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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1994

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PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR APRIL 1994

MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports

Re-exports

$16,

,623 million

$74,821 million

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

$91,444 million

$101,905 million -$10,461 million

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

Feb 94 to

Feb 93 to

Change

Apr 94

Apr 93

HK$ Mn.

HKS Mn.

HK$ Ma.

Domestic Exports

46,018

51,964

-5,947 -11.4

(X of Total Exports)

(18.3%)

(21.2%)

Re-exporta

205,307

192,648

+12,659

+6.6

Total Exporta

251,324

244,612

+6,712

+2.7

Imports

277,443

263,357

+14,086

+5.3

Trade balance

-26,119

-19,715

-7.374

April

Same month last year

1994

HK$ Mn.

April 1993

HK$ Mn.

Change

HK$ Mo.

Domestic Exports

16,623

17,814

-1,192

-6.7

(% of Total Exports)

(18.2%)

(20.9%)

Re-exports

74,821

07,615

+7,206 +10.7

Total Exporte

91,144

85,129

+6,014 +7.0

Imports

101,905

93,654

+8,251

+8.8

Trade balance

-10,461

-8,224

-2,237

April

March

Change

Last month

1994

1994

HKS Mn.

HKS Mn.

KK$ Mil.

%

Domestic Exports

16,623

15,930

+593

+4.4

(% of Total Exports)

(18.2%)

(18.3%)

Re-exports

74,821

71,120

+3,701

+5.2

Total Exports

91,444

87,050

+41

394

+5.0

Imports

101,905

96,238

+5,667

+5.9

Trade balance

-10,461

-9,188

-1,274

Jan-Apr

Calendar year to-date

1994

HK$ Mn.

Jan-Apr 1993 HKS Mn.

Change

HKS Mn.

Domestic Exports

61,358

66,524

-5,166

-7.8

(% of Total Exports)

(18.4%)

(21.5%)

Re-exports

272,078

241,813

+30,265

+12.5

Total Exports

333,436

308,337

+25,099

+8.1

Imports

357,821

326,708

+31,113

+9.5

Trade balance

-24,385

-18,371

-6,014

May 93 to

May 92 to

Change

Last 12 months

Apr 94

HK$ MR.

Apr 93 HKS Mn.

HK$ Mr.

Domestic Exports

217,861

234,223

-16,362

-7.0

(% of Total Exports)

(20.3%)

(24.0%)

Re-exports

853,489

739,701

+113,788 +15.4

Total Exports

1,071,350

Imports

1,103,711

973,924 1,005,496

Trade balance

-32,361

-31,572

+97,426 +10.0 +98,215

-789

+9.8

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