The value of Hong Kong’s total exports of goods stood at 667.9 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 85.15 billion U.S. dollars) in August, surging 53 percent year on year, the Hong Kong government said on Thursday.
Last month, the value of imports of goods in Hong Kong increased by 60 percent over a year earlier to 739.1 billion Hong Kong dollars, according to the Census and Statistics Department of the HKSAR government.
For the first eight months of 2026, the value of total exports of goods increased by 42.5 percent from a year ago. Concurrently, the value of imports of goods increased by 43.2 percent year on year, the data showed.
A spokesperson for the HKSAR government said that merchandise exports continued to surge in August amid robust demand for AI-related electronic products, recording the nineteenth consecutive month of double-digit growth. Exports to almost all major markets increased markedly.
The spokesperson expected sustained global demand for AI-related electronic products to continue supporting Hong Kong’s merchandise trade performance in the near term. (1 Hong Kong dollar equals 0.13 U.S. dollars)
