Following the earlier release of the value statistics for external merchandise trade for Mar 2026, the Census and Statistics Department today published the merchandise trade volume and price statistics for the month.
In Mar 2026, Hong Kong's total exports volume and imports volume increased by 28.8% and 34.6% YoY, respectively.
In 1Q26, Hong Kong's total exports volume and imports volume increased by 26.5% and 31.3% YoY, respectively.
In Mar 2026, total exports prices and imports prices rose by 5.4% and 5.3% YoY, respectively.
In 1Q26, total exports prices and imports prices both increased by 4.3% YoY.
The terms of trade index is derived from the ratio of the total exports price index to the imports price index. Compared with the same period last year, the index edged up 0.1% in Mar 2026, and was virtually unchanged in 1Q26.