Hong Kong's total goods export volume rose 8% in May on the same month last year, while goods import volume grew 11.4%, the Census & Statistics Department says.

Taken separately the re-exports volume rose 9.2% and the domestic export volume dropped 17.8%.

The month saw the prices of total goods exports rise 4.1% and those of imports climb 4.5%. Goods re-exports prices rose 4% and domestic exports prices were up 4.9%.

Comparing this year's first five months with the same period last year the volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports rose 10.6% while that of domestic exports fell 10.5%. Total goods export volume grew 9.7% while goods import volume rose 9.8%.

The period saw the prices of goods re-exports rise 3%, and those of domestic exports grow 4%. Total goods export prices rose 3.1% while import prices rose 4%.