December exports jumped 13.9%

Even imports rose 11%.

According to the Census & Statistics Department , the volume of total goods exports rose 13.9% year-on-year in December, and that of goods imports grew 11%.

It said the volume of goods re-exports rose 14.1%, while that of domestic exports grew 3.3%.

The prices of goods re-exports rose 0.7% year-on-year in December, while those of domestic exports increased 3%. Taken together, the prices of total goods exports grew 0.7%. Concurrently, the prices of goods imports increased 1.7%.

Comparing 2012 with 2011, the volume of goods re-exports increased 0.1%, while that of domestic exports fell 13%. Taken together, the volume of total goods exports decreased 0.1%. The volume of goods imports grew 1%.

The prices of goods re-exports rose 3.4% in 2012 over a year earlier, while those of domestic exports increased 2.5%. Taken together, the prices of total goods exports grew 3.4%. The prices of goods imports increased 3.3% in the same period.