Hong Kong's current account surplus decreased in the fourth quarter, figures from the Census and Statistics Department showed Monday.
The current account surplus shrank to HK$26.7 billion in three-month period to December from HK$68.0 in the previous quarter.
In the whole, year 2014, total trade surplus was HK$139.1 billion versus HK$57.9 billion in the previous year.
The current account surplus decreased to HK$ 17.0 billion in the fourth quarter from HK$ 28.1 billion in the same quarter last year.
The goods deficit increased to HK$45.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with the $31.5 billion in the same quarter of 2013
Over the same period, the services surplus increased to HK$53.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with the HK $52.1 billion in the same quarter of the prior year
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