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Table 5

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Appendices

6

Business Receipts Indices

(Quarterly average of 2008-100)

2007

2011

2012

Service industry

Import/export trade

93.1

112.5

111.0

(+8.1)

(+8.9)

(-1.3)

Wholesale

94.1

123.1

127.0

(+10.4)

(+12.7)

(+3.2)

Retail

90.4

148.6

163.1

(+12.8)

(+24.9)

(+9.8)

Transportation

95.8

104.0

105.0

(+10.5)

(+4.4)

(+0.9)

Warehousing and storage

93.8

121.5

152,0

(+15.9)

(+9.4)

(+25.2)

Courier

97.9

141.2

164.0

(+5.5)

(+17.3)

Accommodation services(1)

96.3

123.9

(+15.2)

(+19.6)

(+16.1)

141.0 (+13.8)

Food services

88.4

112.5

118.1

(+13.4)

(+6.4)

(+5.0)

Information and communications

94.4

110.5

120.7

(+8.4)

(+8.8)

(+9.3)

Banking

120.4

122.3

133.8

(+38.3)

(+10.8)

(+9.4)

Financing (except banking)

124.1

102.2

103.9

(+68.8)

(-2.4)

(+1.6)

Insurance

100.0

119.2

135.4

(+28.8)

(+9.4)

(+13.6)

Real estate

103.8

121.1*

135.5

(+39.5)

(-0.9)*

(+11.8)

Professional, scientific and technical services

93.6

121.5

121.0

(+12.3)

(+7.3)

(-0.5)

Administrative and support services

91.4

108.5

117,4

(+11.5)

(+10.2)

(+8.2)

Service domain(2)

Tourism, convention and exhibition services

Computer and information technology services

90.8 (+18.9) 95.0 (+6.8)

162.6 (+20.6)

184.0# (+13.2)#

124.4

143.1

(+10.4)

(+15.1)

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

Accommodation services cover hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other establishments providing short-term accommodation.

Notes:

(1)

(2)

A service domain differs from a service industry in that it comprises those economic activities which straddle different industries but are related to a common theme.

Source: Business Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department

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