In April, overall export volume and import volume of goods in Hong Kong increased by 32.3% and 34.0% respectively compared to the same period last year.

On June 16, the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong government released the statistics for the volume and prices of external goods trade in April. Comparing April 2026 with April 2025, the overall export volume and import volume of goods in Hong Kong increased by 32.3% and 34.0% respectively. Comparing the first four months of 2026 with the same period in 2025, the overall export volume and import volume of goods in Hong Kong increased by 28.0% and 32.0% respectively. The seasonally adjusted figures show that, comparing the three months ending in April 2026 with the previous three months, the overall export volume and import volume of goods increased by 19.0% and 20.4% respectively. The changes in external goods trade volume are calculated by excluding the impact of price changes from the value changes of external goods trade. Comparing April 2026 with April 2025, the overall export prices and import prices of goods increased by 8.1% and 8.0% respectively. Comparing the first four months of 2026 with the same period in 2025, the overall export prices and import prices of goods increased by 5.4% and 5.3% respectively. The price changes in external goods trade are reflected in the changes of the unit price index of external goods trade. This index is calculated based on the actual prices of average unit value or individual commodities. The trade price ratio index is calculated based on the ratio of the overall export price index of goods to the import price index of goods. Compared to the same period in 2025, this index remained roughly unchanged in April 2026, but increased by 0.1% in the first four months of 2026. Comparing April 2026 with April 2025, the overall export volume to all major destinations recorded increases: Taiwan Province of China (61.7%), Vietnam (55.9%), Mainland China (29.5%), the United States (24.7%), and India (5.9%). At the same time, the overall export prices to all major destinations increased: United States (9.5%), Mainland China (8.9%), India (8.2%), Vietnam (7.9%), and Taiwan Province of China (6.8%). Comparing April 2026 with April 2025, the import volume from all major supplying countries recorded increases: South Korea (86.2%), Vietnam (81.4%), Mainland China (35.5%), Singapore (13.2%), and Taiwan Province of China (3.3%). Meanwhile, the import prices from all major supplying countries increased: South Korea (18.4%), Taiwan Province of China (11.9%), Mainland China (8.6%), Singapore (6.4%), and Vietnam (4.3%).