The Zhitong Finance App learned that on October 15, the Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Government released foreign merchandise trade volume and price statistics for August. According to the data, compared with August 2026 and August 2025, the overall export volume and import volume of Hong Kong commodities increased by 28.6% and 34.6% respectively. In the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, the overall export volume and import volume of commodities increased by 29.1% and 30.0% respectively. After seasonal adjustments, in the three months ending August 2026 compared with the previous three months, the overall export volume of goods increased by 2.1%, while the volume of imported goods decreased by 2.1%.
In terms of price, compared with August 2026 and August 2025, the overall export price and import price of commodities increased by 18.7% and 18.0% respectively. In the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, the overall export price and import price of commodities increased by 10.1% and 9.8% respectively.
The trade price ratio index is calculated based on the ratio of the overall commodity export price index to the commodity import price index. Compared with the same period in 2025, the index rose 0.6% in August 2026 and 0.3% in the first eight months of 2026.
By major destinations, between August 2026 and August 2025, the overall export volume to Vietnam (56.5%), Taiwan Province of China (53.1%), the United States (41.8%) and mainland China (31.3%) recorded an increase; the overall export volume to India decreased by 2.5%. Over the same period, overall export prices to all major destinations increased, with mainland China rising 21.9%, Vietnam rising 15.8%, the US by 14.1%, India by 13.1%, and Taiwan by 13.0%.
According to major suppliers, between August 2026 and August 2025, imports from all major suppliers recorded increases. Among them, South Korea increased 166.9%, Vietnam increased 37.4%, mainland China increased 31.4%, Singapore increased 26.4%, and Taiwan Province of China increased 7.0%. Over the same period, import prices from all major suppliers rose, including South Korea by 37.9%, Taiwan Province of China by 30.2%, Vietnam by 20.2%, mainland China by 17.4%, and Singapore by 16.7%.