Imports to Hong Kong rose 45.5% year-on-year to USD 693 billion in June 2026, following a 42% rise in the previous month. The latest figure marked the largest import growth since February 1992, driven largely by increased purchases in electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+54.2%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+67.3%), and office machines and automatic data processing machines (+53.6%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth among major suppliers from Korea (+176.7%), Vietnam (+106.8%), India (+95.4%), Malaysia (+62.4%), and Mainland China (+41.0%). For the first half of 2026, imports grew 40.6% compared to the same period a year earlier, lifted by higher inflows of non-ferrous metals (+197.8%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+71.5%), and electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+47.0%). source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

Imports YoY in Hong Kong increased to 45.40 percent in June from 42 percent in May of 2026. Imports YoY in Hong Kong averaged 11.89 percent from 1953 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 61.60 percent in August of 1968 and a record low of -36.60 percent in September of 1967. This page includes a chart with historical data for Hong Kong Imports YoY. Hong Kong Imports YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-25 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
May 42% 44.4%
2026-07-27 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
Jun 45.4% 42%
2026-08-25 08:30 AM
Imports YoY
Jul 45.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -51952.00 -44179.00 HKD Million Jun 2026
Capital Flows -1570.00 132357.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Current Account 36443.00 95001.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP 12.20 13.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 641085.00 611198.00 HKD Million Jun 2026
Exports YoY 53.40 40.80 percent Jun 2026
External Debt 16630372.00 16054289.00 HKD Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 21226.71 20873.43 HKD Billion Mar 2026
Imports 693037.00 655377.00 HKD Million Jun 2026
Imports YoY 45.40 42.00 percent Jun 2026
Terms of Trade 101.20 100.40 points May 2026
Tourist Arrivals 4464840.00 4217311.00 May 2026


Hong Kong Imports YoY
Hong Kong imports mainly machinery and transport equipment (66 percent of total imports); miscellaneous manufactured articles (14 percent); manufactured goods (9 percent) and food and live animals (4 percent). Main import partners are: China (47 percent), Taiwan (8 percent) and Singapore (7 percent). Others include: Japan, South Korea and the United States.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
45.40 42.00 61.60 -36.60 1953 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Hong Kong Imports Growth Surges to 1992 High
Imports to Hong Kong rose 45.5% year-on-year to USD 693 billion in June 2026, following a 42% rise in the previous month. The latest figure marked the largest import growth since February 1992, driven largely by increased purchases in electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+54.2%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+67.3%), and office machines and automatic data processing machines (+53.6%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth among major suppliers from Korea (+176.7%), Vietnam (+106.8%), India (+95.4%), Malaysia (+62.4%), and Mainland China (+41.0%). For the first half of 2026, imports grew 40.6% compared to the same period a year earlier, lifted by higher inflows of non-ferrous metals (+197.8%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+71.5%), and electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+47.0%).
2026-07-27
Hong Kong Imports Growth Eases in May
Imports to Hong Kong rose 42.0% year-on-year to USD 655.4 billion in May 2026, easing from a 34-year high growth rate of 44.4% in the previous month. Purchases increased in electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and electrical parts thereof (+56.1%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (+61.2%), and office machines and automatic data processing machines (+44.5%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth among major suppliers from Korea (107.4%), India (95.2%), Vietnam (76.5%), Malaysia (60.2%), and Mainland China (51.2%).
2026-06-25
Hong Kong Imports Post Strongest Growth in 34 Years
Imports to Hong Kong rose 44.4% year-on-year to USD 650 billion in April 2026, following a 41.2% rise in the previous month. This marked the highest growth since February 1992, driven by higher purchases of miscellaneous manufactured articles, mainly jewelry, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares (95.4%), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (62.1%), and electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances and electrical parts thereof (46.8%). By source, imports recorded the strongest growth among major suppliers from Korea (117.4%), India (104.1%), Vietnam (86.0%), the United Kingdom (80.5%), Malaysia (64.7%) and the Mainland China (46.8%).
2026-05-28


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