HK Nov Total Exports of Goods Down 3.5%; Imports Down 8.1% The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (December 28) the external merchandise trade statistics for November 2015. In November 2015, the values of Hong Kong's total exports and imports of goods both recorded year-on-year decreases, at 3.5% and 8.1% respectively. In November 2015, the value of total exports of goods (comprising re-exports and domestic exports) decreased by 3.5% over a year earlier to $315.3 billion, after a year-on-year decrease of 3.7% in October 2015. Within this total, the value of re-exports decreased by 3.2% to $311.6 billion in November 2015, while the value of domestic exports decreased by 21.6% to $3.7 billion. Concurrently, the value of imports of goods decreased by 8.1% over a year earlier to $348.4 billion in November 2015, after a year-on-year decrease of 8.5% in October 2015. A visible trade deficit of $33.1 billion, eq
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