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HONG KONG, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's total goods exports volume grew 13.8 percent in November on the same month last year, while the goods imports volume rose 15 percent, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department said Thursday.

According to the figure released by the department, within the month total, the goods re-exports volume grew 17 percent and that of domestic exports fell 28.4 percent.

Last November saw goods re-export prices rise 1.9 percent, while those of domestic exports fell 0.7 percent. Taken together, total goods export prices fell 1.8 percent and goods import prices rose 2.1 percent.

Comparing the first 11 months of 2006 with the same period in 2005, the goods re-exports volume rose 10.2 percent, and that of domestic exports by 5.8 percent. Taken together, the total goods export volume grew 9.9 percent and the goods import volume rose 10 percent.

Over the same period, goods re-exports prices rose 1 percent, while those of domestic exports fell 2.2 percent. Taken together, total goods exports prices rose 0.8 percent and goods import prices rose 2 percent.

Comparing November 2006 with November 2005, the import prices of all end-use categories increased: raw materials and semi-manufactures (+3.3 percent), foodstuffs (+3.2 percent), capital goods (+1.7 percent), consumer goods (+1.1 percent) and fuels (+0.2 percent), the department said.

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