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Following is a reminder of the press releases to be issued between March and May 2011. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2011 was provided to the mass media in September 2010. No change has been made to the original schedule.
March 2011
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Date Press Release
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3 Retail Sales Statistics for January 2011
8 Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for 4th Quarter 2010
11 Index of Industrial Production and Producer Price Indices for the Industrial Sector for 4th Quarter 2010
11 Construction Output Statistics for 4th Quarter 2010
11 Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries for 4th Quarter 2010
14 Gross National Product and External Factor Income Flows for 4th Quarter 2010
17 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for January 2011
17 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for December 2010 – February 2011
18 Statistics on Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China for 4th Quarter 2010
21 Employment and Vacancies Statistics for December 2010
21 Chain Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity for 4th Quarter 2010
22 Consumer Price Index for February 2011
22 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics for 4th Quarter 2010
24 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for February 2011
24 Payroll and Wage Statistics for 4th Quarter 2010
31 Retail Sales Statistics for February 2011
April 2011
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Date Press Release
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19 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for February 2011
19 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for January - March 2011
21 Consumer Price Index for March 2011
26 Results of the Quarterly Business Tendency Survey for 2nd Quarter 2011
28 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for March 2011
May 2011
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Date Press Release
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3 Retail Sales Statistics for March 2011
3 Restaurant Receipts and Purchases Statistics for 1st Quarter 2011
12 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for March 2011
13 Gross Domestic Product for 1st Quarter 2011 : data contained in the press release entitled "Economic Situation in the 1st Quarter of 2011 and Latest GDP and Price Forecasts for 2011" issued by the Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office (Note)
19 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for February - April 2011
23 Consumer Price Index for April 2011
26 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for April 2011
31 Retail Sales Statistics for April 2011
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 1st Quarter Economic Report 2011 and first update of GDP and prices forecasts for 2011 as a whole. The GDP for the 1st quarter of 2011 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the 1st quarter of 2011 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
If required, the schedule for releases in the remaining months of 2011 can also be obtained from the department's Technical Secretariat (Tel: 2582 4958).
Ends/Monday, February 28, 2011
Issued at HKT 11:00
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