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The following is a reminder of the releases to be issued in the coming three months (July - September 2003). The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2003 was provided to the mass media in September 2002. No change has been made to the original schedule.
July 2003
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Date Press Release
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4 Orders-on-hand statistics for May 2003
4 External merchandise trade statistics classified by
country/territory and commodity for May 2003
7 Retail sales statistics for May 2003
17 Unemployment and underemployment statistics
for Apr - Jun 2003
22 Consumer Price Index for June 2003
24 Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
trade for May 2003
25 External merchandise trade aggregate figures
for June 2003
August 2003
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Date Press Release
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4 Orders-on-hand statistics for June 2003
4 External merchandise trade statistics classified by
country/territory and commodity for June 2003
7 Retail sales statistics for June 2003
7 Analysis of external merchandise trade statistics
by mode of transport for the first half of 2003
11 Domestic export statistics classified by
industrial origin for 2nd quarter 2003
14 Mid-year population for 2003
15 Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics
for 2nd quarter 2003
18 Unemployment and underemployment statistics
for May - Jul 2003
21 Consumer Price Index for July 2003
22 Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
trade for June 2003
26 External merchandise trade aggregate figures
for July 2003
29 Gross Domestic Product for 2nd quarter 2003:
data contained in the press release entitled
"Economic Situation in the Second Quarter of 2003
and Updated GDP and Price Forecasts for 2003" issued by
the Economic Analysis Division of the Financial Services
and the Treasury Bureau (Note)
Note: The Economic Analysis Division of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau will issue a press release on the Half-yearly Economic Report 2003 and second update of GDP and price forecasts for 2003 as a whole. The GDP for the second quarter of 2003 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
September 2003
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Date Press Release
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4 Orders-on-hand statistics for July 2003
4 External merchandise trade statistics classified
by country/territory and commodity for July 2003
8 Retail sales statistics for July 2003
9 Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers
for 2nd quarter 2003
18 Unemployment and underemployment statistics
for Jun - Aug 2003
18 Construction output statistics for 2nd quarter 2003
19 Gross National Product and External Factor
Income Flows for 2nd quarter 2003
19 Quarterly Index of Industrial Production and
Quarterly Producer Price Indices for manufacturing
industries for 2nd quarter 2003
19 Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for service
industries for 2nd quarter 2003
22 Employment and vacancies statistics for June 2003
23 Consumer Price Index for August 2003
23 Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the
mainland of China for 2nd quarter 2003
25 Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
trade for July 2003
26 External merchandise trade aggregate figures
for August 2003
26 Payroll and wage statistics for 2nd quarter 2003
26 Quarterly constant price Gross Domestic
Product by economic activity for 2nd quarter 2003
29 Balance of Payments statistics for 2nd quarter 2003
If required, the schedule for releases in the remaining months of 2003 can also be obtained from the General Statistics Section (1)A of the Census and Statistics Department. (Telephone no.: 2582 4661).
End/Monday, June 30, 2003
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