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(d) Chain Volume Measures of GDP by Economic Activity

2010

2014@

2015@

Year-on-year rates of change in real terms of

value added of major economic activities (%)

Manufacturing

+3.3

-0.4

-1.5

Construction

+15.6

+13.0

+1.7

Services

+6.9

+2.4

+1.9

of which:

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades

+16.7

+1.2

-1.0

Accommodation(1) and food services

+9.5

+2.2

-0.8

Transportation, storage, postal and courier services

+6.0

+2.9

+2.0

Information and communications

+1.5

+3.9

+4.3

Financing and insurance

+6.3

+4.8

+6.0

Real estate, professional and business services

+2.5

+1.9

+2.4

Public administration, social and personal services

+2.2

+2.5

+2.6

Notes:

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

Trade in goods and services statistics are compiled based on recommendations made in the United Nations' System of National Accounts 2008, except the recommendation on adopting the change of ownership principle in recording goods sent abroad for processing and merchanting.

As an interim arrangement, another set of trade in goods and services statistics, compiled based on the System of National Accounts 2008 including the aforesaid change of ownership principle, is presented in supplementary tables of the Gross Domestic Product reports starting from November 2012 for reference. For details about the concepts, definitions and related compilation methods of the change of ownership principle, please refer to the Special Report on Gross Domestic Product published in September 2012.

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

short-term accommodation.

@ Figures are subject to revision later on.

Source: National Income Branch, Census and Statistics Department

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