HKMA reminds public to remain vigilant against phishing messages
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) reminds members of the public to remain vigilant against phishing SMS messages purporting to be from the HKMA.
These messages claim that the recipient has activated an insurance service and is required to contact customer service staff if he/she wishes to cancel the service.
The HKMA wishes to clarify that theHKMA will not contact individual members of the public regarding personal financial matters.
The HKMA has reported the case to the Hong Kong Police Force. Members of the public who suspect that they have become victims of any fraudulent acts should contact the Police or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012 for follow-up actions and investigation by the Police.
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Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade in November 2025
Further to the external merchandise trade statistics in value terms for November 2025 released earlier on, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (January 15) the volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for that month.
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In November 2025, the volume of Hong Kong's total exports of goods and imports of goods increased by 15.4% and 15.1% respectively over November 2024.
Comparing the first 11 months of 2025 with the same period in 2024, the volume of Hong Kong's total exports of goods and imports of goods increased by 12.0% and 11.6% respectively.
Comparing the three-month period ending November 2025 with the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume of total exports of goods and imports of goods increased by 0.3% and 2.0% respectively.
Changes in volume of external merchandise trade are derived from changes in external merchandise trade value with the effect of price changes discounted.
Comparing November 2025 with November 2024, the prices of total exports of goods and imports of goods both increased by 3.0%.
As regards price changes in the first 11 months of 2025 over the same period in 2024, the prices of total exports of goods and imports of goods both increased by 2.1%.
Price changes in external merchandise trade are reflected by changes in unit value indices of external merchandise trade, which are compiled based on average unit values or, for certain commodities, specific price data.
The terms of trade index is derived from the ratio of price index of total exports of goods to that of imports of goods. Compared with the same periods in 2024, the index remained virtually unchanged in both November 2025 and the first 11 months of 2025.
Changes in the unit value and volume of total exports of goods by main destination are shown in Table 1.
Comparing November 2025 with November 2024, increases were recorded for the total export volume to all main destinations: Vietnam (49.0%), the USA (43.8%), Taiwan (37.8%), Chinese Mainland (the Mainland) (12.9%) and India (2.7%).
Over the same period of comparison, the total export prices to all main destinations increased: Taiwan (5.2%), India (4.9%), the Mainland (3.0%), Vietnam (2.7%) and the USA (1.7%).
Changes in the unit value and volume of imports of goods by main supplier are shown in Table 2.
Comparing November 2025 with November 2024, increases were recorded for the import volume from Vietnam (92.6%) and the Mainland (22.9%). On the other hand, the import volume from Taiwan (-0.4%), Singapore (-3.8%) and Korea (-10.2%) decreased.
Over the same period of comparison, the import prices from all main suppliers increased: Singapore (5.3%), Taiwan (4.2%), Vietnam (3.6%), Korea (3.3%) and the Mainland (2.2%).
Further information
Details of the above statistics are published in the November 2025 issue of "Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Index Numbers". Users can browse and download the report at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1020006&scode=230).
Enquiries on merchandise trade indices may be directed to the Trade Analysis Section of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 4918).
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