SOARING demand for fuels and capital goods provided the key impetus behind April's 21 per cent year-on-year rise in re-exports.
Detailed Government statistics released yesterday show that measured in volume terms, fuel re-exports grew 56.4 per cent while capital goods were up 44.8 per cent.
However, big gains across the board - consumer goods spurted 28 per cent year-on-year - were trimmed back by a 17.3 per cent fall in the level of foodstuffs re-exported through Hongkong.
For domestic exports, the unchanged year-on-year growth was boosted by a 0.7 per cent increase in prices.
The biggest movers among home-grown products were metal ores and scrap, up 14.5 per cent, and electronic components, up 13.4 per cent.
Footwear also recorded one of the biggest jumps in price, with costs increasing 4.8 per cent - while in volume terms exports slumped 46.4 per cent.