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EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY 1995

MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:

Re-exports

Total Exports

Imports

Trade balance

$18,178 million

$83,143 million

$101,321 million

$104,944 million -$3,623 million

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Latest 3 months

Nov 94 to

Nov 93 to

Change

Jan 95

Jan 94

HKS Mn,

HKS Mn.

HKS Mn.

Domestic Exports

58,751

55,067

+3,684 +6.7

(% of Total Exports)

(18.9%)

(20.6%)

Re-exports

251,941

212,896

+39,045 +18.3

Total Exports

310,692

267,963

+42,729 +15.9

Imports

333,613

268,897

+64,716 +24.1

Trade balance

-22,921

-934

-21,986

January

Same month last year

1995

HKS Mn.

January 1994 HK$ Mn.

Change

HK$ Mn.

%

Domestic Exports

18,178

15,340

+2,838 +18.5

(% of Total Exports)

(17.9%)

(18.7%)

Re-exports

83,143

66,771

+16,372

+24.5

Total Exports

101,321

82,111

+19,209 +23.4

Imports

104,944

80,378

+24,566

+30.6

Trade balance

-3,623

1,734

-5,357

Last month

January 1995

December

Change

HKS Mn.

1994 HKS Mn.

HK$ Mn.

Domestic Exports

18,178

20,124

-1,946

-9.7

(% of Total Exports)

(17.9%)

(19.7%)

Re-exports

83,143

82,030

+1,113

+1.4

Total Exports

101,321

102,153

-832

-0.8

Imports

104,944

111,617

-6,673

-6.0

Trade balance

-3,623

-9,463

+5,840

Feb 94 to

Feb 93 to

Change

Last 12 months

Jan 95

Jan 94

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

HK$ Mn.

X

Domestic Exports

224,930

223,808

+1,122 +0.5

(% of Total Exports)

(18.9%)

(21.0%)

Re-exports

964,293

840,830

Total Exports

1,189,223

1,064,637

Imports

1,275,275

1,089,625

+14.7 +123,463 +124,585 +11.7 +185,650

+17.0

Trade balance

-86,052

-24,987

-61,065

End/Tuesday, February 28, 1995

28 February 1995

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT