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Following is a reminder of the press releases to be issued in October - December. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2010 was provided to the media last September. No change has been made to the original schedule.
October 2010
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Date Press Release
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4 Retail Sales Statistics for August 2010
19 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for July - September 2010
19 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for August 2010
21 Consumer Price Index for September 2010
22 Results of the Quarterly Business Tendency Survey for 4th Quarter 2010
26 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for September 2010
28 Salary Indices for Managerial and Professional Employees for June 2010
November 2010
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Date Press Release
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1 Retail Sales Statistics for September 2010
1 Restaurant Receipts and Purchases Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2010
11 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for September 2010
12 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 3rd Quarter 2010 : data contained in the press release entitled "Economic Situation in the Third Quarter of 2010 and Latest GDP and Price Forecasts for 2010" issued by the Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office (Note)
16 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for August - October 2010
22 Consumer Price Index for October 2010
25 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for October 2010
30 Retail Sales Statistics for October 2010
December 2010
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Date Press Release
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7 Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for 3rd Quarter 2010
10 Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries for 3rd Quarter 2010
13 Construction Output Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2010
13 Index of Industrial Production and Producer Price Indices for the Industrial Sector for 3rd Quarter 2010
14 Gross National Product and External Factor Income Flows for 3rd Quarter 2010
16 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for October 2010
16 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for September - November 2010
20 Statistics on Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China for 3rd Quarter 2010
20 Chain Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity for 3rd Quarter 2010
20 Employment and Vacancies Statistics for September 2010
21 Consumer Price Index for November 2010
23 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2010
28 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for November 2010
28 Payroll and Wage Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2010
30 Retail Sales Statistics for November 2010
Note: The Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office will issue a press release on the 3rd Quarter Economic Report 2010 and final update of GDP and price forecasts for 2010 as a whole. The GDP for the 3rd quarter of 2010 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the 3rd quarter of 2010 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
Ends/Thursday, September 30, 2010
Issued at HKT 11:00
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