Table 5
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Appendices
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Business Receipts Indices
(Quarterly average of 2008=100)
2008
2012
2013
Service industry
Import/export trade
100.0
111.0
110.7
(+7.4)
(-1.3)
(-0.3)
Wholesale
100.0
127.0
132.4
(+6.3)
(+3.2)
(+4.3)
Retail
100.0
163.1
181.0
(+10.6)
(+9.8)
(+11.0)
Transportation
100.0
105.0
106.4
(+4.4)
(+0.9)
(+1.4)
Warehousing and storage
100.0
152.0
164.5
(+6.6)
(+25.2)
(+8.2)
Courier
100.0
164.0
206.9
(+2.1)
(+16.1)
(+26.1)
Accommodation services(1)
100.0
141.0
148.9
(+3.8)
(+13.8)
(+5.6)
Food services
100.0
118.1
122.2
(+13.1)
(+5.0)
(+3.5)
Information and communications
100.0
120.7
127.9
(+6.0)
(+9.3)
(+6.0)
Banking
100.0
133.8
156.3
(-16.9)
(+9.4)
(+16.8)
Financing (except banking)
100.0
103.9
106.6
(-19.4)
(+1.6)
(+2.6)
Insurance
100.0
135.4
155.8
(5)
(+13.6)
(+15.1)
Real estate
100.0
135.5
135.6
(-3.7)
(+11.8)
(+0.1)
Professional, scientific and technical services
100.0
121.0
129.7
(+6.8)
(-0.5)
(+7.2)
Administrative and support services
100.0
117.4
128.5
(+9.4)
(+8.2)
(+9.5)
Service domain (2)
Tourism, convention and exhibition services
100.0
186.7
(+10.1)
(+14.8)
218.4# (+17.0)#
Computer and information technology services
100.0 (+5.3)
143.1
146.1
(+15.1)
(+2.1)
Notes:
Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.
(1) Accommodation services' refers to hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other establishments providing
short-term accommodation.
(2) A service domain differs from a service industry in that it comprises those economic activities which straddle
different industries but are related to a common theme.
§ Change within ±0.05%.
#
Provisional figures.
Source: Business Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department
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