Hong Kong's gross national income rose 5% year-on-year to $545.2 billion in the second quarter, while gross domestic product grew 5.4% to $517.4 billion, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.
Compared with GDP, the GNI was larger by $27.8 billion, representing a net external primary income inflow of the same amount, and equivalent to 5.4% of GDP in that quarter.
After netting out the effect of price changes, Hong Kong's GNI increased 1.2% in real terms compared to a year earlier, while the corresponding GDP grew 1.8%.
Total primary income inflow into Hong Kong - estimated at $377.8 billion and equivalent to 73% of GDP - rose 17.3% compared to the previous year.
Meanwhile, total primary income outflow - estimated at $350 billion and equivalent to 67.6% of GDP - increased 19.1% year-on-year.
Taking the inflow and outflow together, a net external primary income inflow of $27.8 billion was recorded in the second quarter.