The volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports rose 6.5 percent in June over the same month last year, while domestic exports grew 20.6 percent. Taken together, the volume of total goods exports rose 7.2 percent.

Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department said on Friday that comparing the first half of 2006 with the same period in 2005, the volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports rose 9 percent, while that of domestic exports grew 32.4 percent.

Taken together, the volume of total goods exports grew 10.2 percent, while the volume goods imports rose 10.1 percent, according to a government press release.

Comparing June with the same month last year, the prices of total goods exports rose 1 percent, while the prices of goods imports rose 2.6 percent.

Source: Xinhua