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HKTDC Export Index 3Q21: COVID, transportation costs dim Christmas sales outlook

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HKTDC Export Index 3Q21: COVID, transportation costs dim Christmas sales outlook

HONG KONG, Sep 14, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) announced today that its Export Index for the third quarter of this year (Q3) fell 9.7 points back to its first-quarter level of 39.0, after rising for five consecutive quarters, as sector and market sub-indexes declined across the board. The latest survey...

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