香港出口较上年同期增长4.7%,至3981亿美元,较上月6.4%的增长放缓。这是自3月以来的最低水平,因为电气、机械、仪器和电器及其电气部件(8月份为2.7%对7.5%)以及专业、科学和控制仪器和设备(3.1%对18.3%)的出口增长有所放缓。此外,通讯及录音及音响设备(-8.1%对0.4%)、摄影器材、设备及用品、光学用品、钟表(-4.1%对7.5%)以及服装及服装配件(-0.1%对4.1%)的出口均有所下降。在主要目的地中,运往中国(12.3%)、越南(33%)和荷兰(16.4%)的货物有所增加。然而,对阿联酋(-30.2%)、印度(-22.9%)和韩国(-22.5%)的出口大幅下降。今年前八个月,出口比去年同期增长10.7%。
Exports from Hong Kong rose 4.7% from a year earlier to $398.1 billion, slowing from a 6.4% growth in the prior month. This marked the lowest level since March, as exports growth eased for electrical, machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (2.7% vs 7.5% in August) and professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus (3.1% vs 18.3%). Moreover, exports slipped for telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (-8.1% vs 0.4%), photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks (-4.1% vs 7.5%), and articles of apparel and clothing accessories (-0.1% vs 4.1%). Among major destinations, shipments went up to China (12.3%), Vietnam (33%), and the Netherlands (16.4%). However, exports fell sharply to UAE (-30.2%), India (-22.9%), and South Korea (-22.5%). For the first eight months of the year, exports were 10.7% higher compared to the corresponding period last year.