Goods Exports Up 3.8%

The volume of Hong Kong's total goods exports increased 3.8% year-on-year in December, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.

The volume of goods re-exports increased 3.9% compared to the same period last year, while that of domestic exports decreased 0.2%.

Concurrently, the volume of goods imports increased 6.7%.

The prices of goods exports increased 2.2%, while those of goods imports rose 2.3%.

The prices of goods re-exports increased 2.2%, and those of domestic exports rose 0.8%.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of total goods exports increased 2.6% in the fourth quarter.

Within this total, the volume of goods re-exports rose 2.7%, while that of domestic exports increased 0.3%.

The volume of goods imports rose 3.5%.