The volume of Hong Kong's re-exports of goods decreased by 0.6% year-on-year in October, while that of domestic exports increased by 0.8%, the Census & Statistics Department said today.
Taken together, the volume of total exports of goods decreased by 0.6%. Meanwhile, the volume of imports of goods increased by 1.5%.
Comparing the first 10 months of 2016 with the same period in 2015, the volume of Hong Kong's re-exports of goods slightly decreased by 0.2%, while that of domestic exports decreased by 8.1%.
Taken together, the volume of total exports of goods decreased by 0.3%. Concurrently, the volume of imports of goods decreased by 0.6%.
Comparing the three-month period ending October 2016 with the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of total exports of goods increased by 1.8%.
The prices of re-exports of goods decreased by 1.3% year-on-year, while those of domestic exports marginally increased by 0.1%. Taken together, the prices of total exports of goods decreased by 1.3%, and the prices of imports of goods decreased by 0.8%.
