Hong Kong's Gross National Income rose 5.1% year-on-year to $625.3 billion in the second quarter of this year, while Gross Domestic Product grew 3.8% to $586.9 billion, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.
The city's GNI was larger than its GDP by $38.4 billion, representing a net external primary income inflow of the same amount, and equivalent to 6.5% of GDP in that quarter.
After netting out the effect of price changes, Hong Kong's GNI increased 3.6% in real terms compared to a year earlier, while the corresponding GDP grew 1.7%.
Total primary income inflow into Hong Kong - estimated at $366.3 billion and equivalent to 62.4% of GDP - was down 3.1% compared to the previous year.
Total primary income outflow - estimated at $327.9 billion and equivalent to 55.9% of GDP - decreased 6.1% year-on-year.
Taking the inflow and outflow together, a net external primary income inflow of $38.4 billion was recorded in the second quarter.