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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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August 11, 2008
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Trade
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Export volume dips 4.6%
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Census & Statistics Department

Hong Kong's total goods export volume fell 4.6% in June on the same month last year, while the goods import volume dropped 2.8%, the Census & Statistics Department says.

 

Taken separately, the re-exports volume decreased 3.6% and the domestic export volume dropped 24.9%.

 

The month saw the price of goods re-exports rise 4.6% and that of domestic exports increase 5.5%. Total goods export prices rose 4.6% and import prices grew 5.7%.

 

Comparing this year's first six month with the same period last year, the volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports rose 8% while domestic exports dropped 13.3%. The total goods export volume grew 7.1% while the goods import volume increased 7.5%.

 

The period saw the price of goods re-exports rise 3.3%, and those of domestic exports grow 4.2%. Total goods export prices grew 3.3% while import prices rose 4.3%.