29.12.202509:30:41UTC+00Hong Kong November Imports Surge 18.1%

Hong Kong's imports experienced a significant increase of 18.1% in November 2025, reaching $517.4 billion, the highest level observed since December 2021. This rise follows an 18.3% increase in October. The surge was largely attributed to substantial imports of electrical machinery and parts, which grew by 16.9%, telecommunications and sound recording equipment, up by 34.3%, office machines and automatic data processing machines, which increased by 7.9%, and professional, scientific, and controlling instruments, which soared by 20.5%. Conversely, there was a 4.5% decrease in miscellaneous manufactured articles. In terms of source countries, Vietnam led the growth with imports rising by 102.3%, followed by Mainland China with a 25.0% increase, Malaysia at 21.1%, the UK at 19.7%, the US at 17.8%, Japan at 5.1%, Taiwan at 3.1%, and Singapore at 1.6%. In contrast, imports from Korea saw a decline of 6.3%.