July Goods Exports Up 20.1%
The volume of Hong Kong's total goods exports increased 20.1% year-on-year in July, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.
The volume of goods imports for the month rose 19.5% over July 2020.
Prices of goods exports and imports increased 5.6% and 5.5% year-on-year for the month.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of goods exports fell 5.3% in the three-month period ending July compared with the preceding three months, while the volume of goods imports decreased 0.8%.
Comparing the first seven months of the year with the same period in 2020, the volume of goods exports rose 25.3%, while that of goods imports increased 22.7%.
Prices of goods exports for the period increased 3.4%, while that of goods imports rose 3.3%.
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