The volume of Hong Kong's re-exports of goods rose 7.3% in April, while domestic exports fell 12.1%, the Census & Statistics Department says.

Taken together, the volume of total exports rose 6.2%, while the volume of imports rose 0.6%.

Comparing the first four months with the same period last year, the volume of re-exports rose 9.6%, while domestic exports fell 10.1%.

Taken together, the volume of total exports grew 8.4% while the volume of imports rose 3.4%.

Comparing the three-month period ending April with the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of total exports fell 6.7%.

Within this total, the volume of re-exports fell 6.1%, and domestic exports by 15.9%. Concurrently, the volume of imports fell 5.3%.

Year-on-year comparison

Comparing April 2005 with April 2004, the prices of re-exports of goods rose 1.8%, and those of domestic exports rose 4.9%.

Taken together, the price of total exports of goods rose 2%. Concurrently, the prices of imports rose 3.6%.

For price changes in the first four months of 2005 over the same period in 2004, the prices of re-exports of goods rose 1.9%, and those of domestic exports by 4.8%.