Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between October and December 2017. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2017 was provided to the media in September 2016. No change has been made to the original schedule.

October 2017
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Date    Press Release
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3         Retail sales statistics for August 2017
17       Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade
           for August 2017
19       Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
           July - September 2017
20       Business expectations for fourth quarter 2017
23       Consumer Price Index for September 2017
26       External merchandise trade statistics for September 2017
27       Salary indices for managerial and professional employees
           for June 2017

November 2017
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Date    Press Release
-----    ----------------
3         Retail sales statistics for September 2017
3         Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for
           third quarter 2017
9         Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade
           for September 2017
10       Gross Domestic Product for third quarter 2017 : data
           contained in the press release entitled "Economic Situation
           in the Third Quarter of 2017 and Latest GDP and Price 
           Forecasts for 2017" 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 2017
21       Consumer Price Index for October 2017
27       External merchandise trade statistics for October 2017
30       Retail sales statistics for October 2017

December 2017
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Date    Press Release
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5         Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for
           third quarter 2017
11       Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries 
           for third quarter 2017
11       Construction output statistics for third quarter 2017
11       Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the
           mainland of China for third quarter 2017
14       Index of industrial production and producer price index for 
           the industrial sector for third quarter 2017
14       Gross National Income and external primary income flows for
           third quarter 2017
18       Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
           September - November 2017
19       Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade
           for October 2017
19       Employment and vacancies statistics for September 2017
21       Consumer Price Index for November 2017
21       Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by 
           economic activity for third quarter 2017
21       Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
           statistics for third quarter 2017
28       External merchandise trade statistics for November 2017
28       Wage and payroll statistics for September 2017

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 Third Quarter Economic Report 2017 and the final update of the GDP and prices forecasts for 2017 as a whole. The GDP for the third quarter of 2017 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the third quarter of 2017 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.

     The schedule for regular press releases in 2018 can be downloaded from the website of the Census and Statistics Department (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp).

Ends/Friday, September 29, 2017
Issued at HKT 11:00

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