2010-07-21 10:25

HONG KONG - The volume of Hong Kong's total goods exports recorded a year-on-year increase of 19.2 percent in May, the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong said Tuesday.

According to the department, the volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports rose 19.3 percent over a year earlier, while that of domestic exports rose 14.5 percent. Concurrently, the volume of goods imports increased 22.7 percent.

The prices of goods re-exports during the month rose 4 percent over a year earlier, while those of domestic exports increased 6 percent. Taken together, the prices of total goods exports increased 4.1 percent. Concurrently, the prices of goods imports rose 6.8 percent.

Comparing the first five months of this year with the same period in 2009, the volume of goods re-exports grew 21.1 percent, while that of domestic exports increased 16.4 percent. Taken together, the volume of total goods exports increased 21 percent. The volume of goods imports rose 27.2 percent.