Table 5
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
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Business Receipts Indices
(Quarterly average of 2005=100)(1)
2003
2007
2008#
Service industry
Wholesale/Retail
85.8
120.6
132.3
(-2.9)
(+12.3)
(+9.6)
Import and export trade
80.4
119.1
127.8
(+6.5)
(+8.0)
(+7.3)
Restaurants
85.7
124.2
140.5
(-9.7)
(+13.4)
(+13.1)
Hotels
58.8
131.1
136.0
(-19.7)
(+15.2)
(+3.8)
Transport
69.1
122.6
128.2
(+0.5)
(+10.8)
(+4.6)
Storage
77.4
127.8
136.2
(-4.5)
(+16.0)
(+6.5)
Communications
94.3
110.8
120.0
(-2.4)
(+10.0)
(+8.3)
Banking
86.4
165.3
137.4
(+)
(+38.3)
(-16.9)
Financing (except banking)
65.7
249.7
200.9
(+17.3)
(+68.8)
(-19.6)
Insurance
70.5 (+19.1)
156.2
155.5
(+28.8)
(-0.4)
Real estate
Business services
Film entertainment
75.9 (+6.2)
139.3
134.0
(+39.8)
(-3.8)
88.1 (+0.5)
135.4
145.6
(+13.2)
(+7.5)
91.8
107.8
107.1
(+2.3)
(+6.0)
(-0.6)
Service domain(2)
Tourism, convention and exhibition
services(3)
Computer and information services
70.0
135.4
147.7
(-7.3)
(+18.7)
(+9.1)
67.3 (+5.7)
117.1
123.7
(+6.7)
(+5.6)
Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.
(1) As from the first quarter of 2007, the Business Receipts Index for each service industry/domain is derived using the year 2005 as the base period (i.e. taking the average of the total business receipts in the four quarters of 2005 as 100). To facilitate comparison, Business Receipts Indices for all service industries/domains prior to the first quarter of 2007 have been re-based to 2005.
(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 theme. Taking the tourism, convention and exhibition services domain as an example, this domain includes all services of all hotels and travel agents; and some (those involving visitors as customers) but not all of the services of restaurants, retailers and transport operators.
(3) Part of the data are obtained from the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
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Change within ±0.05%.
Source: Business Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2802 1269)
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