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Export volume rises 28. 8% in March
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (322+ words) Imports grew faster at 34. 6%, whilst both export and import prices also increased. The total export volume rose 28. 8% Yo Y in March 2026, whilst import volume increased 34. 6%, according to the Census and Statistics Department. For the first quarter of 2026, total export volume…...
Hong Kong property market shows early stabilisation: Colliers
6+ day, 7+ min ago (340+ words) Retail investment value surged 109% quarter-on-quarter, whilst office accounted for most of the city's investment volume. Hong Kong's property market showed early signs of stabilisation in the first quarter of 2026, supported by lower borrowing costs and resilient occupier demand, according to…...
HSBC upgrades GDP forecast on stronger domestic demand
1+ week, 4+ day ago (25+ words) HSBC has raised its GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 3. 8%, from 2. 7%, after the economy posted stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter....
Q1 GDP growth beats expectations at 5. 9%: analyst
1+ week, 5+ day ago (277+ words) Nomura raised its 2026 growth forecast to 4. 8%. The economy grew 5. 9% Yo Y in the first quarter of 2026, accelerating from 4. 0% in the previous quarter and marking its strongest quarterly growth in nearly five years. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, real GDP…...
SME growth hits record 68%
2+ week, 6+ day ago (251+ words) Confidence and solvency also reached survey highs. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) recorded their strongest performance in a decade in 2025, with 68% reporting growth as confidence for 2026 rose to a record high. CPA Australia's Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey 2025 to 2026 found that…...
Inflation rises to 1. 7% in March
3+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) Fuel-related costs drove the faster price growth. Consumer prices rose 1. 7% Yo Y in March 2026, as inflation accelerated from the first two months of the year but remained moderate. The increase in the Composite Consumer Price Index was higher than the…...
Jobless rate falls to 3. 7%
3+ week, 1+ day ago (85+ words) Underemployment also eased to 1. 6%. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3. 7% in the January to March 2026 period, reflecting a slight improvement in the labour market. The rate declined from 3. 8% in the three months from December 2025 to February 2026, according to the Census…...
External trade surges 27. 4% in February but momentum eases across key markets
3+ week, 6+ day ago (282+ words) Imports and exports gre whilst industrial leasing sees rare expansion deal in Yuen Long. Hong Kong's external trade rose 27. 4% year on year (Yo Y) in February, based on Hong Kong government trade statistics as cited in JLL's Hong Kong Monthly Market…...
Hong Kong's energy efficiency improves across sectors despite fluctuating energy use
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (200+ words) EE Index declined across sectors as CO" emissions and capital formation dropped. Hong Kong's overall energy efficiency fell to 25 in 2021 from around 53 in 2001, indicating improved efficiency, according to the Asian Productivity Organization Productivity Outlook 2026. This comes as GDP growth remained…...
Residential mortgage loans reached $31. 3b in October
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (113+ words) Loan transactions decreased by 2. 1% to $12. 4b, whilst secondary transactions increased by 3. 4% to $16b. The value of residential mortgage loans approved in October 2025 stood at $31. 3b, showing minimal changes over the previous month, the Monetary Authority said. Of the $31. 3b, mortgage loan transactions decreased by…...