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Hong Kong's August external trade surges in volume and prices: export volume up 28.6%
The Census and Statistics Department reported on Oct 15 that August 2026 external merchandise trade volume rose sharply: total export volume up 28.6% and import volume up 34.6% year on year, with export prices up 18.7% and import prices up 18.0%.
Why it matters
Hong Kong's external merchandise trade recorded strong year-on-year growth in both volume and prices in August 2026, according to the Census and Statistics Department's release on Oct 15: total export volume rose 28.6% and import volume 34.6% versus August 2025; export prices rose 18.7% and import prices 18.0%, with the terms of trade index edging up 0.6%.
Markets and categories
Export volume to the Chinese Mainland grew 31.3%, while import volume from the Mainland rose 31.4%. Export volume growth was mainly driven by Vietnam (56.5%), Taiwan (53.1%), the USA (41.8%) and the Mainland (31.3%). By end-use category, export volume growth was led by raw materials and semi-manufactures (37.9%) and capital goods (28.2%). For January–August 2026 combined, export volume rose 29.1% and import volume 30.0% year on year.
Seasonally adjusted
On a seasonally adjusted basis, total export volume rose 2.1% and import volume fell 2.1% in the three months ending August 2026 compared with the preceding three months. The indices use 2024 as the base year with chain linking.
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