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APPENDIX 9

(Chapter 5: The Economy)

Business Receipts Indices

(Quarterly Average of 1996=100)

APPENDICES

A. Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries (1), (2), (3)

Wholesale/Retail

Import/Export

Air transport

Land transport

Maritime transport

Telecommunications

Banking

1996

1997

100.5

103.8

(----)

(+3.3)

105.3 (+1.4)

106.2

110.7

(+5.1)

113.7

(---)

(+7.1)

102.8

108.6

(----)

105.6

(--)

(+5.7)

111.1 (+5.2)

103.8

131.2

(----)

(+26.4)

98.8

108.8

(+9.9)

(+10.1)

Financial markets and fund management services

93.1

(-)

218.7 (+134.9)

Insurance

Real estate

Professional services

101.9

(+7.0)

95.9

100.3

工工工

113.8 (+11.7)

107.6

(+12.3)

114.8

(+14,4)

Film entertainment

107.1

(----)

113.0 (+5.5)

B. Business Receipts Indices for Service Domains (1). (3)

1996

1997

Tourism, convention and exhibition services

Computer and information services

96.7

76.6

(---)

(-20.8)

100.6

114.2

(---)

(+13.5)

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.

Source: Business Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2894 8120)

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