Table 1 : External Merchandise Trade Figures for April 2003

HK$ Million

Merchandise Trade Values for April 2003
Domestic Exports 8,414
Re-exports 125,732
Total Exports 134,146
Imports 141,302
Trade balance -7,156

     Change
Current month compared with same month last year April 2003 April 2002 Value %
  Domestic Exports 8,414 10,129 -1,714 -16.9
  (% of Total Exports) (6.3%) (8.2%)
  Re-exports 125,732 112,989 +12,742 +11.3
  Total Exports 134,146 123,118 +11,028 +9.0
  Imports 141,302 130,399 +10,903 +8.4
  Trade balance -7,156 -7,281 +124
 
Current month compared with last month April 2003 March 2003 Value %
  Domestic Exports 8,414 9,284 -870 -9.4
  (% of Total Exports) (6.3%) (6.5%)
  Re-exports 125,732 133,803 -8,071 -6.0
  Total Exports 134,146 143,087 -8,941 -6.2
  Imports 141,302 154,212 -12,909 -8.4
  Trade balance -7,156 -11,124 +3,968
 
Latest 3 months compared with same period 12 months earlier Feb-Apr 2003 Feb-Apr 2002 Value %
  Domestic Exports 24,797 28,828 -4,031 -14.0
  (% of Total Exports) (6.5%) (8.4%)
  Re-exports 357,331 313,382 +43,950 +14.0
  Total Exports 382,128 342,210 +39,918 +11.7
  Imports 411,026 362,813 +48,212 +13.3
  Trade balance -28,898 -20,604 -8,294
 
Calendar year-to-date compared with same period last year Jan-Apr 2003 Jan-Apr 2002 Value %
  Domestic Exports 34,372 39,100 -4,727 -12.1
  (% of Total Exports) (6.6%) (8.7%)
  Re-exports 482,784 409,673 +73,110 +17.8
  Total Exports 517,156 448,773 +68,383 +15.2
  Imports 544,251 472,590 +71,660 +15.2
  Trade balance -27,095 -23,818 -3,277
 
Last 12 months compared with same period 12 months earlier May 2002 to
Apr 2003
May 2001 to
Apr 2002
Value %
  Domestic Exports 126,199 145,262 -19,063 -13.1
  (% of Total Exports) (7.7%) (9.9%)
  Re-exports 1,502,700 1,317,103 +185,597 +14.1
  Total Exports 1,628,900 1,462,366 +166,534 +11.4
  Imports 1,691,080 1,531,272 +159,808 +10.4
  Trade balance -62,180 -68,906 +6,726
 


Note :
 
Value of domestic exports and value of re-exports may not add up to the value of total exports due to rounding.

Last updated : 27 May 2003