Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between March and May 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.

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

May 2017
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Date     Press Release
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5          Retail sales statistics for March 2017
5          Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for
            first quarter 2017
11        Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
            trade for March 2017
12        Gross Domestic Product for first quarter 2017: data
            contained in the press release entitled "Economic
            situation in first quarter of 2017 and latest GDP and
            price forecasts for 2017" issued by the Economic
            Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business
            Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office (Note)
19        Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
            February - April 2017
23        Consumer Price Index for April 2017
25        External merchandise trade statistics for April 2017

Note: The Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office will issue a press release on the First Quarter Economic Report 2017 and first update of GDP and prices forecasts for 2017 as a whole. The GDP for the first quarter of 2017 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the first quarter of 2017 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/Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Issued at HKT 11:00

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