The 2023 Edition of the "Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics" was published by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) today (October 27). The Digest is available for downloading at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1010003&scode=460).
 
     The Digest is a comprehensive and convenient collection of official statistics. It contains some 310 statistical tables on a wide range of topics, including:
 
-     Population
-     Labour
-     External trade
-     National income and Balance of Payments
-     Prices
-     Business performance
-     Innovation and technology
-     Energy
-     Housing and property
-     Government accounts, finance and insurance
-     Transport, communications and tourism
-     Education
-     Health
-     Social welfare
-     Law and order
-     Culture, entertainment and recreation
-     Environment, climate and geography
 
     This Digest aims to provide key annual statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic developments of Hong Kong. Most of the data series presented reflect the latest situation covering a time span of the last decade, enabling readers to understand the trends of development in recent years. Descriptions of the scope of the statistical data and definitions of the terms used in this Digest are provided in the "Concepts and methods" in each chapter.
 
     Enquiries about the "Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics" can be directed to the Statistical Information Dissemination Section (1) of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 5073; email: gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).

Ends/Friday, October 27, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:00

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