Sept Goods Exports Up 9.3%

The volume of Hong Kong's total goods exports increased 9.3% year-on-year in September, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.

 

The volume of goods imports for the month rose 15% over September 2020.

 

Prices of goods exports and imports increased 6.6% and 8% year-on-year for the month.

 

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of goods exports decreased 0.7% in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the preceding quarter, while the volume of goods imports rose 0.6%.

 

Comparing the first nine months of the year with the same period in 2020, the volume of total goods exports rose 22.3%, while that of goods imports increased 21.5%.

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