Hong Kong - XINHUA
Hong Kong\'s total goods exports \' volume rose 17.4 percent in January compared with the same period last year, and imports\' volume rose 24 percent, the city\'s Census & Statistics Department said Thursday. Breaking down to details, Hong Kong\'s goods re-exports\' volume rose 17.4 percent in January, while that of domestic exports rose 16.9 percent, The price of Hong Kong\'s goods re-exports rose 0.3 percent in January year-on-year, while that of domestic exports increased 4.4 percent. Taken together, the price of total exports rose 0.4 percent and imports\' prices was 1 percent higher. Comparing the three-month period ending January 2013 with the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, total goods exports\' volume increased 8.7 percent. Within this total, re- exports\' volume rose 8.9 percent, while that of domestic exports fell 3.3 percent. Imports\' volume rose 4.8 percent.