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The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (November 15) the November 2013 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (HKMDS).
Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains two feature articles entitled "Changes in Consumption Choices of Households with All Members Aged 35 or below" and "Port Cargo Statistics, 2007 to 2012".
"Changes in Consumption Choices of Households with All Members Aged 35 or below"
This feature article compares the expenditure profile of households with all members aged 35 or below (referred to as "young households") in Hong Kong with that of other households in general based on the findings of the Household Expenditure Survey conducted by C&SD from October 2009 to September 2010. The changes over time in the consumption patterns of young households are also discussed.
For enquiries about this feature article, please call the Price Analysis and Research Section, C&SD (Tel.: 3586 3633).
"Port Cargo Statistics, 2007 to 2012"
The port of Hong Kong is a major hub port of the Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong's port cargo throughput increased from 245 million tonnes in 2007 to 269 million tonnes in 2012, representing an average annual growth rate of 1.9%. The port cargo movements between Hong Kong and the mainland of China (the Mainland) accounted for 40.5% of Hong Kong's port cargo throughput in 2012. About 73.3% of the port cargo movements between Hong Kong and the Mainland were in the Pearl River Delta region. This feature article provides a detailed analysis of the port cargo statistics of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2012.
For enquiries about this feature article, please call the Shipping and Cargo Statistics Section, C&SD (Tel.: 2582 4889).
Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing about 140 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population; labour; external trade; National Income and Balance of Payments; prices; business performance; energy; housing and property; Government accounts, finance and insurance; and transport, communications and tourism. For selected key statistical items, over 20 charts depicting the annual trend in the past decade and quarterly or monthly trend in the recent two years are also available. Users can download the Digest free of charge at the website of C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp140.jsp?productCode=B1010002).
Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the General Statistics Section of C&SD (Tel.: 2582 4738).
Ends/Friday, November 15, 2013
Issued at HKT 16:00
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