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APPENDIX 9
(Chapter 4: The Economy)
APPENDICES
Business Receipts Indices
(Quarterly Average of 1996 = 100)
A. Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries (1) (2) (3)
1996
1997
1998
Air transport (4)
106.2
113.7
100.7
(---)
(+7.1)
(-11.5)
[-19.6]
Banking
98.8
108.8
94.5
(+9.9)
(+10.1)
(-13.1)
Film entertainment
107.1
113.0
111.2
(-)
(+5.5)
(-1.6)
Financial markets and fund management services
93.1
218.7
(-)
(+134.9)
92.2 (-57.8)
Import/Export trade
105.3
110.7
(+1.4)
(+5.1)
94.6 (-14.6)
Insurance
101.9
113.8
109.4
(+7.0)
(+11.7)
(-3.9)
Land transport
102.8
108.6
110.6
()
(+5.7)
(+1.8)
Maritime transport
Professional services
Real estate
Telecommunications
105.6
111.1
107.8
(-)
(+5.2)
(-3.0)
100.3
114.8
103.7
(-)
(+14.4)
(-9.6)
95.9
107.6
80.9
(----)
(+12.3)
(-24.8)
103.8
(----)
125.1* (+20.5)*
116.7
(-6.8)
Wholesale/Retail
100.5
103.8
84.5
(----)
(+3.3)
(-18.6)
B. Business Receipts Indices for Service Domains (1).(3)
1996
1997
1998
Tourism, convention and exhibition services
Computer and information services
96.7
76.6
61.4
(----)
(-20.8)
(-19.8)
100.6
114.2
109.5
(----)
(+13.5)
(-4.1)
Notes: (1) Figures refer to the third quarter of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period
of preceding year.
(2) Year-on-year rates of change for 1996 are calculated based on the old 1992-based series.
(3) Business receipts indices for service domains and some service industries were first compiled in 1996; therefore their
year-on-year rates of change for 1996 are not available.
(4) Including business receipts from the Airport Authority as from 1998. To facilitate comparison, the relevant growth
*
rate without including the business receipts from the Airport Authority is also presented in square brackets. Revised figure.
Source: Business Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2894 8120)