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.