APPENDIX 9
(Chapter 4: The Economy)
Business Receipts Indices
APPENDICES
(Quarterly Average of 1996 = 100)
A. Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries (1)
1997
1998
1999
Air transport
(2)
113.7
100.7
123.5
(+7.1)
(-11.5)
(+22.7)
[-19.6]
[+26.9]
Banking
108.8
94.5
(+10.1)
(-13.1)
Film entertainment
113.0
111.2
(+5.5)
(-1.6)
Financial markets and fund management services
218.7
92.2
(+134.9)
(-57.8)
Import/Export trade
110.7
94.6
(+5.1)
(-14.6)
98.0 (+3.6)
97.8 (-12.1)
98.3 (+6.7)
83.8 (-11.5)
Insurance
113.8
109.4
119.3
(+11.7)
(-3.9)
(+9.0)
Land transport
108.6
110.6
102.4
(+5.7)
(+1.8)
(-7.4)
Maritime transport
Professional services
Real estate
111.1
107.8
100.6
(+5.2)
(-3.0)
(-6.6)
114.8
103.7
86.6
(+14.4)
(-9.6)
107.6 (+12.3)
80.9
(-24.8)
Telecommunications
Wholesale/Retail
125.1
116.7
(+20.5)
(-6.8)
(-16.6)
69.0 (-14.7)
99.8 (-14.4)
103.8
84.5
(+3.3)
(-18.6)
77.7 (-8.0)
B. Business Receipts Indices for Service Domains (
Tourism, convention and exhibition services
Computer and information services
1997
1998
1999
76.6
61.4
61.4
(-20.8)
(-19.8)
(-0.0)
114.2
109.5
122.3
(+13.5)
(-4.1)
(+11.6)
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) 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. Source: Distribution and Services Statistics Section (2)A, Census and Statistics Department.
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