The volume of Hong Kong’s total exports of goods increased by 12.4 percent year-on-year in August, according to official data released on Thursday.

The special administrative region’s total imports of goods also rose by 9.7 percent during the same period, data from the Census and Statistics Department showed.

The department added that the prices of the city’s exports and imports went up by 2.0 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.

Comparing the first eight months of 2025 with the same period in 2024, the volume of Hong Kong's total exports and imports increased by 10.9 percent and 10.7 percent, respectively.

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In August, year-on-year increases were recorded in the city’s total export volume to all main destinations: Vietnam (49.5 percent), Taiwan region (27.7 percent), United States (19.7 percent), India (15.7 percent) and the Chinese mainland (6.4 percent).

Total export prices also rose for Taiwan region (4.5 percent), Vietnam (2.5 percent) and the mainland (2.3 percent). 

Last month, the department reported that the value of the SAR’s total exports of goods in August increased by 14.5 percent over a year earlier to HK$436.6 billion ($56.8 billion), after a year-on-year increase of 14.3 percent in July.

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An HKSAR government spokesman said at the time that the sustained economic growth in Asia, in particular the mainland, together with the territory's enhanced economic and trade ties with different markets, should continue to provide support to Hong Kong's merchandise trade performance.

However, the United States' trade policy will continue to affect the near-term outlook of international trade flows. The HKSAR government will monitor the situation closely and stay vigilant, he added.