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THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE EXTERNAL TRADE IN JANUARY 1994:

MERCHANDISE: DOMESTIC EXPORTS :

RE-EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1994

PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF

$15,340 MILLION $66,771 MILLION $82,111 MILLION

$80,378 MILLION

+$1,734 MILLION

NOV 93 TO

NOV 92 TO

CHANGE

LATEST 3 MONTHS

JAN 94

JAN 93

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

55,067

56,544

-1,477

-2.6

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(20.6%)

(24.2%)

RE-EXPORTS

212,896

176,754

+36,142 +20.4

TOTAL EXPORTS

267,963

233,298

+34,664 +14.9

IMPORTS

268,897

238,690

+30,207 +12.7

TRADE BALANCE

-934

-5,391

+4.457

SAME MONTH LAST YEAR

JANUARY 1994

HK$ MN

JANUARY 1993 HK$ MN

CHANGE

HK$ MN

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

15,340

14,559

+781

+5.4

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(18.7%)

(22.8%)

RE-EXPORTS

66.771

49,165

+17,606 +35.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

82,111

63,724

+18,387 +28.9

IMPORTS

80,378

63,350

+17,027 +26.9

TRADE BALANCE

1,734

374

+1.360

LAST MONTH

JANUARY 1994 HK$ MN

DECEMBER 1993 HK$ MN

CHANGE

HK$ MN

X

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

15,340

20,582

-5,242 -25.5

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(18.7%)

(21.8%)

RE-EXPORTS

66,771

73,774

-7,003 -9.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

82,111

94,356

-12,245 -13.0

IMPORTS

80,378

96,058

-15,681 -16.3

TRADE BALANCE

1,734

-1,702

+3,436

FEB 93 TO

FEB 92 TO

CHANGE

LAST 12 MONTHS

JAN 94 HK$ MN

JAN 93 HK$ MN

HK$ MN

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

223,808

234,518

-10,710

4.6

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(21.0%)

(25.1%)

RE-EXPORTS

840,830

700,986

TOTAL EXPORTS

1,064,637

935,503

+129, 134 +13.8

IMPORTS

1,089,625

962,737

TRADE BALANCE

-24,987

-27,233

+139,844 +19.9

+126,888 +13.2

+2,246

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