Hong Kong Balança Comercial

Hong Kong’s trade deficit widened to $45.4 billion in March 2025 from $45 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year and marked as the largest trade gap since September 2024. Exports soared 18.5% year-on-year to $455.5 billion, as sales surged for office machines and automatic data processing machines (133.5%), power generating machinery and equipment (27.5%) and miscellaneous manufactured articles (23.2%). On the other hand, imports climbed 16.6% from a year earlier to $500.9 billion, mainly driven by higher purchases of office machines and automatic data processing machines (130.8%), non-ferrous metals (53.9%), and power generating machinery and equipment (31.1%). Considering the first quarter of the year, the country's trade deficit was $80.7 billion, with exports increasing by 10.9% and imports rising by 9.8% compared to the same period a year earlier.