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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.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2894 8120)

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