Surveys Conducted by C&SD

This section presents a list of surveys being conducted by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) under the Census and Statistics Ordinance. For enquiry relating to a specific survey, you may refer to the telephone number and e-mail address as shown below. If you wish to verify the identity of individual C&SD field officers, please call C&SD at 2582 4798.

Reminder:
This Department has participated in the "SMS Sender Registration Scheme" of the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) and will use the Sender ID "#C&SD" to send SMS. Please visit the webpage of OFCA for information of the scheme.

Household Surveys

Name of Survey Frequency Contact Information
2024/25 Household Expenditure Survey Ad hoc Tel: 2551 6500
E-mail: hesurvey@censtatd.gov.hk
General Household Survey Monthly Tel: 2887 5526
E-mail: household-survey@censtatd.gov.hk
Small-scale Test Survey of the 2026 Population Census Ad hoc Tel: 18 2026
E-mail: census2026@censtatd.gov.hk

Establishment Surveys

Name of Survey Frequency Contact Information
Annual Earnings and Hours Survey + Annual Tel: 3105 2369
E-mail: aehs@censtatd.gov.hk
Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong with Parent Companies Located outside Hong Kong Annual Tel: 3903 7263
E-mail: regional-offices@censtatd.gov.hk
Annual Survey of Economic Activities + Annual Tel: 3903 7267
E-mail: econ-survey@censtatd.gov.hk
Annual Survey of Imports and Exports of Services + Annual Tel: 3903 7411
E-mail: tis@censtatd.gov.hk
Annual Survey of Overseas Tours Annual Tel: 3903 6963
E-mail: asps@censtatd.gov.hk
Annual Survey of Premises Owned and Occupied by Private Non-profit Bodies Annual Tel: 3903 6963
E-mail: asps@censtatd.gov.hk
Annual Survey on Profile of Inmates of Private Elderly Homes Annual Tel: 2887 5508
E-mail: ghs@censtatd.gov.hk
Labour Earnings Survey + Quarterly Tel: 2887 5550
E-mail: wage@censtatd.gov.hk
Monthly Building Materials Wholesale Price Survey Monthly Tel: 3903 7384
E-mail: construction-cost@censtatd.gov.hk
Monthly Retail Price Survey Monthly Tel: 3903 7360
E-mail: cpi@censtatd.gov.hk
Monthly Survey of Re-export Trade Monthly Tel: 2582 5579
E-mail: rxs@censtatd.gov.hk
Monthly Survey of Retail Sales + Monthly Tel: 3903 7400
E-mail: mrs@censtatd.gov.hk
Monthly Survey on Insurance and Freight Costs for Import Trade Monthly Tel: 2582 5503
E-mail: ims@censtatd.gov.hk
Monthly Survey on Payment Card and Stored Value Facility Schemes Monthly Tel: 2234 3650
E-mail: econq2@censtatd.gov.hk
Monthly Survey on the Business Situation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Monthly Tel: 3903 7246
E-mail: sme-survey@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Business Tendency Survey Quarterly Tel: 3903 7263
E-mail: business-prospects@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites Quarterly Tel: 2582 4649
E-mail: es_1@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Survey of Construction Output + Quarterly Tel: 3903 6965
E-mail: building@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies + Quarterly Tel: 2234 3777
E-mail: sev@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Survey of Industrial Production + Quarterly Tel: 3903 7247
E-mail: ind-production@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Survey of Merchanting and Other Trading Activities Quarterly Tel: 3903 7314
E-mail: qsmta@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts and Purchases + Quarterly Tel: 3903 7401
E-mail: qsr@censtatd.gov.hk
Quarterly Survey of Service Industries + Quarterly Tel: 3903 7274
E-mail: business-receipts@censtatd.gov.hk
Survey of External Claims, Liabilities and Income + Quarterly Tel: 3903 7077
E-mail: secli@censtatd.gov.hk
Survey of Innovation Activities + Annual Tel: 3903 7316
E-mail: sia@censtatd.gov.hk
Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Business Sector for 2025 Ad hoc Tel: 3168 6568
E-mail: itsurvey@censtatd.gov.hk

Note:

+ denotes mandatory surveys conducted by C&SD under enacted Census and Statistics Orders.