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EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY 1996

MERCHANDISE: Domestic Exports:

-

Total Exports

Re-exports

$18,993 million $101,192 million $120,185 million

Imports

Trade balance

$130,279 million

-$10,093 million

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Nov 95 to

Nov 94 to

Change

Latest 3 months

Jan 96

Jan 95

HKS Mn.

IKS Mn.

HKS Mn.

Domestic Exports

57,996

58,751

-755

~1.3

(% of Total Exports)

(16.7%)

(18.9%)

Re-exports

290,150

251,941

+38,209

+15.2

Total Exports

348,146

310,692

+37,454

+12.1

Imports

382,872

333,613

+49,259

+14.8

Trade balance

-34,726

-22,921

-11,805

January

January

Change

Same month last year

1996

1995

HKS Mn.

HKS Mn.

HK$ En.

Domestic Exports

18,993

18.178

+815

+4.5

(% of Total Exports)

(15.8%)

(17.9%)

Re-exports

101,192

83,143

+18,049

+21.7

Total Exports

120,185

101,321

+18,864

+18.6

Imports

130,279

104.944

+25,335

+24.1

Trade balance

-10,093

-3,623

-6,470

January

December

Change

Last month

1996

1995

HIKS Mn.

HKS Mn.

HK$ Mn.

Domestic Exports

18,993

20,157

-1,164

-5.8

(% of Total Exports)

(15.8%)

(17.5%)

Re-exports

101.192

93,153

+6,038

+6.3

Total Exports

120,185

115,311

+4,874 +4.2

Imports

130,279

127,689

+2,589

+2.0

Trade balance

-10,093

-12,378

+2,285

Feb 95 to

Feb 94 to

Change

Last 12 months

Jan 96

Jan 95

IIKS Mn.

HKS Mn.

HK$ Mn.

Domestic Exports

232,473

(% of Total Exports)

(17.1%)

224,930 (18.9%)

+7,543

+3.4

Re-exports

1,130,519

964,293

+166,226 +17.2

Total Exports

1,362,991

1,189,223

Imports

1,516,456

1,275,275

+173,769 +241,181

+14.6

+18.9

Trade balance

-153,464

-86,052

-67,412

End

29 February 1996

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT