Hong Kong registered a 64.9 percent increase in the value of its exports in September compared with the same month a year ago, thanks to the sustained stellar performance in the exports of artificial intelligence-related electronic products, marking the fastest monthly year-on-year growth in over four decades.

With exports to all major markets increasing notably, the growth in exports also marks the 20th consecutive month of double-digit increases, according to official data.

In September, imports of goods recorded a 57.8 percent rise, external merchandise trade statistics released by the Census and Statistics Department showed on Wednesday.

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The value of total exports of goods increased to HK$762.6 billion ($97.2 billion) in September, after a 53 percent year-on-year rise in the previous month. Meanwhile, the value of goods imported rose to HK$808.9 billion in September, after a 60 percent rise in August.

Comparing the third quarter of this year with the second quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis, the value of total exports and imports of goods increased by 8.8 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively.

A comparative analysis of September 2026 and September 2025 exports shows increases in the values of total exports of most principal commodity divisions, in particular "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" (by HK$155.6 billion, up 66.2 percent) and "office machines and automatic data processing machines" (by HK$87.7 billion, up 183.7 percent).

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During the same period, increases were seen in the values of imports of most principal commodity divisions, in particular "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" (by HK$153.5 billion, up 64.5 percent), "office machines and automatic data processing machines" (by HK$60.6 billion, up 142 percent) and "telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment" (by HK$49 billion, up 81.7 percent).

As a region, total exports to Asia as a whole grew by 67.5 percent. Exports to most major destinations rose, with those to China’s Taiwan increasing 159.3 percent, Malaysia 131.5 percent, Thailand 118 percent, Singapore 77.5 percent and the Chinese mainland 68.1 percent, the data showed.

Increases were seen in the values of exports to some major destinations in other regions, in particular Mexico (+148.1 percent) and the United States (+133.4 percent).

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Looking ahead, a spokesman for the special administrative region government said the city’s merchandise trade performance will continue to benefit from the prevailing wave of robust AI-related investment and resilient global economic growth.

The spokesman cautioned that external uncertainties warrant close monitoring, including the Middle East conflict, trade protectionist measures by major economies and risks associated with the rapid expansion of global investment in AI.