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	         Following is a reminder of the releases to be issued in the coming three months (December 2006 - February 2007). The schedules for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2006 and 2007 were provided to the media in September 2005 and September 2006 respectively. No change has been made to the original schedule.
December 2006
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Date      Press Release
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1         Retail Sales Statistics for October 2006
8         Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and 
          Containers for 3rd Quarter 2006
12        Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for 
          Service Industries for 3rd Quarter 2006
14        Construction Output Statistics for
          3rd Quarter 2006
14        Quarterly Index of Industrial Production 
          and Quarterly Producer Price Indices for
          Manufacturing Industries for 3rd 
          Quarter 2006
18        Gross National Product and External Factor 
          Income Flows for 3rd Quarter 2006
19        Unemployment and Underemployment 
          Statistics for Sep - Nov 2006
19        Statistics on Trade Involving Outward 
          Processing in the Mainland of China 
          for 3rd Quarter 2006
21        Employment and Vacancies Statistics
          for September 2006
21        Consumer Price Index for November 2006
21        Volume and Price Statistics of External
          Merchandise Trade for October 2006
22        Quarterly Constant Price Gross Domestic
          Product by Economic Activity for
          3rd Quarter 2006
28        Balance of Payments Statistics for
          3rd Quarter 2006
28        External Merchandise Trade Statistics 
          for November 2006
28        Payroll and Wage Statistics for 
          3rd Quarter 2006
January 2007
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Date      Press Release
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2         Retail Sales Statistics for November 2006
18        Unemployment and Underemployment 
          Statistics for Oct - Dec 2006
18        Volume and Price Statistics of External
          Merchandise Trade for November 2006
22        Consumer Price Index for December 2006
25        Results of the Quarterly Business Tendency 
          Survey for 1st Quarter 2007
25        External Merchandise Trade Statistics 
          for December 2006
February 2007
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Date      Press Release
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1         Retail Sales Statistics for December 2006
6         Domestic Export Statistics Classified 
          by Industrial Origin for 2006
9         Restaurant Receipts and Purchases 
          Statistics for 4th Quarter 2006
13        Volume and Price Statistics of External 
          Merchandise Trade for December 2006
15        Unemployment and Underemployment 
          Statistics for Nov 2006 - Jan 2007
22        Consumer Price Index for January 2007
22        Year-end Population for 2006
27        External Merchandise Trade Statistics 
          for January 2007
28        Gross Domestic Product for 4th Quarter 
          2006 and the whole year of 2006: data
          contained in the Budget supporting 
          documents (Note)
Note:  The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2006 and the whole year of 2006 together with other supporting materials will be released along with the Financial Secretary's Budget Speech. According to the Financial Secretary's Office, the budget speech is scheduled to be delivered on February 28, 2007.  No separate press release on the GDP for the fourth quarter of 2006 and the whole year of 2006 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
     If required, the schedule for releases in the remaining months of 2007 can also be obtained from the Technical Secretariat of the Census and Statistics Department. (Tel: 2582 4958).
	    
  	  Ends/Thursday, November 30, 2006
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