HKMA - Statistics

Date of last update: 30 June, 2008

This page is updated on the day that the data are released.

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Hong Kong, China has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

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Unless otherwise indicated, data are not seasonally adjusted.

SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Previous Data	Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
REAL SECTOR
National Accounts
* GDP (Real)	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	395,820	423,506	7.1	6.9	More Statistics DSBB
** By Expenditure Component
*** Private consumption expenditure	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	235,051	248,505	7.9	9.5	More Statistics DSBB
*** Government consumption expenditure	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	34,104	31,715	0.3	2.3	More Statistics DSBB
*** Gross domestic fixed capital formation	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	84,685	89,503	8.9	8.2	More Statistics DSBB
*** Changes in inventories	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	688	8,015	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
*** Exports of goods and services	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	790,638	883,498	8.8	7.1	More Statistics DSBB
*** Imports of goods and services	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	749,346	837,730	8.7	8.6	More Statistics DSBB
** By Economic Activity
*** Agriculture and fishing	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	155	189	-20.7	-10.7	More Statistics DSBB
*** Mining and quarrying	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	23	27	1.1	12.5	More Statistics DSBB
*** Manufacturing	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	9,682	12,020	-4.4	-0.3	More Statistics DSBB
*** Electricity, gas and water	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	9,100	9,315	4.7	0.0	More Statistics DSBB
*** Construction	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	10,517	9,548	7.9	-2.6	More Statistics DSBB
*** Services	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	349,618	379,185	6.4	7.8	More Statistics DSBB
**** Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	103,068	122,604	8.8	7.3	More Statistics DSBB
**** Transport, storage and communications	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	37,778	38,187	7.1	6.6	More Statistics DSBB
**** Financing, insurance, real estate and business services	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	107,097	110,173	9.2	16.6	More Statistics DSBB
**** Community, social and personal services	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	62,764	68,651	0.6	1.3	More Statistics DSBB
**** Ownership of premises	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	38,910	39,569	1.8	2.4	More Statistics DSBB
*** Taxes on production and imports	HK$ million, in chained (2006) dollars	Q1/08	22,253	23,002	19.0	18.0	More Statistics DSBB
* GDP (Nominal)	HK$ million, at current market prices	Q1/08	409,303	448,700	9.6	12.1	More Statistics DSBB
** By Expenditure Component
*** Private consumption expenditure	HK$ million, at current market prices	Q1/08	247,416	266,045	12.3	16.5	More Statistics DSBB
*** Government consumption expenditure	HK$ million, at current market prices	Q1/08	35,786	33,197	4.4	6.5	More Statistics DSBB
*** Gross domestic fixed capital formation	HK$ million, at current market prices	Q1/08	84,251	91,651	13.5	9.7	More Statistics DSBB
*** Changes in inventories	HK$ million, at current market prices	Q1/08	867	7,752	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
*** Exports of goods and services	HK$ million, at current market prices	Q1/08	821,064	915,048	11.6	10.2	More Statistics DSBB
*** Imports of goods and services	HK$ million, at current market prices	Q1/08	780,081	864,993	12.5	11.5	More Statistics DSBB
Production Index (Index of Industrial Production) 1/	Index, 2000=100	Q1/08	71.9	88.4	-4.4	-0.3	More Statistics DSBB
Forward-looking Indicator (Business Expectations) 2/	-	Q2/08	-	-	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
Labour Market
* Employment	Employed persons (thousand) (3-month moving average)	Mar/08 - May/08	3,535	3,537	1.7	2.2	More Statistics DSBB
* Unemployment rate (Seasonally adjusted)	Percentage of labour force (3-month moving average)	Mar/08 - May/08	3.3	3.3	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Wages/earnings (Nominal index of payroll per person engaged)	Index, Q1/99=100	Q1/08	110.0	105.7	3.1	5.9	More Statistics DSBB
Price Indices
* Composite consumer price index	Index, Oct04-Sep05=100	May/08	109.2	108.9	5.7	5.4	More Statistics DSBB
* Producer price index (all manufacturing industries) 1/	Index, 2000=100	Q1/08	108.2	105.3	5.8	4.2	More Statistics DSBB
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Previous Data	Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
FISCAL SECTOR
General Government Operations (Budgetary Accounts [Monthly])
* Revenue	HK$ million	May/08	10,824	22,197	-38.8	-8.3	More Statistics DSBB
* Expenditure	HK$ million	May/08	18,350	20,360	-4.8	15.5	More Statistics DSBB
* Balance, deficit/surplus (-/+)	HK$ million	May/08	-7,526	1,837	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Financing	HK$ million	May/08	7,526	-1,837	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
** Domestic - Banking sector	HK$ million	May/08	6,518	-2,372	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
** Domestic - Non-bank sector	HK$ million	May/08	1,008	535	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
** External	HK$ million	May/08	0	0	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
Government Debt
* Government debt 3/	HK$ million	May/08	19,905	20,078	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Debt guaranteed by government 4/	HK$ million	May/08	4,008	4,045	-17.8	-19.5	More Statistics DSBB
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Previous Data	Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
FINANCIAL SECTOR
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector (Monetary Statistics)
* Monetary aggregates (HK$ M3)	HK$ million	May/08	3,152,199	3,201,978	5.7	10.5	More Statistics DSBB
* Gross domestic credit to the Hong Kong SAR Government 5/	HK$ million	May/08	0	0	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Gross domestic credit to private sector 6/	HK$ million	May/08	2,692,494	2,654,282	20.2	21.0	More Statistics DSBB
* Net external position (Net external claims) 7/	HK$ million	Mar/08	2,187,906	2,310,107	2.7	8.6	More Statistics DSBB
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Exchange Fund Balance Sheet)
* Monetary base	HK$ million	May/08	325,181	326,236	10.3	9.4	More Statistics DSBB
* Claims on the Hong Kong SAR Government	HK$ million	May/08	0	0	0.0	0.0	More Statistics DSBB
* Claims on the Private Sector in Hong Kong	HK$ million	May/08	63,352	68,010	-11.6	-9.6	More Statistics DSBB
* Foreign Assets	HK$ million	May/08	1,199,318	1,205,609	17.3	17.9	More Statistics DSBB
* Foreign Liabilities	HK$ million	May/08	1,612	1,703	-9.7	-3.8	More Statistics DSBB
Interest Rate
* Base Rate	Percent per annum	Jun/08	3.50	3.50	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Yield of Exchange Fund Bills - 91-day	Percent per annum	Jun/08	1.13	0.88	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Yield of Exchange Fund Bills - 10-year	Percent per annum	Jun/08	3.47	3.21	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
Stock Market (Hang Seng Index)	Index, 31 July 1964 = 100	Jun/08	22,102	24,533	1.5	18.9	More Statistics DSBB
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Previous Data	Change in Latest Data Over a Year Ago (%)	Change in Previous Data Over a Year Ago (%)	More Info
EXTERNAL SECTOR
Balance of Payments
* Imports of goods and services	HK$ million	Q1/08	780,081	864,993	12.5	11.5	More Statistics DSBB
* Exports of goods and services	HK$ million	Q1/08	821,064	915,048	11.6	10.2	More Statistics DSBB
* Net income receipts	HK$ million	Q1/08	17,962	18,130	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Net receipts from current transfers	HK$ million	Q1/08	-6,005	-4,824	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* International reserves (Change in reserve assets)	HK$ million	Q1/08	-55,029	-78,263	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* Capital and Financial transactions (non-reserve)	HK$ million	Q1/08	21,267	2,188	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
International Reserves
* Foreign currency reserve assets	US$ billion	May/08	159.0	159.9	16.7	16.9	More Statistics DSBB
Data Template on International Reserves / Foreign Currency Liquidity (Reference period: )
Merchandise Trade
* Total exports of goods (f.o.b.)	HK$ billion	May/08	238.9	243.4	10.3	14.5	More Statistics DSBB
* Total imports of goods (c.i.f.)	HK$ billion	May/08	266.4	259.6	15.4	11.3	More Statistics DSBB
International Investment Position
* Assets	HK$ million	2007	21,298,836	14,998,700	42.0	29.4	More Statistics DSBB
** Direct investment abroad	HK$ million	2007	8,009,428	5,264,523	52.1	44.1	More Statistics DSBB
** Portfolio investment	HK$ million	2007	6,102,843	4,513,498	35.2	33.3	More Statistics DSBB
*** Equity securities	HK$ million	2007	4,047,027	2,634,772	53.6	49.2	More Statistics DSBB
*** Debt securities	HK$ million	2007	2,055,816	1,878,727	9.4	16.1	More Statistics DSBB
** Financial derivatives	HK$ million	2007	375,622	175,204	114.4	31.4	More Statistics DSBB
** Other investment	HK$ million	2007	5,620,261	4,009,463	40.2	16.1	More Statistics DSBB
** Reserve assets	HK$ million	2007	1,190,682	1,036,011	14.9	7.5	More Statistics DSBB
* Liabilities	HK$ million	2007	17,228,101	10,968,982	57.1	34.1	More Statistics DSBB
** Direct investment in Hong Kong	HK$ million	2007	9,241,240	5,771,914	60.1	42.3	More Statistics DSBB
** Portfolio investment	HK$ million	2007	3,732,887	2,018,754	84.9	45.9	More Statistics DSBB
*** Equity securities	HK$ million	2007	3,397,706	1,927,068	76.3	48.3	More Statistics DSBB
*** Debt securities	HK$ million	2007	335,182	91,686	265.6	8.8	More Statistics DSBB
** Financial derivatives	HK$ million	2007	256,435	158,338	62.0	19.4	More Statistics DSBB
** Other investment	HK$ million	2007	3,997,539	3,019,976	32.4	15.7	More Statistics DSBB
* Net International Investment Position	HK$ million	2007	4,070,735	4,029,717	1.0	18.3	More Statistics DSBB
External Debt
* Gross External Debt	HK$ million	Q1/08	5,307,080	5,393,077	33.2	34.3	More Statistics DSBB
** General Government	HK$ million	Q1/08	13,592	13,325	4.4	2.6	More Statistics DSBB
** Monetary Authority	HK$ million	Q1/08	5,720	3,865	18.7	22.0	More Statistics DSBB
** Banks	HK$ million	Q1/08	3,744,374	3,825,531	42.0	42.1	More Statistics DSBB
** Other Sectors	HK$ million	Q1/08	513,035	490,000	18.6	21.5	More Statistics DSBB
** Direct investment: Intercompany lending	HK$ million	Q1/08	1,030,359	1,060,356	15.1	17.4	More Statistics DSBB
Exchange rate
* Spot rate	HK$ per US$ (Positive sign represent appreciation of HK$)	Jun/08	7.8005	7.8025	0.2	0.1	More Statistics DSBB
* Spot rate (Interbank rate)	HK$ per US$ (Positive sign represent appreciation of HK$)	Jun/08	7.8005	7.8045	0.2	0.1	More Statistics DSBB
* 3-month forward rate (Interbank rate)	HK$ against USD (pip)	Jun/08	-138	-171	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
* 6-month forward rate (Interbank rate)	HK$ against USD (pip)	Jun/08	-227	-310	-	-	More Statistics DSBB
POPULATION	Number, half-yearly	Dec/07	6,963,100	6,925,900	0.8	1.0	More Statistics DSBB

Footnotes:

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1/ Hong Kong is taking the flexibility options for periodicity and timeliness. The indices are disseminated on a quarterly basis within three months of the end of the reference quarter.

2/ Refer to views on expected changes in volume of business/output, number of persons engaged and prices for the coming quarter as compared with the current quarter.

3/ In May 2004, the Government issued a $6 billion Toll Revenue Bond to be repaid by the net toll revenue receivable of Government-owned tunnels and bridges to Hong Kong Link 2004 Limited, which issued notes and bonds totalling the same amount to institutional and retail investors. The maturity date of the Toll Revenue Bond is May 2016 and full repayment may be made before 2016.

4/ Debts guaranteed by government refer to guarantees provided under the Special Finance Scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises, the Self-employment Business Start-up Assistance Scheme, the SME Loan Guarantee Scheme, the Film Guarantee Fund and the Loan Guarantee Scheme for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Impacted Industries.

5/ Loan to the Hong Kong SAR government is at present zero.

6/ Includes loans for trade finance and other loans for use in Hong Kong.

7/ Hong Kong is taking the extensive branch banking system flexibility to disseminate data on the external position with a timeliness of more than one month.