Hong Kong: Retail sales robust in November
In November, retail sales increased 9.0% over the same month of the previous year, which was above the 5.9% rise tallied in October (previously reported: +5.8% year-on-year). The reading, which […]
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In November, retail sales increased 9.0% over the same month of the previous year, which was above the 5.9% rise tallied in October (previously reported: +5.8% year-on-year). The reading, which […]
In October, retail sales increased 5.8% over the same month last year, which was above the 4.9% rise tallied in September. The reading, which marked the first improvement after three […]
Annual average inflation stabilized at the previous month’s 4.2%. A government spokesman stated that, “looking ahead, the subdued imported inflation and the moderated increases in fresh-letting residential rentals since early 2013 […]
GDP expanded 2.9% over the same quarter last year in Q3. The reading came in below the revised 3.2% increase observed in the second quarter (previously reported: +3.3% year-on-year) and […]
In September, retail sales increased 4.9% over the same month last year, marking the lowest increase since October 2012. The reading, which represents a deceleration compared to the 7.2% expansion […]
Annual inflation inched up from 4.5% in August to 4.6% in September. The print overshot market expectations of 4.4%. According to the Census and Statistics Department, the print was mainly […]
In August, retail sales increased 7.2% over the same month last year, marking the lowest increase tallied since October 2012. The reading, which represents a deceleration compared to the revised […]
Annual inflation slowed sharply to 4.5% in August from 6.9% in July, which had marked the highest level since July 2011. The print slightly overshot market expectations of 4.4%. According […]
In July, retail sales increased 8.9% over the same month last year. The reading, which represents a notable deceleration compared to the revised 13.3% expansion recorded in June (previously reported: […]
Annual inflation increased sharply to 6.9% in July, up from 4.1% in June. The reading represents the highest level since July 2011 and exceeded market expectations of a 5.0% increase. […]