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Population ('000)   
End-2018  
End-2019 #
7 486.4  
7 500.7  
Number of households ('000)   
10/2018 - 12/2018  
10/2019 - 12/2019  
2 576.3  
2 648.2  
Labour force ('000)   
11/2018 - 1/2019  
11/2019 - 1/2020 #
3 974.4  
3 925.5  
Unemployment rate (%) (seasonally adjusted)   
11/2018 - 1/2019  
11/2019 - 1/2020 #
2.8  
3.4  
Real Wage Index (Year-on-year % change)
Jun 2019  
Sep 2019  
-0.1  
0.0  
Total exports of goods, values (HK$ Million)   
2018  
2019  
4,158,106  
3,988,685  
Dec 2019  
Jan 2020  
351,276  
269,396  
Total exports of goods, quantum index (Year-on-year % change)   
2018  
2019  
4.9  
-5.0  
Nov 2019  
Dec 2019  
-1.3  
3.8  
Imports of goods, value (HK$ Million)   
2018  
2019  
4,721,399  
4,415,440  
Dec 2019  
Jan 2020  
383,773  
299,991  
Imports of goods, quantum index (Year-on-year % change)   
2018  
2019  
5.9  
-7.6  
Nov 2019  
Dec 2019  
-5.9  
-2.0  
Gross Domestic Product (Year-on-year % change in real terms)
2018 r
2019 r
+2.9  
-1.2  
Q3 2019 r
Q4 2019 r
-2.8  
-2.9  
Balance of Payments — current account balance (HK$ Million)   
2017  
2018 #
121,840  
105,942  
Q2 2019 #
Q3 2019 #
34,227  
71,867  
Composite Consumer Price Index  (Year-on-year % change)   
2018  
2019  
2.4  
2.9  
Dec 2019  
Jan 2020  
2.9  
1.4  
Total retail sales, volume index (Year-on-year % change)   
2018  
2019  
7.6  
-12.3  
Dec 2019  
Jan 2020 #
-21.1  
-23.0  
Business Receipts Indices (Year-on-year % change) - Banking   
Q2 2019  
Q3 2019  
4.6  
5.5  
Business Receipts Indices (Year-on-year % change) - Financing (except banking)   
Q2 2019  
Q3 2019  
2.9  
-1.8  
Money Supply - M3 (HK$ million)
Q3 2018  
Q3 2019  
14,175,405  
14,547,864  
Newly completed residential flats ('000)
2018  
1/2019 - 6/2019  
46.0  
14.7  
Public mobile subscribers per 1 000 population  (1)
End-2018  
End-8/2019  
1 224    
1 258 #  
Visitor arrivals ('000)
2018  
1/2019 - 10/2019  
65 148  
50 075  
#Provisional figures
r“Revised figures”.
(1)Figures exclude pre-paid SIM cards
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