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Following is a reminder of the press releases to be issued between January and March 2011. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2011 was provided to the mass media in September this year. No change has been made to the original schedule.
January 2011
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Date Press Release
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18 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for November 2010
18 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for October - December 2010
20 Consumer Price Index for December 2010
21 Results of the Quarterly Business Tendency Survey for 1st Quarter 2011
25 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for December 2010
February 2011
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Date Press Release
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1 Retail Sales Statistics for December 2010
1 Restaurant Receipts and Purchases Statistics for 4th Quarter 2010
15 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for December 2010
15 Year-end Population for 2010
21 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for November 2010 - January 2011
22 Consumer Price Index for January 2011
23 Gross Domestic Product for 4th Quarter 2010 and the whole year of 2010: data contained in the Budget supporting documents (Note)
24 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for January 2011
Note: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the 4th quarter of 2010 and the whole year of 2010 together with other supporting materials will be released along with the Financial Secretary's Budget Speech. According to the Financial Secretary's Office, the Budget Speech is scheduled to be delivered on February 23, 2011. No separate press release on the GDP for the 4th quarter of 2010 and the whole year of 2010 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
March 2011
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Date Press Release
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3 Retail Sales Statistics for January 2011
8 Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers for 4th Quarter 2010
11 Index of Industrial Production and Producer Price Indices for the Industrial Sector for 4th Quarter 2010
11 Construction Output Statistics for 4th Quarter 2010
11 Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries for 4th Quarter 2010
14 Gross National Product and External Factor Income Flows for 4th Quarter 2010
17 Volume and Price Statistics of External Merchandise Trade for January 2011
17 Unemployment and Underemployment Statistics for December 2010 - February 2011
18 Statistics on Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China for 4th Quarter 2010
21 Employment and Vacancies Statistics for December 2010
21 Chain Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product by Economic Activity for 4th Quarter 2010
22 Consumer Price Index for February 2011
22 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics for 4th Quarter 2010
24 External Merchandise Trade Statistics for February 2011
24 Payroll and Wage Statistics for 4th Quarter 2010
31 Retail Sales Statistics for February 2011
If required, the schedule for releases in the remaining months of 2011 can also be obtained from the department's Technical Secretariat. (tel: 2582 4958).
Ends/Friday, December 31, 2010
Issued at HKT 14:00
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