February 2017 issue of Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics now available
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Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains two feature articles entitled "Hong Kong Harmonized System 2017 Edition" and "Salient Features of Hong Kong's International Investment Position, 2006 to 2015".
"Hong Kong Harmonized System 2017 Edition"
The Hong Kong Harmonized System (HKHS), used principally for import and export declaration purpose, has undergone major updating since January 1, 2017. Import/export declarations for shipments on or after January 1, 2017, must be completed using commodity codes and units of quantity in accordance with the 2017 Edition of the HKHS.
This feature article briefly discusses the amendments made in the 2017 Edition of the HKHS.
For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Trade Classification Section, C&SD (Tel: 2582 4900; email: trade-declaration@censtatd.gov.hk).
"Salient Features of Hong Kong's International Investment Position, 2006 to 2015"
International Investment Position (IIP) is a balance sheet showing the stock of external financial assets and liabilities of an economy at a particular time point. Being a highly externally oriented economy, Hong Kong is very actively engaged in activities involving cross-territory investment. Analysis of Hong Kong's IIP is therefore particularly useful for assessing the financial soundness of the economy.
This feature article describes salient features of Hong Kong's IIP for the period 2006 to 2015.
For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Balance of Payments Branch, C&SD (Tel: 3903 6990; email: bop@censtatd.gov.hk).
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 the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp140.jsp?productCode=B1010002).
Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the Statistical Information Services Section of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 4738; email: gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).
Ends/Wednesday, February 15, 2017
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