Following is a reminder of the press releases to be issued from August to October 2016. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2016 was provided to the media in September 2015. No change has been made to the original schedule.

August 2016
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Date       Press Release
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2            Retail sales statistics for June 2016

2            Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics
              for second quarter 2016

11          Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
              trade for June 2016

11          Mid-year population for 2016

12          Gross Domestic Product for second quarter 2016:
              data contained in the press release entitled
              "Economic Situation in the second quarter of 2016
              and Latest GDP and Price Forecasts for 2016"
              issued by the Economic Analysis Division of the
              Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit 
              under the Financial Secretary's Office (Note)

18          Unemployment and underemployment statistics
              for May - July 2016

22          Consumer Price Index for July 2016

25          External merchandise trade statistics for July 2016

29          Retail sales statistics for July 2016

September 2016
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Date       Press Release
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8            Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers
              for second quarter 2016

9            Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for service
              industries for second quarter 2016

12          Construction output statistics for second quarter
                2016

13          Index of Industrial Production and Producer Price
              Index for the industrial sector for second quarter
              2016

13          Gross National Income and External Primary Income
              Flows for second quarter 2016

19          Unemployment and underemployment statistics
              for June - August 2016

19          Statistics on trade involving outward processing
              in the mainland of China for second quarter 2016

20          Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
              trade for July 2016

20          Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product 
              by economic activity for second quarter 2016

20          Employment and vacancies statistics for June 2016

22          Consumer Price Index for August 2016

22          Balance of Payments and International Investment
              Position statistics for second quarter 2016

26          Wage and payroll statistics for June 2016

27          External merchandise trade statistics for August
              2016

30          Retail sales statistics for August 2016

October 2016
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Date       Press Release
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18          Unemployment and underemployment statistics
              for July - September 2016

18          Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
              trade for August 2016

20          Consumer Price Index for September 2016

21          Business expectations for fourth quarter 2016

27          External merchandise trade statistics for September
              2016

27          Salary indices for managerial and professional
              employees for June 2016

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 Half-yearly Economic Report 2016 and second update of GDP and prices forecasts for 2016 as a whole. The GDP for the second quarter of 2016 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the second quarter 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 2016 can be downloaded at the website of the Census and Statistics Department (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp).

Ends/Friday, July 29, 2016
Issued at HKT 11:00

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