November 2016 issue of Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics now available
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Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains two feature articles entitled "The Asset Management Industry in Hong Kong" and "The Social Security Assistance Index of Prices".
"The Asset Management Industry in Hong Kong"
Hong Kong is one of the most vibrant international financial centres in the world and has strength in managing investments in the Asia Pacific region. The asset management industry has a stable development in Hong Kong in recent years. This feature article presents the operating characteristics and economic contribution of this industry between 2010 and 2014. It also briefly highlights the recent quarterly business performance of this industry.
For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Business Services Statistics Section, C&SD (Tel: 3903 7266; email: business-services@censtatd.gov.hk).
"The Social Security Assistance Index of Prices"
The Social Security Assistance Index of Prices (SSAIP) is a Consumer Price Index (CPI) specially compiled by the C&SD for use by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) as a reference in reviewing the standard rates and supplements under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme to take account of price changes.
Similar to other CPIs, the weights of expenditure used in compiling the SSAIP are based on the actual expenditure by CSSA recipients on individual goods and service items. The data are obtained from a Household Expenditure Survey (HES).
The expenditure weights of the SSAIP have recently been updated based on findings of the 2014/15 HES. Details of the compilation and application of the index are given in this feature article.
For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Research and Statistics Section, SWD (Tel: 2892 5240; email: rsenq@swd.gov.hk).
Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing about 140 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population; labour; external trade; National Income and Balance of Payments; prices; business performance; energy; housing and property; Government accounts, finance and insurance; and transport, communications and tourism. For selected key statistical items, over 20 charts depicting the annual trend in the past decade and quarterly or monthly trend in the recent two years are also available. Users can download the Digest free of charge at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp140.jsp?productCode=B1010002).
Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the Statistical Information Services Section of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 4738; email: gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).
Ends/Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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