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The third quarter 2010 issue of the Quarterly Supplement to Statistical Digest of the Services Sector is published by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) today (December 31). This issue is now available for download (in PDF format) free of charge at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/products/publications/statistical_report/commerce_and_industry/index.jsp).
During the past decade, the services sector in the Hong Kong economy has gained greater prominence. Accurate and detailed statistics play an important role in support of the Government's initiatives on promoting the services sector. This issue of the Quarterly Supplement provides up-to-date quarterly statistics (from the second quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010) for the more important statistical series on 15 major service industries/domains of Hong Kong.
Enquiries about the Statistical Digest of the Services Sector can be directed to the Logistics and Producer Prices Statistics Section of the C&SD (Telephone: 2123 1038 or email: services@censtatd.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, December 31, 2010
Issued at HKT 10:00
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