Schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data

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The following is a reminder of the releases to be issued in the coming three months (August - October 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.

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 October 2003

October 2003

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Date Press Release

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2 Orders-on-hand statistics for August 2003

7 External merchandise trade statistics classified

by country/territory and commodity for August 2003

7 Retail sales statistics for August 2003

20 Unemployment and underemployment statistics

for Jul - Sep 2003

23 Consumer Price Index for September 2003

24 Volume and price statistics of external merchandise

trade for August 2003

27 External merchandise trade aggregate figures

for September 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/Thursday, July 31, 2003

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