In 2015, Hong Kong’s imports & exports volume was USD 1070.03 billion, down 4.9% by year according to Census and Statistics Department. The total exports volume, including domestic exports and entrepots, was USD 510.3 billion, down 2.6%. Domestic exports value was USD 13.08 billion, down 16.2% and entrepots value was USD 497.52 billion, down 2.2%. Imports volume was USD 559.43 billion, down 6.9%. The trade deficit was USD 48.83 billion, down 36.3%.
In December, imports & exports value was USD 96.96 billion, down 2.3% by year. Exports value was USD 46.88 billion, up 3.0% and imports value was USD 50.08 billion, down 6.7%. The trade deficit was USD 3.2 billion, down 61.0%.
The imports & exports value between Hong Kong and Chinese mainland was USD 545.29 billion, down 3.2%. Hong Kong exports mainland was USD 257.781 billion, down 4.3%. Hong Kong’s imports from mainland reached USD 257.81 billion, down 2%. It accounted for 46.1% of total imports, up 2.3%. Hong Kong’s trade deficit with mainland was USD 29.66 billion, down 20.5%.
As HK's largest trading partner, China mainland has become the biggest sourcing country and import market of Hong Kong.