Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between December 2016 and February 2017. The schedules for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2016 and 2017 were provided to the media in September 2015 and September 2016 respectively. No change has been made to the original schedule.

December 2016
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Date      Press Release
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1           Retail sales statistics for October 2016

6           Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers
             for third quarter 2016

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

12         Construction output statistics for third quarter 2016

13         Index of industrial production and producer price
             index for industrial sector for third quarter 2016

15         Gross National Income and external primary income
             flows for third quarter 2016

15         Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
             trade for October 2016

19         Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
             September - November 2016

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

20         Consumer Price Index for November 2016

20         Employment and vacancies statistics for September 2016

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

20         Balance of Payments and International Investment
             Position statistics for third quarter 2016

29         External merchandise trade statistics for November
             2016

29         Wage and payroll statistics for September 2016

January 2017
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Date      Press Release
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3           Retail sales statistics for November 2016

17         Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
             trade for November 2016

19         Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
             October - December 2016

20         Business expectations for first quarter 2017

23         Consumer Price Index for December 2016

26         External merchandise trade statistics for December
             2016

February 2017
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Date      Press Release
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3           Retail sales statistics for December 2016

3           Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for
             fourth quarter 2016

16         Volume and price statistics of external merchandise
             trade for December 2016

20         Unemployment and underemployment statistics for
             November 2016 - January 2017

21         Consumer Price Index for January 2017

22         Gross Domestic Product for fourth quarter 2016 and 
             the whole year of 2016: data contained in the Budget
             supporting documents (Note)

27         Year-end population for 2016

27         External merchandise trade statistics for January 2017

Note: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the whole year of 2016 together with other supporting materials will be released along with the Financial Secretary's Budget Speech. According to the Financial Secretary's Office, the budget speech is scheduled to be delivered on February 22, 2017. No separate press release on the GDP for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the whole year 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 2017 can be downloaded at the website of the Census and Statistics Department (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp).

Ends/Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Issued at HKT 11:00

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