Concepts and Methods

Details of concepts and methods of various statistical subjects are available at the bottom of the respective Subject Pages.

Other reference materials:

• An Introduction to Sample Surveys
• Surveys and You Download Now
• Statistics and You
• Introduction to the Consumer Price Index
• Retail Sales and Consumer Spending Download Now
• Understanding the Concepts of Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Income
• Understanding the Concepts of Statistics on Balance of Payments, International Investment Position and External Debt
• Interpretation and Uses of Statistics on Balance of Payments, International Investment Position and External Debt
• Foreign Affiliates Statistics (FATS) of Hong Kong