Schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data
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Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between February and May 2020. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2020 was provided to the media in September 2019. No change has been made to the original schedule.
| February 2020 | |
| ========= | |
| Date | Press Release |
| ----- | ---------------- |
| 3 | Advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product for fourth quarter and the whole year of 2019 (Note 1) |
| 4 | Retail sales statistics for December 2019 |
| 5 | Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 18 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for December 2019 |
| 18 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for November 2019 - January 2020 |
| 18 | Year-end population for 2019 |
| 20 | Consumer Price Index for January 2020 |
| 25 | External merchandise trade statistics for January 2020 |
| 26 | Revised figures on Gross Domestic Product for fourth quarter and the whole year of 2019: data contained in the Budget supporting documents (Note 1) |
| March 2020 | |
| ======= | |
| Date | Press Release |
| ----- | ---------------- |
| 2 | Retail sales statistics for January 2020 |
| 3 | Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 10 | Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 12 | Construction output statistics for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 12 | Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 13 | Index of industrial production and producer price index for the industrial sector for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 16 | Gross National Income and external primary income flows for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 17 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for December 2019 - February 2020 |
| 19 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for January 2020 |
| 19 | Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic activity for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 20 | Employment and vacancies statistics for December 2019 |
| 23 | Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics for fourth quarter 2019 |
| 23 | Consumer Price Index for February 2020 |
| 26 | External merchandise trade statistics for February 2020 |
| 26 | Wage and payroll statistics for December 2019 |
| 31 | Retail sales statistics for February 2020 |
| April 2020 | |
| ====== | |
| Date | Press Release |
| ----- | --------------- |
| 16 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for February 2020 |
| 20 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for January - March 2020 |
| 23 | Consumer Price Index for March 2020 |
| 24 | Business expectations for second quarter 2020 |
| 27 | External merchandise trade statistics for March 2020 |
| May 2020 | |
| ====== | |
| Date | Press Release |
| ----- | ---------------- |
| 4 | Advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product for first quarter 2020 (Note 2) |
| 5 | Retail sales statistics for March 2020 |
| 6 | Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for first quarter 2020 |
| 14 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for March 2020 |
| 15 | Revised figures on Gross Domestic Product for first quarter 2020 (Note 2) |
| 19 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for February - April 2020 |
| 21 | Consumer Price Index for April 2020 |
| 25 | External merchandise trade statistics for April 2020 |
| Note 1: | The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) will issue press releases on quarterly advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The C&SD will compile and release revised figures on GDP in the "Gross Domestic Product (Quarterly) Report" when more data become available. The revised GDP figures for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2019, together with other supporting materials, will also be released along with the Financial Secretary's "Budget Speech". According to the Financial Secretary's Office, the Budget is scheduled to be delivered on 26 February 2020. No separate press release will be issued by the C&SD in respect of the revised GDP figures. |
| Note 2: | The C&SD will issue press releases on quarterly advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The C&SD will compile and release revised figures on GDP in the "Gross Domestic Product (Quarterly) Report" when more data become available. The revised GDP figures for the first quarter of 2020 will be included in the press release and the "First Quarter Economic Report 2020" to be issued by the Office of the Government Economist under the Financial Secretary's Office on the economic situation in the first quarter of 2020 and first update of GDP and prices forecasts for 2020. No separate press release will be issued by the C&SD in respect of the revised GDP figures. |
Ends/Friday, January 31, 2020
Issued at HKT 11:00
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