Double-digit growth for export and import volumes in September

Export and import prices increased by 2.4% and 2% YoY, respectively.

Hong Kong’s total volume of exports of goods increased by 13.8% and imports of goods increased by 11.4% year-on-year in September, according to the Census and Statistics Department.

Concurrently, export prices increased by 2.4% YoY and import prices increased by 2.0% YoY during the month.

Total export volume saw increases to all main destinations in September, led by Vietnam (46.1%), Taiwan (25.6%), and the Chinese Mainland (14.8%).

Import volume also increased from key suppliers, including Vietnam (62.3%), Singapore (27.2%), and the Mainland (19.1%), though import volume from Taiwan dropped by 22.0%.

For the first nine months of 2025, export volume rose by 11.3% and import volume rose by 10.8% YoY.

However, the volume of total exports decreased by 0.8% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis, whilst imports remained virtually unchanged.