TNAG-2466-FCO40-3590-Economic-situation-in-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 79

Merchandise:

HONG KONG TRADE, FEBRUARY 1992

Domestic Exports

:

Re-exports

:

$17,490 million $49,381 million

Total exports Imports

$66,871 million

$68,175 million

Trade balance

Comparative Figures

$1,304 million (in deficit)

Dec 91 to

Dec 90 to

Increase

Latest 3 months

Feb 92

HK$ mn

Feb 91 HK$ mn

HK$ mn

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

Total Exports

53,954

53,734

220

0.

.4

140,876

107,243

33,633

31.4

194,830

160,977

33,853

21.0

Imports

Trade Balance

201,057

165,027

36,030

21.8

-6,227

-4,050

-2,177

Feb

Same month last year

1992

Feb 1991

Increase

HK$ mn

HK$ mn

HK$ mn

Domestic Exports

17,490

14,346

3,144

21.9

(% of total exports)

(26.2%)

(31.3%)

Re-exports

49,381

31,461

17,920

57.0

Total Exports

66,871

45,807

21,064

46.0

Imports

68,175

45,009

23,166

51.5

Trade Balance

-1,304

798

-2,102

Feb

Jan

Increase

Last month

1992

1992

HK$ mn

HK$ mn

HK$ mn

$

Domestic Exports

17,490

14,165

3,325

23.5

(% of total exports)

(26.2%)

(26.6%)

Re-exports

49,381

39,009

10,372

26.6

Total Exports

66,871

53,174

13,697

25.8

Imports

68,175

55,909

12,266

21.9

Trade Balance

-1,304

-2,735

1,431

Jan-Feb

Jan-Feb

Increase

calendar year to-date

1992

HK$ mn

1991 HK$ mn

HK$ mn

Domestic Exports

31,655

33,522

-1,867

-5.6

(% of total exports)

(26.4%)

(32.2%)

Re-exports

88,389

70,482

17,907

25.4

Total Exports

120,044

104,004

16,040

15.4

Imports

124,084

105,669

18,415

17.4

Trade Balance

-4,040

-1,665

-2,375

Last 12 Months

Domestic Exports Re-exports Total Exports Imports

Trade Balance

Mar 91 to

Feb 92 HK$ mn

Mar 90 to

Increase

Feb 91 HK$ mn

HK$ mn

229,178

229,449

-271

-0.1

552,748

432,075

120,673

27.9

781,926

661,524

120,402

18.2

797,396

666,636

130,760

19.6

-15,470

-5,112

-10,358

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