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Table 3: China's external sector balance and

foreign exchange reserves

Visible

Invisible

Foreign

trade

trade

exchange

balance

balance

reserves*

(US$BN)

(US$BN)

(US$Bn)

1981

0

N.A.

4.77

1982

+3.07

N.A.

11.13

1983

+0.84

N.A.

14.34

1984

-1.27

N.A.

14.42

1985

-14.89

+3.49

11.91

1986

-12.00

+3.79

10.50

1987 HI

-2.01

+1.67

12.58

Note :

(*) as at end of period

Sources:

Statistical Yearbook of China 1986 China's Customs Statistics

New China News Agency News Bulletin dated

5.4.87 and 6.8.87

Ta Kung Pao dated 18.7.87