Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between February and April 2017. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2017 was provided to the media in September 2016. No change has been made to the original schedule.

February 2017
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Date      Press Release
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3           Retail sales statistics for December 2016
3           Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for
             fourth quarter 2016
16         Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
             trade for December 2016
20         Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
             November 2016 - January 2017
21         Consumer Price Index for January 2017
22         Gross Domestic Product for fourth quarter 2016 and
             the whole year of 2016: data contained in the Budget
             supporting documents (Note)
27         Year-end population for 2016
27         External merchandise trade statistics for January 2017

March 2017
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Date      Press Release
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2           Retail sales statistics for January 2017
6           Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for
             fourth quarter 2016
9           Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries
             for fourth quarter 2016
10         Construction output statistics for fourth quarter 2016
13         Index of industrial production and producer price index for
             the industrial sector for fourth quarter 2016
13         Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the
             mainland of China for fourth quarter 2016
16         Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
             December 2016 - February 2017
17         Gross National Income and external primary income flows
             for fourth quarter 2016
20         Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade
             for January 2017
20         Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by
             economic activity for fourth quarter 2016
21         Consumer Price Index for February 2017
21         Employment and vacancies statistics for December 2016
23         Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
             statistics for fourth quarter 2016
27         External merchandise trade statistics for February 2017
27         Wage and payroll statistics for December 2016
30         Retail sales statistics for February 2017

April 2017
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Date      Press Release
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20         Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
             trade for February 2017
21         Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
             January - March 2017
21         Consumer Price Index for March 2017
21         Business expectations for second quarter 2017
25         External merchandise trade statistics for March 2017

Note: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the whole year of 2016 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 22, 2017. No separate press release on the GDP for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the whole year of 2016 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.

     The schedule for regular press releases in the other months of 2017 can be downloaded at the website of the Census and Statistics Department (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp).

Ends/Friday, January 27, 2017
Issued at HKT 11:00

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