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Table 5

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Appendices

6

Business Receipts Indices

(Quarterly average of 2008=100)

2008

2012

2013

Service industry

Import/export trade

100.0

111.0

110.7

(+7.4)

(-1.3)

(-0.3)

Wholesale

100.0

127.0

132.4

(+6.3)

(+3.2)

(+4.3)

Retail

100.0

163.1

181.0

(+10.6)

(+9.8)

(+11.0)

Transportation

100.0

105.0

106.4

(+4.4)

(+0.9)

(+1.4)

Warehousing and storage

100.0

152.0

164.5

(+6.6)

(+25.2)

(+8.2)

Courier

100.0

164.0

206.9

(+2.1)

(+16.1)

(+26.1)

Accommodation services(1)

100.0

141.0

148.9

(+3.8)

(+13.8)

(+5.6)

Food services

100.0

118.1

122.2

(+13.1)

(+5.0)

(+3.5)

Information and communications

100.0

120.7

127.9

(+6.0)

(+9.3)

(+6.0)

Banking

100.0

133.8

156.3

(-16.9)

(+9.4)

(+16.8)

Financing (except banking)

100.0

103.9

106.6

(-19.4)

(+1.6)

(+2.6)

Insurance

100.0

135.4

155.8

(5)

(+13.6)

(+15.1)

Real estate

100.0

135.5

135.6

(-3.7)

(+11.8)

(+0.1)

Professional, scientific and technical services

100.0

121.0

129.7

(+6.8)

(-0.5)

(+7.2)

Administrative and support services

100.0

117.4

128.5

(+9.4)

(+8.2)

(+9.5)

Service domain (2)

Tourism, convention and exhibition services

100.0

186.7

(+10.1)

(+14.8)

218.4# (+17.0)#

Computer and information technology services

100.0 (+5.3)

143.1

146.1

(+15.1)

(+2.1)

Notes:

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

(1) Accommodation services' refers to hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other establishments providing

short-term accommodation.

(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.

§ Change within ±0.05%.

#

Provisional figures.

Source: Business Services Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department

(For enquiries, please call 2802 1269.)

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