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(21.5%)

(21.4%)

RE-EXPORTS

63,469

61,564

+1,904

+3.1

TOTAL EXPORTS

80,812

78,371

+2,441

+3.1

IMPORTS

86,855

82,848

+4,007

+4.8

TRADE BALANCE

-6,043

-4,477

-1,566

APR 92 TO

APR 91 TO

CHANGE

LAST 12 MONTHS

MAR 93

HK$ MN

MAR HK$ MN

92

HK$ MN

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

234,126

231,251

+2,875

+1.2

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(24.4%)

(28.9%)

RE-EXPORTS

725.416

570.092

+155,323

+27.2

TOTAL EXPORTS

959,542

801.344

+158,198

+19.7

IMPORTS

990,393

814,263

+176, 130

+21.6

TRADE BALANCE

-30,851

-12,919

-17,932

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