The values of Hong Kong's total exports and imports of goods rose 8.6 percent and 9.8 percent respectively in July over a year earlier, according to the statistics announced Monday by Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.

The value of total exports of goods in July rose 8.6 percent to 238.5 billion HK dollars (US$ 30.6 billion), with the value of re-exports surging 10.9 percent to 228.1 billion HK dollars (US$ 29.2 billion) and the value of domestic exports falling 25.1 percent to 10.5 billion HK dollars (US$ 1.3 billion).

For this year's first seven months, the value of total exports of goods rose 10.1 percent over a year earlier, with the value of re-exports up 12.4 percent and the value of domestic exports down 25.7 percent.

The value of goods imports rose 9.8 percent in July over a year earlier to 246.7 billion HK dollars. The value of goods imports grew 10.7 percent for the first seven months from the same period of 2006.

(Xinhua News Agency August 28 2007)