Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between December 2020 and March 2021. The schedules for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2020 and 2021 were provided to the media in September 2019 and September 2020 respectively. No change has been made to the original schedule.
| December 2020 | |
| ========== | |
| Date | Press Release |
| —– | —————— |
| 1 | Retail sales statistics for October 2020 |
| 3 | Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for third quarter 2020 |
| 10 | Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries for third quarter 2020 |
| 10 | Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China for third quarter 2020 |
| 11 | Construction output statistics for third quarter 2020 |
| 14 | Index of industrial production and producer price index for the industrial sector for third quarter 2020 |
| 15 | Gross National Income and external primary income flows for third quarter 2020 |
| 17 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for October 2020 |
| 17 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for September – November 2020 |
| 18 | Employment and vacancies statistics for September 2020 |
| 18 | Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic activity for third quarter 2020 |
| 21 | Consumer Price Index for November 2020 |
| 22 | Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics for third quarter 2020 |
| 28 | External merchandise trade statistics for November 2020 |
| 28 | Wage and payroll statistics for September 2020 |
| January 2021 | |
| ========== | |
| Date | Press Release |
| —– | —————— |
| 4 | Retail sales statistics for November 2020 |
| 12 | Business situation of small and medium-sized enterprises for December 2020 |
| 18 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for November 2020 |
| 19 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for October – December 2020 |
| 21 | Consumer Price Index for December 2020 |
| 22 | Business expectations for first quarter 2021 |
| 26 | External merchandise trade statistics for December 2020 |
| 29 | Advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product for fourth quarter and the whole year of 2020 (Note) |
| February 2021 | |
| ========== | |
| Date | Press Release |
| —– | —————— |
| 2 | Retail sales statistics for December 2020 |
| 4 | Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for fourth Quarter 2020 |
| 9 | Business situation of small and medium-sized enterprises for January 2021 |
| 18 | Year-end population for 2020 |
| 18 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for November 2020 – January 2021 |
| 18 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for December 2020 |
| 22 | Consumer Price Index for January 2021 |
| 24 | Revised figures on Gross Domestic Product for fourth Quarter and the whole year of 2020 : data contained in the Budget supporting documents (Note) |
| 25 | External merchandise trade statistics for January 2021 |
| March 2021 | |
| ========== | |
| Date | Press Release |
| —– | —————— |
| 3 | Retail sales statistics for January 2021 |
| 4 | Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 9 | Business situation of small and medium-sized enterprises for February 2021 |
| 9 | Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 11 | Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 12 | Construction output statistics for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 12 | Index of industrial production and producer price index for the industrial sector for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 16 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for December 2020 – February 2021 |
| 16 | Gross National Income and external primary income flows for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 18 | Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic activity for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 18 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for January 2021 |
| 19 | Employment and vacancies statistics for December 2020 |
| 22 | Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics for fourth quarter 2020 |
| 22 | Consumer Price Index for February 2021 |
| 25 | External merchandise trade statistics for February 2021 |
| 29 | Wage and payroll statistics for December 2020 |
| 30 | Retail sales statistics for February 2021 |
| Note: | The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) will issue press releases on quarterly advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The C&SD will compile and release revised figures on GDP in the "Gross Domestic Product (Quarterly) Report" when more data become available. The revised GDP figures for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2020, together with other supporting materials, will be released along with the Financial Secretary's Budget Speech. No separate press release will be issued by the C&SD in respect of the revised GDP figures. |
The schedule for regular press releases of 2021 can be downloaded from the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp).
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