XN000022-1993-09-28 — Page 9

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1993

PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR AUGUST 1993

MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exporta:

Re-exports

Total Exports Imports

Trade balance

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

$19,627 million

$72,903 million

$92,530 million

$93,034 million -$504 million

Jun 93 to

Jun 92 to

Change

Aug 93 HK$ Mn.

Aug 92 HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

59,

506

63,

325

-3,819

-6.0

(21.6%)

(25.9%)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

216,447

180,839

+35,

608

+19.7

275,953

244.164

+31,789

+13.0

281,019

248,958

+32,081 +12.9

-5,067

-4,794

-272

August

Same month last year

1993

HK$ Mn.

August 1992 HKS Mn.

Change

HK$ Mn.

X

Domestic Exports

19,627

20,833.

-1,206

-5.8

(% of Total Exports)

(21.2%)

(25.5%)

Re-exports

72,903

60,943

+11,959

+19.6

Total Exports

92,630

81,777

+10,753 +13.1

Imports

93.

034

79,371

+13,663

+17.2

Trade balance

-504

2.406

-2,910

Last month

August 1993

July

Change

1993

HK$ Hn.

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn

X

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Total Exports

19,627 (21.2%)

21,369

-1,742

-8.2

{21.8%)

72.

903

76,503

-3,600

-4.7

92,530

97,872

5,342

-5.5

Imports

Trade balance

93,034

98,690.

-5,656

-5.7

-504

Calendar year to-date

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Jan-Aug 1993

HK$ Mn.

-818

Jan-Aug 1992 HK$ Mn.

+314

Change

HK$ Mn.

144,176

(21.5%)

149,155 (25.7%)

-4,976

-3.3

525,

195

430,957

+94,238 +21.9

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

Last 12 months

669,373

580,112

+89,261 +15. 4

698,451

606,983

+91,468

+15.1

-29,078

-26,871

-2,206

Domestic Exports

(% of Total Exports)

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

Aug 93 HK$ Mn.

229,147

(22.6%) 785,067

1,014,214

Sep 91 to

Aug 92 HK$ Hn.

233,733 (26.8%)

636.

973

870,706

890,907

-20,201

Sep 92 to

Change

HK$ Mn.

-4,587

-2.0

+148,095 +23.2 +143,508 +16.5

1,046,763

-32,549

+155,856

+17.5

-12,348

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