In this section, you can access the latest press releases on statistics issued by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD). Press releases for regular statistical information are issued to the media at 4:15 p.m. Hong Kong time (i.e. GMT 08:15) on the pre-announced scheduled date and posted to this website shortly afterwards. Besides the latest press release, you can access previous releases as far back as April 1998 through the selection box below. In accessing previous press releases, please note that they may have lost currency due to various reasons including changes in methodologies over the years.

On 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. In respect of statistics in this section, "Hong Kong" stands for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region while "China" stands for the mainland of China with effect from July 1997.
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Subject: Population and Vital Events
 Date
Population Figures
Mid-year Population for 2008 14-Aug-2008
Year-end Population for 2007 14-Feb-2008
 
 
Subject: Labour
 Date
Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics
Unemployment and underemployment statistics for May-July 2008 18-Aug-2008
Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for April - June 2008 17-Jul-2008
Unemployment and underemployment statistics for March-May 2008 17-Jun-2008
Unemployment and underemployment statistics for February - April 2008 19-May-2008
Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for January - March 2008 17-Apr-2008
Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for December 2007 - February 2008 18-Mar-2008
Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for November 2007-January 2008 19-Feb-2008
Unemployment and underemployment statistics for October-December 2007 17-Jan-2008
 
Employment and Vacancies Statistics
Employment and vacancies statistics for March 2008 20-Jun-2008
Employment and Vacancies Statistics for December 2007 25-Mar-2008
 
Payroll and Wage Statistics
Wage and Payroll Statistics for March 2008 26-Jun-2008
Wage and Payroll Statistics for December 2007 27-Mar-2008
 
 
Subject: National Income and Balance of Payments
 Date
Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product for the 2nd Quarter of 2008 15-Aug-2008
Gross Domestic Product for the 1st Quarter of 2008 16-May-2008
Gross Domestic Product for the 4th Quarter 2007 and the whole year of 2007 27-Feb-2008
 
Quarterly Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity
Chain Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity for the First Quarter of 2008 20-Jun-2008
Chain Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2007 25-Mar-2008
 
Gross National Product and External Factor Income Flows
Hong Kong's Gross National Product (GNP) and External Factor Income Flows (EFIF) for the first quarter of 2008 16-Jun-2008
Hong Kong's Gross National Product (GNP) and External Factor Income Flows (EFIF) for the fourth quarter of 2007 and the whole year of 2007 14-Mar-2008
 
Balance of Payments Statistics
Hong Kong's Balance of Payments Statistics for the First Quarter of 2008 23-Jun-2008
Hong Kong's Balance of Payments Statistics for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 and the Whole Year of 2007 25-Mar-2008
 
International Investment Position
Hong Kong's international investment position for 2007 03-Jun-2008
 
 
Subject: External Trade
 Date
External Merchandise Trade Statistics
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for June 2008 24-Jul-2008
External merchandise trade statistics for May 2008 26-Jun-2008
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for April 2008 27-May-2008
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for March 2008 24-Apr-2008
External merchandise trade statistics for February 2008 27-Mar-2008
External merchandise trade statistics for January 2008 28-Feb-2008
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for December 2007 24-Jan-2008
 
Domestic Export Statistics Classified by Industrial Origin
Domestic export statistics classified by industrial origin for the second quarter of 2008 07-Aug-2008
Domestic Export Statistics Classified by Industrial Origin for the First Quarter of 2008 08-May-2008
Domestic Export Statistics Classified by Industrial Origin for 2007 05-Feb-2008
 
Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade
Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade in June 2008 11-Aug-2008
Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade in May 2008 17-Jul-2008
Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade in April 2008 17-Jun-2008
Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade in March 2008 13-May-2008
Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade in February 2008 17-Apr-2008
Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade in January 2008 20-Mar-2008
Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade in December 2007 14-Feb-2008
Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade in November 2007 17-Jan-2008
 
Statistics on Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China
Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China, first quarter 2008 19-Jun-2008
Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China, fourth quarter 2007 18-Mar-2008
 
Hong Kong's Trade in Services Statistics
Hong Kong's Trade in Services Statistics for 2006 04-Feb-2008
 
Hong Kong's Offshore Trade Statistics
Hong Kong's Offshore Trade Statistics for 2006 04-Feb-2008
 
 
Subject: Industrial Production
 Date
Quarterly Index of Industrial Production and Quarterly Producer Price Indices for Manufacturing Industries
Provisional statistics on index of industrial production and producer price indices for manufacturing industries for the first quarter of 2008 13-Jun-2008
Provisional Statistics on Index of Industrial Production and Producer Price Indices for Manufacturing Industries for 4th Quarter of 2007 and Whole Year of 2007 14-Mar-2008
 
 
Subject: Commerce
 Date
Retail Sales Statistics
Provisional statistics of retail sales for June 2008 31-Jul-2008
Provisional statistics of retail sales for May 2008 03-Jul-2008
Provisional statistics of retail sales for April 2008 02-Jun-2008
Provisional Statistics of Retail Sales for March 2008 29-Apr-2008
Provisional statistics of retail sales for February 2008 01-Apr-2008
Provisional statistics of retail sales for January 2008 03-Mar-2008
Provisional statistics of retail sales for December 2007 and for the whole year of 2007 31-Jan-2008
Provisional statistics of retail sales for November 2007 03-Jan-2008
 
Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries
Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries for the first quarter of 2008 12-Jun-2008
Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 and the Entire 2007 11-Mar-2008
 
Restaurant Receipts and Purchases Statistics
Provisional statistics of restaurant receipts and purchases for the second quarter of 2008 released 05-Aug-2008
Provisional statistics of restaurant receipts and purchases for the first quarter of 2008 released 06-May-2008
Provisional Statistics of Restaurant Receipts and Purchases for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 and for the Whole Year of 2007 Released 05-Feb-2008
 
Results of the Quarterly Business Tendency Survey
Business expectations for the third quarter of 2008 24-Jul-2008
Business expectations for the second quarter of 2008 24-Apr-2008
Business expectations for the first quarter of 2008 24-Jan-2008
 
 
Subject: Land, Building, Construction and Real Estate
 Date
Construction Output Statistics
Construction Output for the First Quarter of 2008 12-Jun-2008
Construction output for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2007 13-Mar-2008
 
 
Subject: Transport, Communications and Tourism
 Date
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for the First Quarter of 2008 06-Jun-2008
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 07-Mar-2008
 
 
Subject: Prices
 Date
Consumer Price Index
Consumer Price Indices for June 2008 21-Jul-2008
Consumer Price Indices for May 2008 20-Jun-2008
Consumer Price Indices for April 2008 22-May-2008
Consumer Price Indices for March 2008 22-Apr-2008
Consumer Price Indices for February 2008 20-Mar-2008
Consumer Price Indices for January 2008 22-Feb-2008
Consumer Price Indices for December 2007 22-Jan-2008