Goods exports up 12.9%

2018-07-19 23:27:25

The volume of Hong Kong's total exports of goods in May increased 12.9% year-on-year, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.

The volume of imports of goods increased 13.5% in May.

The prices of total exports of goods increased 2.8% year-on-year and the prices of goods imports rose 2.9%.

In the first five months of 2018, the volume of total exports of goods was up 8.1% over the same period last year, while the volume of goods imports rose 9.3%.

The prices of total goods exports increased 2.4% for the period, while the prices of imports of goods went up 2.5%.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of total exports of goods increased 2.6% in the quarter ending May compared with the preceding three months, while the volume of goods imports increased 2.5%.

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