Table 5
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Appendices | 501
Business Receipts Indices(1)
(Quarterly average of 2000=100)
1999
2003
2004
Service industry
Wholesale/Retail
96.6
88.2
94.6
(-8.0)
(-1.4)
(+7.3)
Import/Export trade
95.9
98.2
(-11.5)
(+6.5)
109.6 (+11.6)
Restaurants
100.1
85.9
(+1.9)
(-7.1)
92.9 (+8.2)
Hotels
77.1
72.7
92.2
(-1.8)
(-9.5)
(+26.9)
Transport
87.7
105.9
130.8
(+5.4)
(+0.3)
(+23.5)
Storage
97.4 (-24.8)
66.6
77.6
(-3.7)
(+16.5)
Communications
95.1
81.5
83.8
(-13.1)
(-3.1)
(+2.8)
Banking
93.5
102.7
99.9
(+3.6)
(+5.8)
(-2.7)
Financing (except banking)
71.6
93.7
107.8
Insurance
Real estate
(+3.9) 87.5 (+9.0)
93.1 (-14.7)
(+30.9)
(+15.1)
152.6
(+25.4)
90.7
(+18.3)
176.5 (+15.7)
97.6
(+7.6)
Business services
Film entertainment
97.0 (-10.9)
84.7
(+0.8)
90.2 (+6.6)
92.1 (-12.1)
114.2
116.5
(+12.1)
(+2.0)
Service domain(2)
Tourism, convention and exhibition
services(3)(4)
Computer and information services
86.8 (-0.9)
111.4
125.6#
(+10.6)
(+12.7)#
86.2 (+11.6)
101.5
124.5
(+6.0)
(+22.6)
Notes: Figures refer to the third quarter of the year. Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the
same period of the preceding year.
(1) As from the first quarter of 2004, the business receipts indices have been updated. The new series
has year 2000 as the base year.
(2) A service domain differs from a service industry in that it comprises those economic activities straddling different industries but are somehow related to a common purpose. Tourism is a good example. It includes all activities of all hotels and travel agents; and some (those involving visitors as customers) but not all of the activities of restaurants, retailers and transport operators.
(3) Part of the data are obtained from the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
(4) Figures for 2003 have been revised to incorporate the revised data on destination consumption
expenditure of incoming visitors and travellers released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
Source: Business Services Statistics Sections, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2802 1269)
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