Table Title : Table 2  Time Series of Quarterly Business Receipts Indices

(Quarterly average of 1996 = 100)

 

Service Industry

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale / Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 71.9 and -5.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale / Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 71.5 and -3.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale / Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 71.8 and -2.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale / Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 65.5 and -11.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale / Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 70.8 and -1.5% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 59.4 and -8.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 59.4 and -6.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 54.6 and -3.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 51.1 and -13.7% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Wholesale and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 56.4 and -5.1% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 77.4 and -4.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 76.8 and -2.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 79.2 and -2.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 71.6 and -11.0% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Retail and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 77.0 and -0.4% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Import / Export Trade and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 80.5 and +1.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Import / Export Trade and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 75.9 and +5.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Import / Export Trade and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 65.7 and +2.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Import / Export Trade and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 74.3 and +4.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Import / Export Trade and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 86.0 and +6.8% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Restaurants and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 96.7 and -4.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Restaurants and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 95.4 and -5.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Restaurants and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 90.7 and -8.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Restaurants and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 76.3 and -19.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Restaurants and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 89.4 and -7.5% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Hotels and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 60.1 and -2.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Hotels and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 79.7 and +12.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Hotels and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 61.8 and -2.7% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Hotels and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 24.0 and -64.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Hotels and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 54.5 and -9.4% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 121.9 and +6.1% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 126.3 and +10.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 107.0 and +5.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 99.3 and -10.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 122.6 and +0.5% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Air Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 156.1 and +19.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Air Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 177.3 and +22.7% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Air Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 138.3 and +8.0% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Air Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 114.3 and -21.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Air Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 153.9 and -1.4% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Land Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 104.2 and -3.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Land Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 104.6 and -2.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Land Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 98.0 and -2.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Land Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 89.3 and -13.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Land Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 101.1 and -3.0% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Maritime Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 134.6 and +2.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Maritime Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 128.7 and +5.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Maritime Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 113.2 and +13.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Maritime Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 129.1 and +13.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Maritime Transport and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 144.0 and +6.9% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Storage and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 51.7 and -20.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Storage and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 52.1 and -6.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Storage and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 47.0 and -7.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Storage and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 45.5 and -8.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Storage and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 49.8 and -3.7% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Communications and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 90.4 and -1.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Communications and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 93.2 and +0.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Communications and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 89.9 and +1.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Communications and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 86.9 and -4.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Communications and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 87.7 and -3.1% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Telecommunications and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 84.1 and -4.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Telecommunications and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 85.6 and -2.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Telecommunications and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 84.7 and +0.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Telecommunications and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 79.6 and -6.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Telecommunications and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 80.5 and -4.4% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Banking and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 101.7 and -4.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Banking and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 119.8 and +7.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Banking and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 97.4 and -1.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Banking and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 109.0 and +2.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Banking and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 107.6 and +5.8% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Financing (Except Banking) and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 89.6 and -6.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financing (Except Banking) and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 89.9 and -11.1% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financing (Except Banking) and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 87.6 and -5.7% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financing (Except Banking) and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 97.2 and -5.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financing (Except Banking) and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 117.2 and +30.8% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Financial Markets and Fund Management Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 89.9 and -8.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financial Markets and Fund Management Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 83.0 and -14.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financial Markets and Fund Management Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 85.0 and -6.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financial Markets and Fund Management Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 98.3 and -3.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Financial Markets and Fund Management Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 127.2 and +41.5% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Insurance and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 165.9 and +9.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Insurance and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 201.5 and +15.0% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Insurance and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 181.7 and +22.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Insurance and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 195.7 and +14.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Insurance and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 207.8 and +25.3% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Real Estate and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 56.8 and -8.4% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Real Estate and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 58.4 and -5.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Real Estate and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 56.9 and -4.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Real Estate and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 57.5 and -12.1% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Real Estate and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 67.0 and +17.9% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Business Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 78.8 and -5.0% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Business Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 81.3 and -3.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Business Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 78.1 and +0.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Business Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 78.6 and -3.7% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Business Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 79.4 and +0.8% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Professional Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 85.0 and -6.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Professional Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 84.8 and -3.3% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Professional Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 86.1 and +1.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Professional Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 87.7 and +0.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Professional Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 88.1 and +3.7% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Film Entertainment and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 108.1 and -18.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Film Entertainment and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 116.0 and -1.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Film Entertainment and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 111.2 and -1.0% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Film Entertainment and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 102.2 and -5.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Film Entertainment and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 119.9 and +10.9% respectively.

 

Service Domain

Index of Business Receipts of Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 67.5 and +10.8% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 82.6 and +25.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 65.7 and +4.5% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 22.8 and -68.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 64.6 and -4.2% respectively.

 

Index of Business Receipts of Computer and Information Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2002 were 135.8 and +6.9% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Computer and Information Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the fourth quarter of 2002 were 138.7 and +13.0% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Computer and Information Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the first quarter of 2003 were 123.8 and -1.2% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Computer and Information Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the second quarter of 2003 were 136.9 and +5.6% respectively.

Index of Business Receipts of Computer and Information Services and its year-on-year percentage change for the third quarter of 2003 were 144.2 and +6.2% respectively.

 

Note 1  Indices of Business Receipts for the third quarter of 2003 are provisional figures, within which the Index of Business Receipts for Retail Industry is revised figure. Indices of the Business Receipts for the Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services Domain for the first and secord quarters of 2003 are also provisional figures.

 

Note 2  Financing (Except Banking) does not include investment and holding companies.

 

Note 3  Real Estate does not include real estate development.

 

Note 4  Service domain includes Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services and Computer and Information Services Industries.  Its compilation method is described in detail in paragraphs 11-15 of the report "Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries, Third Quarter 2003".

 

Note 5  For Tourism, Convention and Exhibition Services, part of the data is based on the Visitors Survey conducted by Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB). Figures have been revised according to the new tourism receipts data released by HKTB in Novemebr 2003. For details of HKTB's data revision, please refer to the feature article "Statistics on Inbound Tourism" in December 2003 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics.

 

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