The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (October 19) the composite interest rate at the end of September 2017.*

     The composite interest rate, whi>>>>>[Read more]

     The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) caseload in August showed a drop of 376 cases, representing a decrease of 0.2 per cent compared with that of July, according to the latest CSSA caseload statistics released by the Social Welfare Department today >>>>>[Read more]

     According to the latest labour force statistics (i.e. provisional figures for June - August 2017) released today (September 18) by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.1% in June - August 2017, same as that >>>>>[Read more]

     The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (August 22) the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for July 2017. According to the Composite CPI, overall consumer prices rose by 2.0% in July 2017 over the same month a year earlier, slightly larger than the >>>>>[Read more]

     The Government released today (August 11) the Half-yearly Economic Report 2017, together with the preliminary figures on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2017.

     The Deputy Government Economist, Mr Andrew Au, described >>>>>[Read more]

     Further to the external merchandise trade statistics in value terms for June 2017 released earlier on, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (August 10) the volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for that month. In June 2017, th>>>>>[Read more]