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Table 5

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Appendices ❘ 453

Business Receipts Indices(1)

(Quarterly average of 2008=100)

2006

2008

2009

Service industry

Import and export trade

86.2

100.0

86.3

(+10.3)

(+7.4)

(-13.7)

Wholesale

85.2

100.0

87.4

(+7.9)

(+6.3)

(-12.6)

Retail

80.2

100.0

100.6

(+7.2)

(+10.6)

(+0.6)

Transportation

86.7

100.0

80.1

(+10.0)

(+4.4)

(-19.9)

Warehousing and storage

81.0

100.0

101.4

(+10.2)

(+6.6)

(+1.4)

Courier

92.8

100.0

93.9

(+6.9)

(+2.1)

(-6.1)

Accommodation

83.6

100.0

82.6

(+13.8)

(+3.8)

(-17.4)

Food services

78.0

100.0

100.6

(+9.6)

(+13.1)

(+0.6)

Information and communications

87.1

100.0

96.8

(+6.1)

(+6.0)

(-3.2)

Banking

87.0

100.0

101.5

(+19.5)

(-16.9)

(+1.5)

Financing (except banking)

73.5

100.0

89.7

(+47.9)

(-19.4)

(-10.3)

Insurance

77.7

100.0

100.7

(+21.3)

(0.0)

(+0.7)

Real estate

74.4

100.0

109.7

(-0.3)

(-3.7)

(+9.7)

Professional, scientific and technical services

83.4

100.0

99.5

(+13.2)

(+6.8)

(-0.5)

Administrative and support services

82.0 (+20.9)

100.0

87.6

(+9.4)

(-12.4)

Service domain(2)

Tourism, convention and exhibition services

76.4 (+14.1)

100.0 (+10.1)

Computer and information technology services

89.0 (+9.8)

100.0

99.5# (-0.5)#

85.0

(-15.0)

(+5.3)

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

(1) Figures are compiled based on Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0 and the

series has been backcasted to 2005.

(2) A service domain differs from a service industry in that it comprises those economic activities which straddle different industries but are somehow related to a common theme. It may include all activities carried out by all establishments in a service industry that is closely related to the domain. For a service industry that is less closely related, however, only a portion of the establishments in the industry or even only part of the economic activities of the establishments is related to the domain. Taking the tourism, convention and exhibition services domain as an example, it 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.

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

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2802 1269)