The date schedule for issuing regular press releases of statistical data in the ensuing year is issued to the mass media in end September of each year. This section gives the schedule for the period September 2007 to December 2008. 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.

In chronological order
By subject
August 2008
Date 
05-Aug-2008Restaurant Receipts and Purchases Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2008
07-Aug-2008Domestic Export Statistics Classified by Industrial Origin for 2nd Quarter 2008
11-Aug-2008Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for June 2008
14-Aug-2008Mid-year Population for 2008
15-Aug-2008Gross Domestic Product for 2nd Quarter 2008 : data contained in the press release entitled "Economic Situation in the Second Quarter of 2008 and Updated GDP and Price Forecasts for 2008" issued by the Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office (4)
18-Aug-2008Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for May - Jul 2008
21-Aug-2008Consumer Price Index for July 2008
28-Aug-2008External Merchandise Trade Statistics for July 2008
 
(4)The Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office will issue a press release on the Half-yearly Economic Report 2008 and second update of GDP and prices forecasts for 2008 as a whole. The GDP for the second quarter of 2008 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the second quarter of 2008 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
 
 
September 2008
Date 
01-Sep-2008Retail Sales Statistics for July 2008
08-Sep-2008Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for 2nd Quarter 2008
11-Sep-2008Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries for 2nd Quarter 2008
12-Sep-2008Construction Output Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2008
12-Sep-2008Quarterly Index of Industrial Production and Quarterly Producer Price Indices for Manufacturing Industries for 2nd Quarter 2008
12-Sep-2008Gross National Product and External Factor Income Flows for 2nd Quarter 2008
18-Sep-2008Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for July 2008
18-Sep-2008Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for Jun - Aug 2008
18-Sep-2008Statistics on Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China for 2nd Quarter 2008
19-Sep-2008Employment and Vacancies Statistics for June 2008
22-Sep-2008Consumer Price Index for August 2008
22-Sep-2008Chain Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity for 2nd Quarter 2008
22-Sep-2008Balance of Payments Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2008
25-Sep-2008External Merchandise Trade Statistics for August 2008
25-Sep-2008Payroll and Wage Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2008
 
 
October 2008
Date 
02-Oct-2008Retail Sales Statistics for August 2008
16-Oct-2008Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for August 2008
20-Oct-2008Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for Jul - Sep 2008
23-Oct-2008Consumer Price Index for September 2008
24-Oct-2008Results of the Quarterly Business Tendency Survey for 4th Quarter 2008
27-Oct-2008External Merchandise Trade Statistics for September 2008
30-Oct-2008Salary Indices for Managerial and Professional Employees for June 2008
 
 
November 2008
Date 
03-Nov-2008Retail Sales Statistics for September 2008
04-Nov-2008Restaurant Receipts and Purchases Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2008
06-Nov-2008Domestic Export Statistics Classified by Industrial Origin for 3rd Quarter 2008
10-Nov-2008Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for September 2008
14-Nov-2008Gross Domestic Product for 3rd Quarter 2008 : data contained in the press release entitled "Economic Situation in the Third Quarter of 2008 and Updated GDP and Price Forecasts for 2008" issued by the Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office (5)
18-Nov-2008Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for Aug - Oct 2008
20-Nov-2008Consumer Price Index for October 2008
27-Nov-2008External Merchandise Trade Statistics for October 2008
 
(5)The Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office will issue a press release on the Third Quarter Economic Report 2008 and final update of GDP and prices forecasts for 2008 as a whole. The GDP for the third quarter of 2008 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the third quarter of 2008 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
 
 
December 2008
Date 
01-Dec-2008Retail Sales Statistics for October 2008
08-Dec-2008Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for 3rd Quarter 2008
11-Dec-2008Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries for 3rd Quarter 2008
12-Dec-2008Construction Output Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2008
12-Dec-2008Quarterly Index of Industrial Production and Quarterly Producer Price Indices for Manufacturing Industries for 3rd Quarter 2008
15-Dec-2008Gross National Product and External Factor Income Flows for 3rd Quarter 2008
16-Dec-2008Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for October 2008
18-Dec-2008Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for Sep - Nov 2008
18-Dec-2008Statistics on Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China for 3rd Quarter 2008
19-Dec-2008Chain Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity for 3rd Quarter 2008
19-Dec-2008Employment and Vacancies Statistics for September 2008
22-Dec-2008Consumer Price Index for November 2008
23-Dec-2008Balance of Payments Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2008
29-Dec-2008Payroll and Wage Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2008
29-Dec-2008External Merchandise Trade Statistics for November 2008