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Traditional ChineseSimplified ChineseText onlyPDARSS
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October 16, 2008
Trade
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Goods export volume falls
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Census & Statistics Department
Hong Kong's total goods export volume fell 1.1% in August over the same month last year, while goods import volume dropped 2.4%, the Census & Statistics Department says.

 

Taken separately, the re-exports volume fell 0.1% and the domestic export volume dropped 24.9%.

 

The month saw the price of goods re-exports rise 4.6%, with those of domestic exports up 6.3%. Total goods export prices rose 4.6% and import prices 5.7%.

 

Comparing this year's first eight months with the same period last year, the volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports rose 7% while that of domestic exports fell 16.5%. The total goods export volume grew 6%, while goods import volume rose 6.5%.

 

The period saw the price of goods re-exports rise 3.7% and those of domestic exports grow 4.7%. Total goods export prices rose 3.7% while import prices rose 4.7%.

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