Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department reported on 24 September 2026 that the value of total goods exports rose 53.0% year on year in August 2026 to $667.9 billion, while goods imports rose 60.0% to $739.1 billion. The month recorded a visible trade deficit of $71.2 billion, equal to 9.6% of the value of goods imports. In July 2026, exports had grown 50.7% and imports 41.0% year on year.

For the first eight months of 2026, exports increased 42.5% and imports 43.2% over the same period in 2025, with a visible trade deficit of $371.2 billion, or 7.2% of import value. On a seasonally adjusted basis, exports for the three months ending August 2026 rose 9.1% from the preceding three months, and imports rose 5.1%.

By destination, August exports to Asia grew 59.2%, including Malaysia (+101.7%), Vietnam (+83.3%), Singapore (+80.8%), Taiwan (+71.7%), Thailand (+61.7%) and the Chinese Mainland (+61.2%); exports to Mexico rose 68.8% and to the USA 64.2%. Import increases included Korea (+265.8%), the United Kingdom (+111.6%) and India (+107.7%).

A government spokesman attributed the export surge to robust demand for AI-related electronic products, the nineteenth consecutive month of double-digit growth, but cited geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and protectionist measures as uncertainties. The figures are at current prices; a separate volume and price analysis was scheduled for mid-October 2026.