Notes : | No seasonally adjusted unit value index is compiled. |
| '0.0' | denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.05%. |
| Hong Kong's external merchandise trade statistics are compiled based on information contained in import/export declarations. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a separate customs territory, as stated in "The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". Import/export declaration is also required of Hong Kong's merchandise trade with the mainland of China, and statistics relating to this are included in Hong Kong's external merchandise trade statistics. |
| The seasonally adjusted value index and seasonally adjusted quantum index measure the changes in seasonally adjusted value and volume of external merchandise trade respectively. |
| The reference year for the trade indices has been revised from 2015 to 2016. |
Source : | Trade Analysis Section (1), Census and Statistics Department (Enquiry telephone no. : 2582 4005 Enquiry e-mail : trade@censtatd.gov.hk) |