The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (March 15) the March 2023 issue of the "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics" (HKMDS).
 
     Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains two feature articles entitled "Analysis of Hong Kong's External Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transport" and "The Profile of the Population in One-person Households in 2021".
 
"Analysis of Hong Kong's External Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transport"
 
     External merchandise trade is one of the important economic activities in Hong Kong. Goods are brought into or out of Hong Kong by various means of transport. In terms of the value of goods, air and land are the two main modes of transport of Hong Kong's external merchandise trade, together accounting for 83.2% of Hong Kong's total value of trade in goods in 2022. Ocean and river accounted for 12.7% and 3.8% respectively.
 
     This feature article analyses the performance and characteristics of Hong Kong's external merchandise trade by mode of transport during the period from 2012 to 2022.
 
     For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Trade Analysis Section of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 5026; email: trade@censtatd.gov.hk).
 
"The Profile of the Population in One-person Households in 2021"
 
     In tandem with the socio-economic developments in Hong Kong, there has been an increasing number of persons living alone in recent years. This feature article gives an overview of the population in one-person households and their characteristics based on results of the 2021 Population Census.
 
     For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Demographic Statistics Section (2) of the C&SD (Tel: 3903 6944; email: census@censtatd.gov.hk).
 
     Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing about 140 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population; labour; external trade; National Income and Balance of Payments; prices; business performance; energy; housing and property; government accounts, finance and insurance; and transport, communications and tourism. For selected key statistical items, over 20 charts depicting the annual trend in the past decade and quarterly or monthly trend in the recent two years are also available. Users can download the Digest at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1010002&scode=460).
 
     Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the Statistical Information Dissemination Section (1) of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 4738; email: gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).

Ends/Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:00

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