Which commodity divisions increased in total exports and imports in 2016?

The electrical division registered the highest increase at 19.9%.

According to the Census and Statistics Department, comparing December 2016 with December 2015, increases were registered in the values of total exports of some principal commodity divisions, in particular "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" (by $20.0 billion or 19.9%), "telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment" (by $7.4 billion or 11.2%) and "office machines and automatic data processing machines" (by $2.4 billion or 6.8%). However, a decrease was registered in the value of total exports of "articles of apparel and clothing accessories" (by $2.2 billion or -17.8%).

Over the same period of comparison, increases were registered in the values of imports of some principal commodity divisions, in particular "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" (by $20.3 billion or 17.8%), "telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment" (by $5.9 billion or 8.9%) and "non-metallic mineral manufactures" (by $1.2 billion or 8.8%). However, a decrease was registered in the value of imports of "articles of apparel and clothing accessories" (by $1.7 billion or -15.6%).

For 2016 as a whole, year-on-year decreases were registered in the values of total exports of some principal commodity divisions, in particular "office machines and automatic data processing machines" (by $28.9 billion or -7.3%), "miscellaneous manufactured articles (mainly jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares)" (by $22.3 billion or -10.6%) and "articles of apparel and clothing accessories" (by $21.0 billion or -14.7%). However, a year-on-year increase was registered in the value of total exports of "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" (by $94.8 billion or 8.3%).

Over the same period of comparison, year-on-year decreases were registered in the values of imports of some principal commodity divisions, in particular "office machines and automatic data processing machines" (by $30.5 billion or -8.7%), "telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment" (by $25.5 billion or -3.4%) and "articles of apparel and clothing accessories" (by $12.8 billion or -11.1%). However, a year-on-year increase was registered in the value of imports of "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" (by $112.7 billion or 8.9%).