Hong Kong’s imports rose by 42.0% year-on-year to USD 655.4 billion in May 2026, moderating from the 34-year high growth rate of 44.4% recorded in April. Demand was particularly strong for electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, and related electrical parts (+56.1%); telecommunications, sound recording, and reproducing equipment (+61.2%); as well as office machines and automatic data processing equipment (+44.5%).
By country of origin, imports from major suppliers saw the sharpest increases from Korea (+107.4%), India (+95.2%), Vietnam (+76.5%), Malaysia (+60.2%), and Mainland China (+51.2%).
