Hong Kong Exports Jump to Near Four-Year High

Exports from Hong Kong surged 26.1% year-on-year to an all-time high of USD 512.8 billion in December 2025, after an 18.8% increase in the previous month. This marked the strongest annual growth since January 2024, driven by broad-based gains across most product categories. Notably, electrical machinery and apparatus (30.7%), telecommunications and sound recording equipment (46.8%), office machines and automatic data processing equipment (11.1%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (30.4%) saw substantial growth. The only decline was in articles of apparel and clothing accessories, which fell 16.1%. By destination, exports rose sharply to China (24.9%), the US (47.5%), and Vietnam (29.4%), but declined to India (-6.6%).

Exports from Hong Kong grew by 18.8% year-on-year to a nearly four-year high of $468.9 billion in November 2025, accelerating from a 17.5% gain in the previous month. It was the fastest pace since January 2024, driven by strong shipments of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+15.9%) and telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+36.8%), office machines and automatic data processing machines (+14.1%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (+26.1%). Exports to key destinations rose sharply, led by the US (+44.4%), Vietnam (+54.9%), Taiwan (+45.3%), Mainland China (+16.4%) and India (+9.3%).

Exports from Hong Kong grew by 17.5% year-on-year to a nearly four-year high of $461.8 billion in October 2025, accelerating from a 16.1% gain in the previous month. It was the strongest growth since March, driven by a sharp increase in shipments of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+16.1%) and telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+35.7%), office machines and automatic data processing machines (+10.1%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (+7.7%). Among destinations, exports grew the most to US (+40.5%), Mainland China (+9.8%), Vietnam (+56.0%), Taiwan (+50.2%), and India (+31.8%).