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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

32

(Sep) (Jan-Sep)

2

(Aug)

28

(Sep)

29 (Aug)

31

(Jan-Sep)

24

(Sep)

19 (Aug)

23

(Jan-Sep)

16

(Sep)

4 (Aug)

12

(Jan-Sep)

terms of:

Domestic exports

1

(Aug)

0 (Jul)

1

(Jan-Aug)

Re-exports

28

(Aug)

25

(Jul)

30

(Jan-Aug)

Imports

18

(Aug)

22

(Jul)

22

(Jan-Aug)

Retained imports

3

(Aug)

17 (Jul)

13

(Jan-Aug)

Retained imports of consumer goods

17

(Jan-Aug)

Retained imports of raw materials

8

(Jan-Aug)

and semi-manufactures

Retained imports of capital goods

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (%)

19 (Jan-Aug)

1.9#(Jul-Sep)

2.3 (Apr-Jun)

Underemployment rate (%)

Consumer Price Index (A)

(Year-on-year % change)

1.9# (Jul-Sep)

2.2 (Apr-Jun)

9.9 (Sep) 9.4 (Jan-Sep)

8.3 (Aug)

End-of-period figures on:

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 = 100)

112.1 (Oct)

109.6 (Sep)

3 3/16 (Oct)

3

(Sep)

3 1/2 (Oct) 6 191 (Oct)

3 3/16

(Sep)

5 505

(Sep)

# provisional figures