【Local】Hong Kong Jewelry and Luxury Items Sales Rebound in January

Hong Kong’s retail sales of jewelry, watches and other valuables in January 2019 were up 4.7% year-on-year after falling by 5% in December, according to statistics released by the HK government, as increased tourism from the Mainland and early Lunar New Year shopping lifted overall retail sales. The Hong Kong Tourism Board reported that January tourist…

【int’l】De Beers’ 2018 Revenue Rises but Earnings Slide

De Beers reported a 4% rise in total revenue for FY 2018, reaching $6.1 billion, but its earnings slid by 13% to $1.25 billion driven by expenditures such as the $87 million acquisition of Peregrine Diamonds and the launch of Lightbox Jewelry. Rough diamond sales rose by 4% to $5.4 billion (2017: $5.2 billion), driven…

【int’l】U.S. Retail Sales Come Up Short During Holidays

Holiday retail sales in the U.S. during 2018 grew a lower-than-expected 2.9 percent over the same period in 2017, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), falling short of their forecast that holiday sales would grow between 4.3 percent and 4.8 percent. From November 1 through December 31 reached $707.5 billion, according to figures from…

【統計數字】2018年1 – 11月香港對外貿易數據

香港對外貿易數據 (2018年1 – 11月) HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE  (JAN – NOV 2018 ) 於2018年12月27日發布 Released on 12  DECEMBER 2018 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE對外商品貿易數字 (百萬港元 HKD MN.) 年份 YEAR 整體出口 TOTAL                  EXPORTS 進口 IMPORTS 貿易總額 TOTAL TRADE 商品貿易差額 TRADE  BALANCE 2017 3,875,898 <+8.0%> 4,357,004 <+8.7%> 8,232,902 <+8.4%> -481,106   11月 NOVEMBER 2017…

【統計數字】2018年1 – 10月香港對外貿易數據

香港對外貿易數據 (2018年1 – 10月) HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE  (JAN – OCT 2018 ) 於2018年11月27日發布 Released on 27 NOVEMBER 2018   對外商品貿易數字 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE (百萬港元 HKD MN.) 年份 YEAR 整體出口 TOTAL EXPORTS 進口 IMPORTS 貿易總額 TOTAL TRADE 商品貿易差額 TRADE BALANCE 2017 3,875,898 <+8.0%> 4,357,004 <+8.7%> 8,232,902 <+8.4%> -481,106   10月 OCTOBER 2017 334,735 <+6.7%>…

【統計數字】2018年1 – 9月香港對外貿易數據

香港對外貿易數據 (2018年1 – 9月) HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE  (JAN – SEP 2018 ) 於2018年10月27日發布 Released on 27 OCTOBER 2018   對外商品貿易數字 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE (百萬港元 HKD MN.) 年份 YEAR 整體出口 TOTAL EXPORTS 進口 IMPORTS 貿易總額 TOTAL TRADE 商品貿易差額 TRADE BALANCE 2017 3,875,898 <+8.0%> 4,357,004 <+8.7%> 8,232,902 <+8.4%> -481,106   9月 SEPTEMBER 2017 358,705 <+9.4%>…

【統計數字】2018年1 – 8月香港對外貿易數據

香港對外貿易數據 (2018年1 – 8月) HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE  (JAN – AUG 2018 ) 於2018年9月27日發布 Released on 27 SEPTEMBER 2018   對外商品貿易數字 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE (百萬港元 HKD MN.) 年份 YEAR 整體出口 TOTAL EXPORTS 進口 IMPORTS 貿易總額 TOTAL TRADE 商品貿易差額 TRADE BALANCE 2017 3,875,898 <+8.0%> 4,357,004 <+8.7%> 8,232,902 <+8.4%> -481,106   8月 AUGUST 2017 332,663 <+7.4%> 368,190…

【統計數字】2018年1 – 7月香港對外貿易數據

香港對外貿易數據 (2018年1 – 7月) HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE  (JAN – JUN 2018 ) 於2018年8月27日發布 Released on 27 AUGUST 2018   對外商品貿易數字 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE (百萬港元 HKD MN.) 年份 YEAR 整體出口 TOTAL EXPORTS 進口 IMPORTS 貿易總額 TOTAL TRADE 商品貿易差額 TRADE BALANCE 2017 3,875,898 <+8.0%> 4,357,004 <+8.7%> 8,232,902 <+8.4%> -481,106   7月 JULY 2017 326,589 <+7.3%>…