Hong-Kong - Compte courant

The current account surplus in Hong Kong rose to HKD 37.77 billion in the second quarter of 2019 from HKD 15.40 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services surplus widened to HKD 53.91 billion from HKD 53.35 billion in the second quarter of 2018 while the goods deficit decreased to HKD 72.05 billion from HKD 89.22 billion. In addition, the primary income surplus rose to HKD 61.02 billion from HKD 56.59 billion while the secondary income gap narrowed to HKD 5.11 billion from HKD 5.32 billion.

The current account surplus in Hong Kong rose to HKD 36.57 billion in the first quarter of 2019 from HKD 18.42 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services surplus widened to HKD 83.77 billion from HKD 74.69 billion in the first quarter of 2018 while the goods deficit decreased to HKD 65.07 billion from HKD 74.87 billion. In addition, the secondary income gap narrowed sharply to HKD 5.14 billion from HKD 21.43 billion. In contrast, the primary income surplus declined to HKD 23 billion from HKD 24.16 billion.

The current account surplus in Hong Kong rose to HKD 42.08 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018 from HKD 21.66 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services surplus widened to HKD 65.73 billion from HKD 52.60 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the primary income surplus advanced to HKD 19.15 billion from HKD 17.92 billion. In addition, the goods deficit narrowed to HKD 37.81 billion from HKD 43.55 billion a year earlier and the secondary income gap decreased to HKD 4.99 billion from HKD 5.32 billion.