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Percentage share (%) # 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(1) Financial services 16.7 17.6 17.7 18.8 19.8
  Banking 10.5 11.1 11.2 12.2 12.9
Insurance 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.6
Other financial services (e.g. stock brokerage, asset management, finance leasing; and investment and holding companies) 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.3
(2) Tourism 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5
  (A) Inbound tourism 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.6
  Retail trade 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0
Accommodation services ^ 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0
Food and beverage services 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Cross-boundary passenger transport services 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Others 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
(B) Outbound tourism 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
  Travel agency, reservation service and related activities 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Cross-boundary passenger transport services 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
(3) Trading and Logistics 23.4 22.3 21.6 21.5 21.2
  (A) Trading 20.0 18.9 18.5 18.3 18.0
  Wholesale 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Import and export trade 19.1 18.1 17.7 17.5 17.2
(B) Logistics 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1
  Freight transport and storage services 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.8
Postal and courier services 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
(4) Professional Services and Other Producer Services 12.4 12.3 12.5 12.2 11.9
  (A) Professional services 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.7
  Legal, accounting and auditing services 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
Architecture and engineering activities, technical testing and analysis; scientific research and
development; management and management consultancy activities		 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9
Other professional services
(e.g. information technology related services, advertising and specialised design services)		 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5
(B) Other producer services * 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.2
Four Key Industries = (1)+(2)+(3)+(4) 57.5 57.2 56.6 57.0 57.3
Notes : #The contribution of the Four Key Industries is compiled as a percentage share in nominal GDP valued at basic prices. Such GDP figure is slightly different from the commonly used one, i.e. valued at current market prices, in which taxes on products are included.
 ^Accommodation services cover hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other establishments providing short term accommodation.
 *Other producer services refer to producer services other than financial services, tourism, trading and logistics, and professional services.
Source : GDP by economic activity at detailed levels, Annual Survey of Economic Activities, and tourism statistics of the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
National Income Section (2)1,
Census and Statistics Department
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 Enquiry e-mail : gdp-p@censtatd.gov.hk)


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