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Table 5

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

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Business Receipts Indices

(Quarterly average of 2000=100)

2001

2005

2006#

Service industry

Wholesale/Retail

96.0

102.5

110.0

(-4.0)

(+6.5)

(+7.3)

Import and export trade

85.9

110.6

121.8

(-14.1)

(+10.6)

(+10.1)

Restaurants

97.5

97.1

106.4

(-2.5)

(+6.0)

(+9.5)

Hotels

92.4

123.4

140.4

(-7.6)

(+22.1)

(+13.8)

Transport

97.6

145.1

Storage

(-2.4) 85.1

(+17.8)

160.5 (+10.6)

84.3

92.9

(-14.9)

(+10.4)

(+10.1)

Communications

86.8

87.6

(-13.2)

(+5.1)

Banking

102.7

117.9

(+2.7)

(+10.9)

Financing (except banking)

87.4

133.8

(-12.6)

(+14.3)

Insurance

114.2

212.9

88.4 (+1.0)

140.9 (+19.6)

197.8 (+47.9)

258.2

Real estate

(+14.2)

83.1

(+16.0)

(+21.3)

113.2

112.9

(-16.9)

(+16.0)

(-0.3)

Business services

Film entertainment

90.4

97.3

116.2

(-9.6)

(+4.9)

(+19.5)

115.2

116.7

118.7

(+15.2)

(+5.0)

(+1.7)

Service domain(1)

Tourism, convention and exhibition

services(2)

96.2

141.1#

159.5

(-3.8)

(+12.9)#

(+13.0)

Computer and information services

88.4 (-11.6)

146.7

(+23.4)

161.1 (+9.8)

Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.

(1) 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 theme. For instance, tourism 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.

(2) Part of the data are obtained from the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

Source: Business Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2802 1269)