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Statistical Appendix

Reference period

Latest

Previous

Year-on-year growth rate (%) in value

terms of:

Domestic exports

Re-exports

Imports

Retained imports

Year-on-year growth rate (%) in real

terms of:

Domestic exports

0

(May)

-3

(Apr)

0

(Jan-May)

22 22

27

(May)

28

(Apr)

31

(Jan-May)

21

(May)

19 (Apr)

21

(Jan-May)

13

(May)

9

(Apr)

9

(Jan-May)

-1

Re-exports

27

Imports

21

Retained imports

37 No 97 98

-3

(Apr) (Jan-Apr)

13

(Mar)

(Apr)

50 (Mar)

30

(Jan-Apr)

19

(Apr)

30

(Mar)

(Jan-Apr)

10

(Apr)

10

(Mar)

10

(Jan-Apr)

Retained imports of consumer goods

16

(Jan-Apr)

Retained imports of raw materials

8

(Jan-Apr)

and semi-manufactures

Retained imports of capital goods

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (%)

Underemployment rate (%)

Consumer Price Index (A)

(Year-on-year % change)

End-of-period figures on:

8.8 (May) 9.6 (Jan-May)

10 (Jan-Apr)

2.5#(Mar-May)

2.1 (Dec-Feb)

2.3#(Mar-May)

2.0 (Dec-Feb)

8.9 (Apr)

Effective exchange rate index

(24-28 Oct 1983 = 100)

3-month HK dollar interbank rate (%) 3-month Eurodollar deposit rate (%) Hang Seng Index (31 Jul 1964

=

110.2 (Jun)

3 3/4 (Jun) 3 27/32(Jun)

(Jun)

100) 6 104

# provisional figures

-

4

111.4 (May)

3 11/16 (May)

4

(May)

6 080

(May)