PRESS
RELEASE
TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY. 1989
The Census and Statistics Department has released the following provisional merchandise trade figures for July:-
MERCHANDISE:
Domestic Exports Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Latest 3 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
$21,104 million $31,431 million $52,535 million $48,723 million $3,812 million
iin surplus]
May 89 to Jul 89 BK3 Mn.
May 38 to
Increase
Jul 88 HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
57,755
55.529
2,225
4.0
89.330
67,792
21,539
31.8
147,085
123,321
23.764
19.3
147,396
127,137
20,259
15.9
-311
-3,816
3,505
July
Same month last year
1989
HK$ Mn.
July 1988 HKS Mn.
Increase
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
21.104
20,135
969
4.8
(% of Total Exports)
(40.2%)
(45.6%)
Re-exports
31,431
23,975
7.456
31.1
Total Exports
52.535
44,110
9,425
19.1
Imports
48.723
44.394
4,329
9.8
Trade balance
3,812
-284
4.096
July
June
Increase
Last month
1989
1989
HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
HKS Mn.
x
Domestic Exports
21,104
18,956
2.148
11.3
(% of Total Exports)
(40.2%)
(38.8%)
Re-exports
31,431
29.886
1,545
5.2
Total Exports
52,535
48,842
3,693
7.6
Imports
48,723
50,054
-1,331
-2.7
Trade balance
3,812
-1,212
5,024
Calendar year to-date
Jan-Jul 1989
HK$ Mn.
Jan-Jul 1988 HK3 Mn.
Increase
HKS Mn.
Domestic Exports
123.152
115,754
7,405
5.4
(% of Total Exports)
(39.0%)
(45.0%)
Re-exports
192,527
141,295
51,232
36.3
Total Exports
315,589
257,049
53,540
22.3
Imports
325,347
256,085
59,262
22.3
Trade balance
-9,553
-9,036
-622
Last 12 months
Domestic Exports
Re-exports
Total Exports
Imports
Trade balance
Aug 38
Aus 37 to
Incr
Jul 83
HK$ Mn
Jul 28 HK$ Mn.
HKS Mn.
225,072
206.268
326,637
237.550
13.804 93.98
551,70%
433.913
558,060
438,581
-6,351
-4.563
17,731 13.47 -1.625
3.5
N
27.2
24th August 969
CENSUS AND STAT
DEPARTMENT
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