Hong Kong Exports Hit New Record High
2026-02-27 09:22
By
Czyrill Jean Coloma
1 min. read
Exports from Hong Kong surged by 33.8% year-on-year to a record high of $520.6 billion in January 2026, accelerating from a 26.1% increase in the previous month.
This marked the strongest annual growth since January 2021, with expansion recorded across most major commodity categories.
Sales increased the most for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (39.4%), followed by telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (51.9%), office machines and automatic data processing machines (25.4%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (25.9%).
The only decline was seen in machinery specialized for particular industries (-46.9%).
By destination, exports to Mainland China jumped by 40.6%, while those to the USA rose by 23.3% and shipments to Vietnam increased by 31%.
However, exports to India fell by 18%.