Sept goods exports fall 7.8%

2019-11-18 02:41:57

The volume of Hong Kong?s total goods exports dropped 7.8% year-on-year in September, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.

The volume of goods imports fell 11% compared to the same period last year.

Goods exports prices rose 0.6%, while those of goods imports increased 0.8%.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of goods exports fell 0.2% when comparing the third quarter of 2019 with the preceding quarter, while the volume of goods imports dropped 1.6%.

Comparing the first nine months of 2019 with the same period in 2018, the volume of goods exports fell 5.9%, while that of goods imports dropped 7.9%.

Goods exports prices increased 0.6%, while those of imports rose 0.8% during the same period.

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