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The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (October 15) the October 2014 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (HKMDS).
Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains two feature articles entitled "Hong Kong's Imports Measured on Free On Board Basis for 2013" and "Socio-economic Characteristics and Consumption Expenditure of Hong Kong Residents Making Personal Travel to the Mainland of China, 2013".
"Hong Kong's Imports Measured on Free On Board Basis for 2013"
In accordance with international statistical standards, the import statistics of Hong Kong are valued on cost, insurance and freight (c.i.f.) basis. Yet, import statistics valued on free on board (f.o.b.) basis are also useful for certain analytical purposes.
Since 1996, C&SD has been compiling an additional set of import statistics measured on f.o.b. basis to facilitate analysis on merchandise trade balance and comparison of trade statistics with other economies.
This feature article introduces the concept and application of imports statistics measured on f.o.b. basis, and analyses the related statistics for 2013.
For enquiries about this feature article, please call the Trade Surveys Section, C&SD (Tel: 2582 5255).
"Socio-economic Characteristics and Consumption Expenditure of Hong Kong Residents Making Personal Travel to the Mainland of China, 2013"
In 2013, Hong Kong residents made 71.9 million person-trips to the mainland of China (the Mainland) for business and personal purposes. Of these trips, business travel accounted for 39% while personal travel constituted 61%.
Analysed by destination of trips, the majority of trips made by Hong Kong residents for personal travel to the Mainland were destined for the Guangdong Province (93%). Analysed by mode of tour, most of the personal trips to the Mainland were in non-package tour mode (89%). Analysed by sex of the trip-makers, the proportion of personal trips made by males (54%) was higher.
In 2013, the total consumption expenditure of Hong Kong residents making personal travel to the Mainland amounted to $37.6 billion. The average consumption expenditure per person-trip was around $860. For overnight trips, the average consumption expenditure per person-trip was around $1,080, while that for same-day trips was around $330.
For enquiries about this feature article, please call the National Income Branch, C&SD (Tel: 2582 4643).
Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing about 140 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population; labour; external trade; National Income and Balance of Payments; prices; business performance; energy; housing and property; Government accounts, finance and insurance; and transport, communications and tourism. For selected key statistical items, over 20 charts depicting the annual trend in the past decade and quarterly or monthly trend in the recent two years are also available. Users can download the Digest free of charge at the website of C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp140.jsp?productCode=B1010002).
Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the General Statistics Section of C&SD (Tel: 2582 4738).
Ends/Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:00
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