Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between August and November 2019. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2019 was provided to the media in September 2018. No change has been made to the original schedule.
| August 2019 | |||
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| Date | Press Release | ||
| —– | ————— | ||
| 1 | Retail sales statistics for June 2019 | ||
| 2 | Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 13 | Mid-year population for 2019 | ||
| 15 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for June 2019 | ||
| 16 | Revised figures on Gross Domestic Product for second quarter 2019 (Note1) | ||
| 19 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for May – July 2019 | ||
| 20 | Consumer Price Index for July 2019 | ||
| 26 | External merchandise trade statistics for July 2019 | ||
| 30 | Retail sales statistics for July 2019 | ||
| September 2019 | |||
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| Date | Press Release | ||
| —– | ————— | ||
| 5 | Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 9 | Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 10 | Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 11 | Construction output statistics for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 12 | Index of industrial production and producer price index for industrial sector for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 16 | Gross National Income and external primary income flows for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 17 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for June – August 2019 | ||
| 17 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for July 2019 | ||
| 19 | Employment and vacancies statistics for June 2019 | ||
| 19 | Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic activity for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 20 | Consumer Price Index for August 2019 | ||
| 23 | Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 26 | External merchandise trade statistics for August 2019 | ||
| 26 | Wage and payroll statistics for June 2019 | ||
| October 2019 | |||
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| Date | Press Release | ||
| —– | ————— | ||
| 2 | Retail sales statistics for August 2019 | ||
| 15 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for August 2019 | ||
| 18 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for July – September 2019 | ||
| 18 | Business expectations for fourth quarter 2019 | ||
| 22 | Consumer Price Index for September 2019 | ||
| 24 | External merchandise trade statistics for September 2019 | ||
| 25 | Salary indices for managerial and professional employees for June 2019 | ||
| 31 | Advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product for third quarter 2019 (Note2) | ||
| November 2019 | |||
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| Date | Press Release | ||
| —– | ————— | ||
| 1 | Retail sales statistics for September 2019 | ||
| 5 | Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for third quarter 2019 | ||
| 14 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for September 2019 | ||
| 15 | Revised figures on Gross Domestic Product for third quarter 2019 (Note2) | ||
| 18 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for August – October 2019 | ||
| 21 | Consumer Price Index for October 2019 | ||
| 26 | External merchandise trade statistics for October 2019 | ||
| Note1: | Starting from the reference period of the first quarter of 2019, C&SD will issue press releases on advance estimates on quarterly GDP. C&SD will compile and release revised figures on GDP in the "Gross Domestic Product (Quarterly) Report" when more data become available. The revised figures on GDP for the second quarter of 2019 will also be included in the "Half-yearly Economic Report 2019" and the press release to be issued by the Office of the Government Economist under the Financial Secretary's Office on the economic situation in the second quarter of 2019 and second update of GDP and price forecasts for 2019 as a whole. No separate press release on the revised figures on GDP will be issued by C&SD. | ||
| Note2: | Starting from the reference period of the first quarter of 2019, C&SD will issue press releases on advance estimates on quarterly GDP. C&SD will compile and release revised figures on GDP in the "Gross Domestic Product (Quarterly) Report" when more data become available. The revised figures on GDP for the third quarter of 2019 will also be included in the "Third Quarter Economic Report 2019" and the press release to be issued by the Office of the Government Economist under the Financial Secretary's Office on the economic situation in the third quarter of 2019 and final update of GDP and price forecasts for 2019 as a whole. No separate press release on the revised figures on GDP will be issued by C&SD. | ||
The schedule for regular press releases in the other months of 2019 can be downloaded at the website of the Census and Statistics Department (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp).
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